Reports

Washington-Dollar-Portrait-696x463 Budget and Taxes

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: House and Senate Improve Short-Term Fiances, but Pass Revenue Drains on Future Budgets

The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term ...
Dollar-Bill-Back (1) Budget and Taxes

Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budgets

Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he ...
Dollar-Bill-Back (1) Budget and Taxes

House Bill 1198 Eliminates $21 Million in Tax Credits for 1 Million of the Poorest Georgians

This report documents the Senate’s amendment to a house bill that raises taxes on the poorest during this ...
GoldDome2 (1) Budget and Taxes

Overview of the House of Representatives Proposed FY 2011 Budget

The House’s version of the FY 2011 budget balances the budget by incorporating additional budget cuts than that ...
Pill-Capsules (1) Budget and Taxes

House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights

The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) ...
Classroom-Elementary1 (1) Budget and Taxes

Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Education Budget

The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts K-12, University System, and Technical Colleges — by an additional ...
Homeless (1) Budget and Taxes

Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services

The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional ...
Wallet-Squeeze (1) Budget and Taxes

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House

The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. ...
Capitol-3- (1) Budget and Taxes

House Bill 1219 Singles Out the Poorest Georgians to Tax

More than 1 million Georgia taxpayers claimed the Low Income Tax Credit in 2007, receiving $29 million in ...

Sensible Tax Change to State Income Tax Would Raise $450 Million

Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who ...
Wallet-Crunch- (1) Budget and Taxes

Last Chance for Policymakers to Fund Forest Land Protection Act Reimbursements

The Amended Fiscal Year 2010 budget should contain the first state reimbursements to certain schools and counties for ...
Classroom-Elementary (1) Budget and Taxes

Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals

Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per ...

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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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