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Sine Die 2023 Recap
David Schaefer
March 29, 2023
Legislative Session 2023 finished in the usual flurry of maneuvers and votes that lasted until the final minutes ...
2023 Georgia Medicaid Unwinding: Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit
Leah Chan
March 24, 2023
Starting in April 2023, Georgia will have about a year to unwind the pandemic-era Medicaid continuous coverage policy ...
Unemployment Insurance Bill Analysis: House Bill 518 and Senate Bill 160
Ray Khalfani
March 22, 2023
As of Crossover Day, March 6, 2023, Georgia’s House and Senate each voted to pass unemployment ...
Fact Sheet: Voucher Dollars Take from the Many to Benefit the Few
Stephen Owens
March 22, 2023
Using data from the state’s expenses for the existing tax credit voucher and comparing to population ...
Bill Analysis: SB 233
Stephen Owens
March 14, 2023
Key Takeaways Senate Bill 233 is conservatively projected to cost an additional $150 million upon full implementation This ...
Crossover Day 2023: Modest Safety Net Reforms Advance; Tax Rebates and School Vouchers Create Potential Budget Holes
David Schaefer
March 7, 2023
Yesterday, March 6, marked Crossover Day 2023, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of ...
Education Equity is Good for DACA Recipients and Georgia | Bill Analysis: House Bill 131 (LC 49 1187)
Ashley Young
March 3, 2023
This bill analysis was co-authored by Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Analyst. In 2008, the State of Georgia ...
As Medicaid Unwinding Draws Near, Legislators Should Invest in DFCS Staff to Help Keep Eligible Georgians from Losing Health Coverage
Ife Finch Floyd
February 24, 2023
The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) eligibility workers, some of whom process Medicaid cases and who ...
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor
Ray Khalfani
February 20, 2023
The governor’s proposed budget for the current amended fiscal year (AFY), AFY 2023, was flat for ...
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
Ray Khalfani
February 20, 2023
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.32 billion budget for the Georgia ...
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services
Ife Finch Floyd
February 14, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed $948 million Department of Human Services (DHS) budget for the 2024 fiscal ...
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Ashley Young
February 14, 2023
Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget includes $1.4 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) and HOPE ...
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