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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 ...
The Basics of Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
Ife Finch Floyd
February 13, 2023
Quick fact sheet available here. What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF? TANF is the state’s ...
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Leah Chan
February 8, 2023
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s behavioral health and developmental disabilities ...
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