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Highlighting Legislation Passed in the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session
Highlighting Legislation Passed in the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session By Buzz Brockway Ordinarily, the Georgia Legislature would have wrapped up its 40-day legislative session by the end of March. But 2020 is no ordinary year. As the pandemic spread, the Legislature...
Now more than ever, we need authentic compassion
Now more than ever, we need authentic compassion By Katherine Greene“Our human compassion binds us to one another—not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” We have a unique opportunity...
Self Compassion Skills to Mitigate PTSD | HEALTHY @ HOME
Join us this week as we soak up the wisdom of expert Pamela Madsen, while she walks us through the steps of self compassion.
Boundaries Define Us
Boundaries Define Us By Joyce Mayberry “Boundaries define us. They define what is me and what is not me. A boundary shows me where I end and someone else begins, leading me to a sense of ownership. Knowing what I am to own...
Hiring Well Doing Good | Breakthrough Podcast
Hiring Well, Doing Good is ramping up in Columbus!
We recently received the alarming news that 40% of low-income households across the U.S. reported a job loss in March due to shutdowns from the COVID-19 pandemic. Closer to home here in Georgia, Columbus faces a rising unemployment rate (12.2% as of April) that is...
All Georgians Deserve to Participate in The Economic Recovery
All Georgians Deserve to Participate in The Economic Recovery By Buzz Brockway The Coronavirus pandemic has caused massive numbers of people to lose their jobs. Georgia’s official unemployment rate is 9.7%. However, as we reported last week , many others are not...
What’s Georgia’s Real Unemployment Number?
What’s Georgia’s Real Unemployment Number? By Erik RandolphDon’t be fooled by Georgia’s unemployment rate. While many are breathing a sigh of relief that barely one in ten Georgian’s are out of work, the reality is much worse. Georgia’s unemployment rate (U-3) dropped...
To Rebuild Trust in Law Enforcement, We Must Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
To Rebuild Trust in Law Enforcement, We Must Reform Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws By Buzz Brockway In the wake of the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and now Rayshard Brooks, issues of racism and questions about use of force by police...
How Local Businesses are Helping Workers and Feeding the Hungry During the Pandemic
Restaurant workers and the impoverished are two categories of people particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic devastation. An estimated 8 million restaurant workers have been out of work nationally, while 39 percent of households earning...
Mental Wellness during COVID-19 for Children and Adolescents | HEALTHY @ HOME
Discover how to recognize the mental wellness of the children in your home and helping them adjust to struggling times. Special guest licensed professional counselor, Rebeca Gibbons, shares how our kids now face new obstacles on how to connect and build a healthy...
The Untold Story of Georgia’s Primary Elections
Georgia made national headlines after Tuesday’s primary elections. Most of the coverage focused on long lines, mail-in ballots, new voting machines, and results that were not finalized until the wee hours of the morning. (In fact, some results are still pending). ...
MEDIA MENTIONS
Building Resilient Communities so All Children can Thrive
More now than ever, major corporations are making an impact beyond providing great products and customer service. They are also giving back and creating more opportunities for the communities they serve. Over and above just turning on the lights, Georgia Power is...
Consumer Price Index Increased 7.9% Over the Last 12 Months
The CPI is up 7.9% over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. On March 10th, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that in February the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis. The CPI is up 7.9% over the last 12 months, not...
Education advocate: Rural Georgia families need Promise Scholarships
Rural families in Georgia, like mine, don’t always have access to educational options. Promise Scholarships would fix this inequity. My family moved to Burke County six years ago. My husband and I have two children, both with Individualized Education Plans for special...
Opponents of school choice in Georgia Senate exercise it in their own families | The Lion
Georgia lawmaker Jodi Lott has a quick and easy answer for why she supports school choice. “Because it already exists,” the Republican state representative told The Lion. “School choice exists every single day for the wealthy. Sadly, most Democrats and some...
Georgia Senate committee advances school-choice bill | The Center Square
The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee has advanced legislation that would allow Georgians to put taxpayer money toward the cost of private school tuition. Senate Bill 601, the Georgia Educational Freedom Act, would create state-funded Promise Scholarships...
Could guaranteed basic income replace the welfare system? | Daily Citizen News
Georgia is the latest state to experiment with something called a “guaranteed basic income.” It will be interesting to see if these pilot projects can avoid the same pitfalls as the welfare system they’re intended to supplement — and might be better off simply...
Resilience and Equity | Saporta Report
The challenges of the last two year have impacted all of us. From social injustices to racial inequality and COVID, our communities are suffering. We have also seen great acts of heroism with our front-line workers who have continued to serve our communities. A common...
The Water Tower will soon make Gwinnett County a hub for water innovation and research | Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett County’s new center for water-related research and innovation development is close to opening its doors after years of planning and construction. The Water Tower property in Buford is set to welcome tenants in March, and officials from the center and Gwinnett...
