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Immigrants Help Chart Georgia’s Course to Prosperity

Georgia transformed over the past few decades as immigrants from around the world brought new workers, new entrepreneurs ...
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Funding Committee Comes up Short

A new school funding formula Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission is developing threatens to lock in deep ...
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School Districts Get Growing Tab for Student Transportation

Years of deep cuts in state student transportation funding saddle school districts with more of the cost to ...
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A Tax Blueprint to Strengthen Georgia

[vc_row el_class=”td-ss-row”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Fixing Georgia’s Tax System Can Help Working Families and Protect the State’s Investments Reforming Georgia’s ...
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Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform

State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in ...
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Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students

New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants ...
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Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of  ...
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Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads

An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split ...
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A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class

The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and ...
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Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line

Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a ...
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Georgia Budget Primer 2016

Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax Recap

Governor Approves Big Transportation Package, Slew of Smaller Bills Gov. Nathan Deal approved several pieces of legislation that ...

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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: