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Starbucks’ Venti Plan to Advance Educational Opportunities
This week Starbucks gave me new appreciation for corporations that value employees and show it in meaningful ways. ...
New Report: At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder
Georgia could give its low income working families the chance to live better lives and contribute more to ...
At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder
A Profile of Georgia’s Low-Income Working Families Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are ...
Georgia College Graduates Start Life with Big Debt Burden
Student loan debt in Georgia is a growing burden for its college students, but state policymakers are not ...
Hold off Celebration for Modest State Revenue Growth
Georgia’s revenues are up 4.5 percent over the first 11 months of the 2014 fiscal year. Still, revenues ...
Georgia’s Rural Health System Needs Comprehensive Exam
Georgia’s recently appointed Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee will convene Monday, June 9 for the first time and it ...
Summer Nutrition Programs Need More Partners
Georgia summer nutrition programs served less than one in seven needy children in 2013, according to a new ...
Income Taxes Aren’t Driving Georgians to Change States
Georgia’s tax rates do not cause residents to pull up stakes and leave for nearby states with lower ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap
Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues Revised May 28, 2014 A collection of tax measures that will drain ...
State Shortchanges Public Schools Again
Georgia is underfunding public schools by $747 million in the 2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, continuing ...
Medicaid Expansion Still Georgia’s Best Way to Bridge Coverage Gap
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 11, 2014 A quick scan of recent headlines could leave ...
Up to 700 Georgia Schools Offered New Option to Combat Child Hunger
About one-third of Georgia schools can now participate in the second year of a new federal program designed ...
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