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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2019
+ Full Article: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2019Download PDF The Georgia General Assembly approved 16 major tax bills between January and “Crossover Day,” the deadline for legislation to clear at least one chamber to be eligible for final passage this legislative session. Georgia’s constitution requires any measures raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. Now the Senate will consider 14…
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Georgia Legislative Session Update: Crossover Day Recap
+ Full Article: Georgia Legislative Session Update: Crossover Day RecapThis week lawmakers hit a legislative session milestone. Thursday, March 7 marked Crossover Day, the day a bill originating in one chamber must pass to the other to have a chance at becoming law during the remainder of the legislative session. Several bills crossed over on or before the deadline and now careen toward the…
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Georgia Work Credit Grows the Middle Class
+ Full Article: Georgia Work Credit Grows the Middle ClassGeorgia Work Credit Grows the Middle Class by Danny Kanso, Policy Analyst Georgia leaders have the opportunity to take advantage of a proven policy that allows millions of working families to keep more of what they earn. A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), or Georgia Work Credit, offers a substantial list of benefits to…
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Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State Budget
+ Full Article: Senate Bill 106: Medicaid Waivers Could Reshape Georgia’s Health Care System & State BudgetLast week, Georgia leaders announced an unprecedented plan to seek federal waivers that could extend health care access to hundreds of thousands of people across the state. Senate Bill 106, the Patients First Act, aims to make Georgia the first-ever state to receive a 90 percent match in federal funding for a partial Medicaid expansion.[1]…
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Opinion: Ga.’s start to expand healthcare access needs work
+ Full Article: Opinion: Ga.’s start to expand healthcare access needs workAs published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, February 17, 2019 Georgia lawmakers appear poised to take action to address Georgia’s ongoing health care crisis following nearly seven years of debate over accepting additional federal funding to increase access to health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. There are currently two major paths before…
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Medicaid Expansion and Waivers: Two Possible Paths to Extending Health Coverage
+ Full Article: Medicaid Expansion and Waivers: Two Possible Paths to Extending Health CoverageGovernor Brian Kemp is pursuing legislation that would allow the state to submit two types of waivers aimed at improving health care. The term “waiver” refers to a state opting out of certain requirements set by the federal health agency and trying new approaches to managing health care in the state. SB 106 – the…
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental DisabilitiesDownload PDF The governor’s budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year adds $78.7 million more in state general funds for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities than the 2019 budget. It directs $10.4 million in state funds toward home and community-based waiver programs and housing support services. These efforts are a part of…
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded ProgramsDownload PDF Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget includes an additional $47.7 million in lottery funds, bringing the total for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs to $1.25 billion. About $870 million is for HOPE and $379 million is for pre-K. The biggest changes to HOPE in the governor’s budget are a 3…
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Human Services
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Human ServicesDownload PDF More Investments for Big System Reforms Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed $825 million Department of Human Services budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes new support to meet the needs of Georgia’s foster care system and to help ensure the safety and protection of Georgia’s most vulnerable children. The 2020 proposal raises investment in…
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