Senior Policy Analyst Clare Ritchie is quoted in this article about the new unemployment law in Georgia and whether or not the projected savings are, in fact, accurate.  Read full article here.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Governor Deal’s decision to halt the plan to increase the state gas tax; Essig  says the decision does not make “budgetary or economic sense.”  Read full article here.

Reporter Lee Shearer uses data from GBPI education analyst Cedric Johnson’s education analysis report.  Johnson is quoted here.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig believes Governor Deal’s 2013 budget maintains the status quo in Georgia and does not do much to boost  the state’s overall economy.  Essig is quoted in the full article.   

Athens Banner-Herald Reporter Lee Shearer features GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson’s new report, HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Return. Read the full article.

GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on the HOPE shortfall. Read full article.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the energy-tax exemption. Read full article.
 

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on higher education funding. Read full article.

GBPI’s report,  Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia, was referenced in an Athens Banner-Herald Editorial. Read Editorial.

GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in the Online Athens Banner-Herald on the job outlook for Georgians. Download the news article.

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