Beyond the Unemployment Rate: You Can’t Tell the Whole Truth with Half of the Data
Key Takeaways: The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate (LFPR), employment to population rate (EPOP) and underemployment rate are four…
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Key Takeaways: The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate (LFPR), employment to population rate (EPOP) and underemployment rate are four…
CW: To highlight the problematic narratives surrounding safety net programs, this piece quotes racist statements opponents of these programs have…
Georgians have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Infection numbers in…
GBPI recently wrote the following letter to Senators Perdue and Loeffler asking them to support the HEROES act and aid…
After a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2020 legislative session ended Friday, June 26. When lawmakers returned in mid-June, the world had shifted. A steep revenue…
On Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, the Georgia House and Senate approved the state’s Fiscal Year (FY)…
Key Takeaways: The Supreme Court ruled against ending the DACA program, which provides temporary relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants…
The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss changes to House Bill 793, which details the state’s budget for…
Key Takeaways Agency budget proposals for lottery-funded programs included no cuts to HOPE and $53 million in cuts to pre-K.…
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