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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 ...
Low Pay Holds Georgia Back
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution April 29, 2015 Kills jobs. Bad for business. Hurts the economy. Minimum ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Lawmakers Can Use Legislative Offseason to Get Serious About Health Care
Education reform? Check. More revenue for transportation maintenance? Check. What’s missing here? Ahhh, Georgia’s ailing health care system ...
Time Runs Short to Boost Transparency, Parental Roles in Statewide School Plan
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposal to create a statewide Opportunity School District (OSD) to take over persistently low-performing schools ...
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