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Roadblock to Medicaid Expansion a Threat to Middle Georgia

As published in the Macon Telegraph on February 23, 2014. What would you think about a new state ...
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Medicaid Expansion Could Cover at Least Half of Working Age Adults in Most Georgia Counties

If you are an uninsured person who lives in Bibb County and earns less than $16,100, or are ...
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Opponents Inflate Cost of Medicaid Expansion in Georgia

Georgia lawmakers continue to overstate the cost of Medicaid expansion in the state as they press ahead with ...
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Sales Tax Flexibility Not Enough to Solve Georgia’s School Funding Crisis

Bill Analysis: House Resolution 1109 and House Bill 802 The General Assembly is considering putting a constitutional amendment ...
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Adding Up the Net Cost of Medicaid Expansion – $353 Million for 10 Years

If Georgia expands Medicaid today, more than $33 billion of new federal funding will flow to the state ...
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Lawmakers Tinker Slightly with Governor’s 2015 Budget as Session Speeds Along

Neither snow, nor sleet seem likely to slow Georgia’s 2014 legislative session.The sine die gavel is now scheduled ...
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Why Erect New Barriers to Accessible Health Care?

Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday as a snow storm closed in on the state that carries the ...
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Purpose Vs Short-Term Profit: CVS’ Lesson for Georgia

Since the Great Recession, the public has given extra scrutiny to business interests and recognized that, left to ...
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Georgia Lawmakers Still Flirting With Dangerous Tax Shift Ideas

The debate over changing Georgia’s tax system is quieter than usual at the Georgia General Assembly this year. ...
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Georgia Can Learn About Higher Ed’s Importance From Volunteer State

While Tennessee pursues free tuition for all students to attend community colleges and technical schools, Georgia is moving ...
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Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations

With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers ...
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Tax Resolutions Could Put Georgia Lawmakers in a Bind

Bill Analysis: Senate Resolution 415 Georgia legislators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would limit the state’s ability ...

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