Posted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s executive director Alan Essig on Georgia’s fiscal crisis and the solutions that help move the state forward. The
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in Atlanta Alive’s segment on how lottery funds are distributed among students through the HOPE scholarship. View video here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the cost of Medicaid expansion to the state; Sweeney believes the state projections of Medicaid costs are high. Read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid block grants; Sweeney says block grants will reduce the amount of money coming to states. Read full article here.
Posted by Wesley Tharpe The thousands of Georgians who will head to shopping centers this weekend for the two-day sales tax holiday on back-to-school items will be getting much less than they bargained for. Despite all the media coverage of
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig calls state budget cuts the new “status quo.” Read full article here.
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig speaks says the state is not raising enough revenue, creating a structural deficit. Read full article here.
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig says state budget cuts are the new status quo. Read full article here.
Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in the Athens Patch. Read full article here.
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