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GBPI 2014 Primer: Education

The $9.7 billion Georgia is investing in education in 2014 accounts for more than half of all state ...
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Pro-Family Tax Credits Help Guard Georgia’s Military Families from Poverty

An estimated 80,000 military families in Georgia, including both active-duty personnel and veterans, receive either the Earned Income ...
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Georgia can blaze own path to expand Medicaid coverage

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid ...
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Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Faster for Georgians Laid Off After July 1

Georgians who lose their jobs after July 1 can expect one less week in unemployment insurance benefits – ...
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New Report Finds More than Half of Georgia’s Seniors Struggle Economically

Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare would do more harm in Georgia than most other states. Nearly ...
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Lawmakers are Pricing College Out of Reach

State and federal lawmakers are changing higher education financial aid programs and that makes it harder for Georgia’s ...
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Medicaid Expansion Could be a Lifeline for Veterans

Memorial Day is one day we set aside to honor service members who lost their lives to protect ...
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Investigation Reveals Need for Business Subsidy Reforms

Georgia spends millions of dollars each year subsidizing companies that don’t always deliver on their promises of new ...
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Georgia Veterans Would Gain Health Coverage Through Expansion

If Georgia expands Medicaid in 2014, nearly 25,000 uninsured veterans and 7,000 of their spouses could get health ...
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U.S. House Version of Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition Assistance for Georgia Families

The U.S. House’s Agriculture Committee passed a farm bill this week that would cut more than $20 billion ...
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A Double Standard for Sales Tax Breaks

Tax breaks should be decided on their merits, not based on the pull of powerful lobbyists. Unfortunately, the ...
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Tax Revisions Keep Georgia on the Wrong Path

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Closing the Books on 2013 Tax revisions passed by the Georgia Legislature and ...

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