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New Study Shows Significant Benefits for Medicaid Expansion, Contrary to Opponents’ Claims

Opponents of Medicaid expansion are misrepresenting the findings of a new study to argue that Georgia and other ...
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Washington, D.C. Budget Debate Outcome Looms Large for Georgia

On Wednesday, May 1 GBPI will host its Spring Policy Forum, Protecting Our Investment in Georgia’s Future: Effects ...
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Georgia’s Employment: Small Steps Out of Deep Hole

Georgia’s economy is heading in the right direction but still faces an uphill climb to emerge from the ...
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Georgia’s College Students Squeezed Again

It just got tougher for Georgia’s students to afford college. Last week the Board of Regents of the ...
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Georgia Making Progress, Still a Steep Hill to Climb

Georgia’s economy is adding jobs at a strong pace compared to other states, according to the most recent ...
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Georgia Omits Critical Part of Common Core: Educators

Georgia is rolling out ambitious new standards for student performance in K-12, but is skimping on needed comprehensive ...
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Georgia Shouldn’t Shift Aid to Families to Nonprofits

To expand Georgia’s economy, the state should reassess the way it allocates resources. For the last few years, ...
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Medicaid Funding Shortfall Still Looms

The General Assembly renewed the state’s hospital provider fee to fund Medicaid in the early weeks of the ...
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Georgia Expands Use of Subsidies in New Budget

The 2014 budget passed by the General Assembly keeps most of Georgia’s economic development spending unchanged from Gov. ...
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State Budget Leaves Needs of Many Unmet

The Georgia Legislature approved a 2014 budget March 28 for the Department of Human Services that is an ...
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If Tax Money is used for Venture Capital, “Invest Georgia” is the Right Way

Although reasonable people can disagree about whether supporting private companies is a proper role for the state, a ...
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GBPI Shapes the Conversation

When the General Assembly is in session we find extra energy to make sure GBPI policy analysis reaches ...

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