January 4, 2007

GBPI Vision 2007
Policy Conference:
Reform and Revitalization
 

Presentations

Policymakers, advocates, service providers, government officials, students, and citizens joined GBPI on January 4th, 2007 for the Institute’s first annual policy conference. Participants heard an opening plenary by Senator Jack Hill and Representative Ben Harbin on upcoming state budget issues and a lunch address by Georgia Research Alliance’s Mike Cassidy and North Carolina Research Triangle Institute’s Dr. Catherine Renault on economic and workforce development needs in the 21st century. Three break-out sessions provided presentations and discussion on education finance, healthcare, and tax reform. Workshop presentations are presented below:

• What Accounts for the Rise in Health Care Spending In Georgia?
  - Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
• New Studies Finding Flaws in HSAs
  - Timothy Sweeney, GBPI
• K-12 Education in Georgia: Lawsuits, Adequacy and Money
  - David L. Sjoquist
• The Critical Need for Qualified Teachers in Georgia
  - Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
• Tax Expenditure Reporting: Holding States Accountable for Spending Through the Tax Code
  - Jason Levitis, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Report from The Governors Education Finance Task Force
• Georgia Tax Reform and Modernization
  - Sarah Beth Gehl, Deputy Director GBPI
• Virginia Tax Workshop: Making Taxes Fair, Adequate and Modern

 

Location

The Loudermilk Center
40 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
(map/directions)

 

Georgia Budget & Policy Institute  •  100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 950  •  Atlanta, GA 30303  •  404-420-1324

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