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A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class

A Georgia Work Credit would give a bottom-up tax cut to more than a million working families in Georgia, providing lifelong benefits for children and ...
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State Earned Income Tax Credits — a Proven Tool to Improve Health

People living in communities suffering from poverty are more likely to be saddled with poorer health.[1] The richest ...
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Voluntary Immigration Enforcement a Costly Choice for Georgia Communities

Georgia’s local governments aligned closely with the federal government’s system of immigration enforcement over the past decade, especially ...
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SNAP Provides a Lifeline to Georgia’s Adults Navigating Hard Times

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves about 1.6 million Georgians on average every month, and more than ...
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Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019

Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Lawmakers reached a critical benchmark with the 2019 budget: ...
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Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019

Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies, the departments of ...
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Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019

Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly ...
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Georgia Higher Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019

Higher Education Budget Overview The higher education budget in Georgia is $2.4 billion for the university system and ...
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Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2019

Introduction Georgia plans to spend $26.2 billion in state funds raised through taxes and fees for the 2019 ...
2019-budget Budget and Taxes

Georgia Budget Primer 2019

Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 ...
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Food Assistance for 1.7 million Georgians at Risk in Federal Proposals

Lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration are staging a multi-prong assault on the nation’s primary tool for ...
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Lawmakers Slash Income Taxes, Approve Miscellaneous Tax Changes

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Session Recap 2018 Georgia legislators and Gov. Nathan Deal approved 11 tax measures ...

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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: