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Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy
Over the last few months I’ve found myself tipping a little extra at my favorite local restaurants and ...
Better Pay for Honest Work
Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy Georgia’s economy is increasingly tilted toward the types ...
The New Normal Does Not Work for Georgia’s Students
The responses we got from our annual survey of Georgia educators this summer are troubling, the stress often ...
Georgia Voters Should Reject Tax Cap Constitutional Amendment
Next Tuesday, Nov. 4, Georgians will head to the polls to vote in what could be one of ...
Georgians Set to Vote on Income Tax Straitjacket
Georgians will vote November 4th whether to permanently enshrine the state’s top income tax rate of 6 percent ...
New GBPI Survey: Students Still Feel Budget Cuts’ Sting
Here is a status report on the state of education in Georgia, from someone who knows: “Delayed instructional ...
Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet 2014
Schools across Georgia continue to scramble to meet students’ needs as they cope with years of deep cuts ...
VIDEO: How GBPI Shows Georgia What’s Possible
At the Capitol, at PTA meetings and at community meetings across the state, GBPI’s experts make the case ...
Rising Inequality Makes Tax Shift Strategy Even Riskier
The widening gap between rich and poor makes it harder for state lawmakers to fully fund education, health ...
Taifa Butler: I Work at GBPI to Spotlight What’s Possible
This September marks my third anniversary as part of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) team. I’m ...
Georgia Set to Squander $7.8 Million on Food Stamps ID
Georgia’s Department of Human Services is asking the state to include $7.8 million in its 2016 budget to ...
Medicaid Expansion a Shot in the Arm for Coastal Georgia
About 50,000 uninsured Georgians in the 10-county Coastal Georgia region could get guaranteed health coverage if Georgia accepts ...
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