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High Unemployment Among Georgia’s Many Workforce Challenges
Wesley Tharpe
November 13, 2013
As we move closer toward another legislative session and heated election season, Georgia’s economy is sure to become ...
New report: “Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet”
Claire Suggs
November 6, 2013
This summer the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute contacted superintendents from all 180 of the state’s school districts ...
Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet
Claire Suggs
November 6, 2013
Georgia’s public schools are at a tipping point. School districts are coping with state funding cuts in recent ...
Medicaid Expansion: Addressing Health Disparities and Improving Access to Care
Timothy Sweeney
November 1, 2013
Presentation: Tim Sweeney, Director of Health Policy, Georgia Budget & Policy InstituteOctober 31, 2013 | The Carter Center ...
Rural Georgians Stand to Benefit Most from Medicaid Expansion
Timothy Sweeney
November 1, 2013
More than 140,000 uninsured Georgians in rural communities could get health coverage through Medicaid in 2014 if Georgia ...
Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms
Melissa Johnson
October 30, 2013
More than 1.9 million Georgians, including more than one in three Georgia children, are more likely to go ...
GBPI’s Annual Guide to How the Economy Affects Working Georgians
Wesley Tharpe
October 24, 2013
Most Georgia families still struggle to emerge from the long shadow of the Great Recession. Unemployment remains high, ...
State of Working Georgia 2013
Wesley Tharpe
October 24, 2013
Georgians Struggle to Emerge from Shadow of Great Recession Georgia is still sputtering in the shadow of the ...
Medicaid Expansion Could Close Coverage Gap for 409,000 Georgians
Timothy Sweeney
October 22, 2013
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides the latest evidence of the importance of expanding Medicaid ...
Tax Foundation Report is a Poor Guide for Tax Policy
Wesley Tharpe
October 16, 2013
Each year, the right-leaning Tax Foundation stirs up a slew of short-lived publicity by giving Georgia a mediocre ...
Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women
Taifa Smith Butler
October 11, 2013
Once again, sigh, Georgia is among the worst in a new analysis that ranks states by how well ...
Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities
Melissa Johnson
October 10, 2013
People with disabilities have known for years that Georgia misses out on federal money that could help them ...
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