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The Shell Game Continues
Posted by Clare S. Richie The game of robbing Peter to pay Paul continues in Georgia. To keep ...
Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming Budgets
Another round of damaging cuts to schools, health care, public safety and other vital services is looming unless ...
New Revenue Needed To Invest in Medicaid
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Today at the Department of Community Health Board meeting, the state failed to outline ...
Powerball: Where the Dollars Go
Posted by Taifa S. Butler When the Powerball jackpot reached more than $320 million last week — the ...
Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits
Posted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia ...
Sales Tax Holidays Are a Bum Deal for Georgians
Posted by Wesley Tharpe The thousands of Georgians who will head to shopping centers this weekend for the ...
Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses
Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract ...
Medicaid Expansion Ensures that Hundreds of Thousands of Low-income Georgians Can Finally Get Health Coverage
The Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act is the most cost-effective way for Georgia to ensure ...
The Governor’s Bad Math on Medicaid
Posted by Timothy Sweeney A spokesperson for the Governor claimed this weekend that the price tag for expanding ...
GBPI Briefs Danish Parliament on State of Working Georgia
Posted by Taifa S. Butler Recently members of the Danish Parliament visited Georgia to learn about the state ...
Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians
Posted by Wesley Tharpe The year was 1992. An exciting Braves squad was playing toward its second World ...
Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain
A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of ...
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