2009 Legislative Wrap Up Report

Legislative Update - March 23, 2009

Legislative Update - March 16, 2009


Legislative Update - February 17, 2009

Read more about other issues WPG is involved with: 

Position Papers

Mortgage and Foreclosure Crisis in Atlanta

Policy Paper on Firearms, 2008

Effective Contraception for Women: A Guaranteed Investment for Georgia

Unemployment Insurance Reform

We are working hard, as the lead organization, to inform advocates and elected officials of unemployment insurance reforms that benefit low wage, part-time and working women. While targeting policymakers and key stakeholders, WPEF�s multifaceted communications campaign involves research, public education forums, and coalition building to define the need for change.  Visit our page Unemployment Insurance for more information.

  The Georgia Self-Sufficiency Standard
Women's Issues/Women's Voices

In 2008, Women's Policy Group, and a number of statewide coalition partners released the second Georgia Self-Sufficiency Standard. The Georgia Self-Sufficiency project was created to provide a modern definition of adequate income that responds to the variety of family types and geographic variances in the state of Georgia. To learn more about this project, please click here..

  Health Policy Changes  

• Health Care Transformation- by Janice Barrocas, J.D.
• Georgia�s Flagging Commitment to Healthy Childbearing - by Julie Edelson, J.D.
• New Verification Barricades Block Citizens out of Health Care- by Linda Lowe, M.S.

The papers were produced with support from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation.

Legislative Final Reports

To see an overview of current and past years legislative updates and reports, please click here.

2009 Bookmarks

Bookmark No. 2009-01 (read) - Welcome Back: Georgia Economy Sets the Agenda 

Bookmark No. 2009-02 (read) - Budget Shortfall + Tax Reform = Fiscal Accountability  

Bookmark No. 2009-03 (read) - Stimulus Offers Boost for Economy and Hope for the Unemployed 

Bookmark No. 2009-04 (read) - Tobacco Tax