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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Welcome Back to ’92, Working Georgians

Posted by Wesley Tharpe The year was 1992. An exciting Braves squad was playing toward its second World ...
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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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Ruling on Affordable Care Act is a Victory for Georgia’s Uninsured – Now It’s Time for Georgia’s Leaders to Implement the Law

Posted by Timothy Sweeney The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional is a ...
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New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed

Posted by Clare S. Richie Things are about to get worse for as many as 190,000 Georgia families ...
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HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan

Under the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance ...
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May Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves

Posted by Alan Essig Although revenue has increased 5.1 percent over the first 11 months of the current ...
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Medicaid Redesign

Posted by Timothy Sweeney GBPI’s FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health underscored issues with the pending Medicaid redesign ...

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Critical SNAP Updates

The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.  

DHS states: “Households may continue to redeem benefits issued to their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card prior to Nov. 1, 2025, at any SNAP authorized retailer.” 

However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available. 

If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank here 

Submit your comment on the Georgia Pathways to Coverage Program

Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form: