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Reworking QBE, Teacher Compensation Weighed by Education Reform Panel

The funding committee of the Education Reform Commission is considering big changes to teacher compensation as it moves ...
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Georgia Moms Earn It

Working moms are the bedrock of so many Georgia families. Between raising kids, contributing to their communities and ...
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Latest Tuition Hike Clouds Goal to Increase Graduates

A college education in Georgia just got less affordable. Tuition is going up again in the wake of ...
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Low Pay Holds Georgia Back

As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution April 29, 2015 Kills jobs. Bad for business. Hurts the economy. Minimum ...
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Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 Legislature

Georgia lawmakers left town earlier this month after producing a 2016 state spending plan that invests no more ...
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Georgia’s 2016 Human Services Budget Reflects GBPI Influence

Georgia lawmakers took steps in the just-ended legislative session to improve the lives of some of the state’s ...
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Transportation Reforms, Questionable Tax Breaks Drive This Year’s Tax Agenda

A package of measures designed to boost funding for Georgia’s ailing transportation network is the biggest tax item ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2015 Session Recap

Several pieces of legislation that could affect Georgia’s state treasury await either signature or veto by Gov. Nathan ...
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Transportation Reforms, Questionable Tax Breaks Drive This Year’s Tax Agenda

A package of measures designed to boost funding for Georgia’s ailing transportation network is the biggest tax item ...
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GBPI Put its Stamp on 2015 Legislative Session

Georgia lawmakers left Atlanta early this month with significant accomplishments in hand and without approving some measures the ...
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Missed Opportunity to Extend Health Care to More Georgians

Georgia is home to the fifth most residents without health coverage of any state according to 2013 data, ...
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And Now it’s Time to Say Sine Die

As the 2015 legislative session comes to an end so does my time in Georgia. After 25 years ...

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