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New Study Shows Significant Benefits for Medicaid Expansion, Contrary to Opponents’ Claims
Timothy Sweeney
May 3, 2013
Opponents of Medicaid expansion are misrepresenting the findings of a new study to argue that Georgia and other ...
Washington, D.C. Budget Debate Outcome Looms Large for Georgia
Alan Essig
April 30, 2013
On Wednesday, May 1 GBPI will host its Spring Policy Forum, Protecting Our Investment in Georgia’s Future: Effects ...
Georgia’s Employment: Small Steps Out of Deep Hole
Wesley Tharpe
April 25, 2013
Georgia’s economy is heading in the right direction but still faces an uphill climb to emerge from the ...
Georgia’s College Students Squeezed Again
Claire Suggs
April 25, 2013
It just got tougher for Georgia’s students to afford college. Last week the Board of Regents of the ...
Georgia Making Progress, Still a Steep Hill to Climb
Wesley Tharpe
April 24, 2013
Georgia’s economy is adding jobs at a strong pace compared to other states, according to the most recent ...
Georgia Omits Critical Part of Common Core: Educators
Claire Suggs
April 19, 2013
Georgia is rolling out ambitious new standards for student performance in K-12, but is skimping on needed comprehensive ...
Georgia Shouldn’t Shift Aid to Families to Nonprofits
Melissa Johnson
April 18, 2013
To expand Georgia’s economy, the state should reassess the way it allocates resources. For the last few years, ...
Medicaid Funding Shortfall Still Looms
Timothy Sweeney
April 8, 2013
The General Assembly renewed the state’s hospital provider fee to fund Medicaid in the early weeks of the ...
Georgia Expands Use of Subsidies in New Budget
Wesley Tharpe
April 8, 2013
The 2014 budget passed by the General Assembly keeps most of Georgia’s economic development spending unchanged from Gov. ...
State Budget Leaves Needs of Many Unmet
Melissa Johnson
April 8, 2013
The Georgia Legislature approved a 2014 budget March 28 for the Department of Human Services that is an ...
If Tax Money is used for Venture Capital, “Invest Georgia” is the Right Way
Wesley Tharpe
April 2, 2013
Although reasonable people can disagree about whether supporting private companies is a proper role for the state, a ...
GBPI Shapes the Conversation
Alan Essig
April 2, 2013
When the General Assembly is in session we find extra energy to make sure GBPI policy analysis reaches ...
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