Public Policy for the People

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Public Policy for the People is the public policy newsletter published by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). This electronic-only newsletter goes out approximately every other week during the legislative session. Our hope is that this newsletter will provide you, the concerned citizens of Georgia, with valuable information that will empower you to become involved in our advocacy to make Georgia a better place for people with disabilities!

For past editions of the newsletter, click on Archived Public Policy for the People.

Public Policy for the People: 28 January, 2018

Volume 4, Issue 3 • 2018 Legislative Session • January 28, 2018 Call to Action: Call your State Rep. Ask them to support the Governor's rec. for 125 new NOW/COMP waivers, and then ask for an additional 475 waivers for a total of 600 new NOW/COMP waiver slots. Keep Up-To-Date Catch our...

Public Policy for the People: 16 January, 2018

Volume 4, Issue 2 • 2018 Legislative Session • January 16, 2018 Call to Action: Call your State Rep. Ask them to support the Governor's rec. for 125 new NOW/COMP waivers, and then ask for an additional 475 waivers for a total of 600 new NOW/COMP waiver slots. Keep Up-To-Date Catch our...

Public Policy for the People: Making a Difference Magazine Winter 2018

by Dawn Alford and Hanna Rosenfeld Made up of both the House of Representatives (180 members) and the Senate (56 members), the Georgia General Assembly serves as the State of Georgia’s legislative body. Charged with making the laws that govern the Peach State, the Georgia General Assembly...

Public Policy for the People: 8 January, 2018

Volume 4, Issue 1 • 2018 Legislative Session • January 8, 2018 Call to Action: Sign up for 2018 Advocacy Days and ask five friends to do the same. Hello fearless advocates, It is day one of the Georgia General Assembly and that means Public Policy for the People is back!...

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