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Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers
Expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more uninsured adults beginning in 2014 would benefit Georgians from all walks of life, urban…
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New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call
Georgia has slipped back more than three decades in its national ranking on a key measure of economic well-being, according…
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Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances
Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented immigrants now…
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New Guide to 2014 State Budget: We Do the Math for You
Georgia just took the wraps off a new fiscal year July 1, which means a new twelve-month budget calendar for…
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Pro-Family Tax Credits Help Guard Georgia’s Military Families from Poverty
An estimated 80,000 military families in Georgia, including both active-duty personnel and veterans, receive either the Earned Income Tax Credit…
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Georgia can blaze own path to expand Medicaid coverage
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s op-ed on Medicaid expansion in…
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Unemployment Benefits Will Run Out Faster for Georgians Laid Off After July 1
Georgians who lose their jobs after July 1 can expect one less week in unemployment insurance benefits – maybe enough…
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New Report Finds More than Half of Georgia’s Seniors Struggle Economically
Proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare would do more harm in Georgia than most other states. Nearly 54 percent…
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Lawmakers are Pricing College Out of Reach
State and federal lawmakers are changing higher education financial aid programs and that makes it harder for Georgia’s students to…
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