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GBPI Forum Speakers Make Closing Case for Medicaid Expansion
A gathering of health care experts urged Georgia lawmakers to embrace Medicaid expansion Thursday at GBPI’s Fall Policy Forum, telling…
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Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms
More than 1.9 million Georgians, including more than one in three Georgia children, are more likely to go hungry this…
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GBPI’s Annual Guide to How the Economy Affects Working Georgians
Most Georgia families still struggle to emerge from the long shadow of the Great Recession. Unemployment remains high, wages are…
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Medicaid Expansion Could Close Coverage Gap for 409,000 Georgians
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides the latest evidence of the importance of expanding Medicaid in Georgia.…
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Tax Foundation Report is a Poor Guide for Tax Policy
Each year, the right-leaning Tax Foundation stirs up a slew of short-lived publicity by giving Georgia a mediocre ranking in…
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Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women
Once again, sigh, Georgia is among the worst in a new analysis that ranks states by how well its citizens…
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Georgia Passes up $92 Million in Federal Help for People With Disabilities
People with disabilities have known for years that Georgia misses out on federal money that could help them prepare for…
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Faulty Premise Leads to “Work Requirements” in Bill that Cuts $39 Billion from Food Stamps
The U.S. House passed a bill last week to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” commonly called food stamps)…
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Sharing Some Tax Ideas with the Georgia Senate
Last week I testified before the special Fair Tax Study Committee of the Georgia state senate, which is charged with…
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