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3 Ways Georgia Can Make College More Affordable

In a few short years, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some postsecondary education1. Georgians ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

The governor’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year adds $78.7 million more in state general funds for ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs

Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget includes an additional $47.7 million in lottery funds, bringing the total for ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Human Services

More Investments for Big System Reforms Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed $825 million Department of Human Services budget for ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community Health

Governor Brian Kemp proposed a 2020 budget of $2.96 billion in state general funds for the Department of ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education

Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget of $2.58 billion for the university system and $373 million for technical ...
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education

Governor Brian Kemp’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 allocates $10.6 billion to Georgia’s public schools, a nearly ...
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Overview of Georgia’s 2020 Fiscal Year Budget

Georgia’s 83rd governor, Brian P. Kemp, introduced his administration’s policy priorities by submitting a proposed $27.5 billion budget ...
Need-based-aid Higher Education

College Need-Based Aid Presents Opportunity to Propel More Low-Income Georgians to Middle Class

During the 2018 legislative session, the Georgia Legislature passed House Bill 787 with a provision authorizing the Georgia ...
Education-funding K-12 Education

Beyond Basic Education: Five Ways for Georgia to Fund Schools Fairly

The state of Georgia withheld $9 billion from public schools over the last fifteen years. This report offers ...
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Increase the State Tobacco Tax for a Healthier Georgia

Georgia could raise more than $400 million a year to make critical investments for the health and well-being ...
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Growing Diverse, Thriving Together

Embracing Equity and Inclusion to Bolster Georgia’s Economy By Wesley Tharpe, Research Director and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy ...

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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 

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