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GBPI 2014 Primer: Human Services
Melissa Johnson
July 9, 2013
Georgia’s spending to help children, the poor and seniors is overseen by the state Department of Human Services, ...
GBPI 2014 Primer: Health Care
Timothy Sweeney
July 9, 2013
Georgia is budgeting about $4 billion for health care in 2014, the second largest category of state investment. ...
GBPI 2014 Primer: Education
Claire Suggs
July 9, 2013
The $9.7 billion Georgia is investing in education in 2014 accounts for more than half of all state ...
Pro-Family Tax Credits Help Guard Georgia’s Military Families from Poverty
Wesley Tharpe
July 2, 2013
An estimated 80,000 military families in Georgia, including both active-duty personnel and veterans, receive either the Earned Income ...
Georgia can blaze own path to expand Medicaid coverage
Timothy Sweeney
June 24, 2013
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid ...
Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Faster for Georgians Laid Off After July 1
Melissa Johnson
June 20, 2013
Georgians who lose their jobs after July 1 can expect one less week in unemployment insurance benefits – ...
New Report Finds More than Half of Georgia’s Seniors Struggle Economically
Melissa Johnson
June 12, 2013
Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare would do more harm in Georgia than most other states. Nearly ...
Lawmakers are Pricing College Out of Reach
Claire Suggs
June 3, 2013
State and federal lawmakers are changing higher education financial aid programs and that makes it harder for Georgia’s ...
Medicaid Expansion Could be a Lifeline for Veterans
Taifa Smith Butler
May 23, 2013
Memorial Day is one day we set aside to honor service members who lost their lives to protect ...
Investigation Reveals Need for Business Subsidy Reforms
Wesley Tharpe
May 22, 2013
Georgia spends millions of dollars each year subsidizing companies that don’t always deliver on their promises of new ...
Georgia Veterans Would Gain Health Coverage Through Expansion
Timothy Sweeney
May 20, 2013
If Georgia expands Medicaid in 2014, nearly 25,000 uninsured veterans and 7,000 of their spouses could get health ...
U.S. House Version of Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition Assistance for Georgia Families
Melissa Johnson
May 17, 2013
The U.S. House’s Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill this week that would cut more than $20 billion ...
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