IMPACT AREAS

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Financial Protection

Through our Financial Protection Program (FPP), we focus on safeguarding consumer protections and issues that impact consumers’ wallets and quality of life, including identity theft, home foreclosure and predatory lending.

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Healthcare Access

The Health Access Program (HAP) seeks to ensure and expand access to safe and affordable healthcare for all Georgians through consumer empowerment, policy development and advocacy.

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Consumer Energy

The Consumer Energy Program (CEP) advocates on behalf of Georgia’s residential and small business customers in energy-related matters before Georgia’s Public Service Commission (PSC) and at the state capitol.

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Civil Justice

We seek to protect the right to trial by jury and promote access to the courts for all Georgians, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or economic level.

CONSUMER GUIDES

Advocacy Guide

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Advocates, community members, and others working on issues at the state-level often seek to spur legislative change.

The guide is designed to be used both independently and together to help shape your advocacy strategy and connect with elected officials.

Medical Bills and Debt Guide

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If you are one of millions of people struggling with medical bills or want to know how to lessen and manage your medical debt, this guide is for you!

Military Consumer Guide

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Military families are at a shockingly high risk for scams and deceptive business practices. The Guide will teach you how to protect yourself from common scams and inform you about your rights as a consumer.

Resource Directory

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Use this guide to jumpstart your research, explore avenues of advocacy you may be unfamiliar with, and connect with organizations working in your community.
This directory was curated as a guide for resources from individual and community-level perspectives. Organizations that provide assistance or guidance within each issue area are sub-categorized by geographic region.

Safer Lending Guide

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This guide takes an in-depth look at the types of small-dollar loans permitted in Georgia, how they are regulated, and who predatory lenders target.

POLICY PAPERS

Equity Impacts of Legislation

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This paper provides recommendations for adopting and implementing an Equity Impact Tool (EIT) to help lawmakers evaluate the positive and negative effects of certain legislation on historically disadvantaged groups in Georgia.

Keeping the Lights On

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Community solar presents an ideal alternative for low-income households who rent, cannot afford the high upfront costs of rooftop solar panels, live in multi-family housing, or lack suitable rooftops for panels.

Managing Garnishment Actions

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This paper provides recommendations for state law amendments to help Georgians pay off their debt while still maintaining a livable wage.

GEORGIA NEWS

Georgia Power rates: Public to pay bulk of Plant Vogtle costs
Georgia Power rates: Public to pay bulk of Plant Vogtle costs

By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Customers will feel a cumulative 10% increase...

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You will soon be paying more on your electric bill. Here’s why
You will soon be paying more on your electric bill. Here’s why

By WSBTV.com News Staff, WSB-TV — Watch the full interview here. ATLANTA — Commissioners have...

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Lawmaker and experts discuss how to be fiscally and socially responsible with Georgia’s surplus
Lawmaker and experts discuss how to be fiscally and socially responsible with Georgia’s surplus

By LaShawn Hudson, WABE — Listen to the full episode of “Closer Look” with show host...

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Report finds Georgia falls short in consumer protection standards
Report finds Georgia falls short in consumer protection standards

By T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square —  A new report found that Georgia fails to meet any of...

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Plant Vogtle debate splits environmental, consumer advocates
Plant Vogtle debate splits environmental, consumer advocates

By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service — ATLANTA – The final stage of the nuclear expansion...

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Georgia Power defends deal to pass most Vogtle costs onto customers
Georgia Power defends deal to pass most Vogtle costs onto customers

By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Over a day and half of hearings this week...

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Georgia Power again presses case for customer rate hike to pay for bloated Plant Vogtle expansion
Georgia Power again presses case for customer rate hike to pay for bloated Plant Vogtle expansion

By Stanely Dunlap, Georgia Recorder — State regulators heard familiar complaints on Monday about...

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Regulators are considering another rate hike for Georgia Power
Regulators are considering another rate hike for Georgia Power

By Alice Barrett, Georgia Law News — This reporting is made possible through a partnership with...

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Regulators to consider another Georgia Power rate hike
Regulators to consider another Georgia Power rate hike

By Emily Jones, WABE — This coverage is made possible through a partnership...

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Georgia ranks 21st for percentage of hospitals earning an ‘A’
Georgia ranks 21st for percentage of hospitals earning an ‘A’

By T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square — (The Center Square) — Georgia ranked 21st in the country for...

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