Georgia Legislature Week In Review
GBPI Admin
January 31, 2014
Senior education analyst Claire Suggs talks to the Page Foundation about cuts to the state’s education budget; listen to the full podcast here.
Month: January 2014
Georgia school funding at issue as Barge takes on Deal
GBPI Admin
January 31, 2014
GBPI data cited in this article on cuts to the state’s education budget; read full article here.
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Claire Suggs
January 29, 2014
Funding Inches Up, Gaps Persist Georgia’s proposed $1.94 billion budget for higher education in the 2015 fiscal year adds some much needed money for several key initiatives compared to the prior year. However most of the increase just keeps pace
Reckless Budget Proposal Has Unintended Consequences
Wesley Tharpe
January 28, 2014
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a very dangerous path. Senate Resolution 736, sponsored by Senator Cecil Staton, would call on Congress to convene a national constitutional convention to
The messaging battle over changes to state health care plan
GBPI Admin
January 26, 2014
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on changes to the state’s new health care plan; read full article here.
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Business Subsidies
Wesley Tharpe
January 24, 2014
State Support for Private Sector Remains High Georgia plans to spend about $683 million on various tax breaks and economic development programs to subsidize private businesses in the upcoming 2015 fiscal year. This high level of support for Georgia’s private
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Claire Suggs
January 23, 2014
Budget Cuts for K-12 Shrink, but Still Loom Large The $7.95 billion budget proposal for public education in the state’s 2015 fiscal year makes a down payment to eliminate the austerity cut in state funding for schools. Most districts should
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year for Medicaid and PeachCare
Timothy Sweeney
January 22, 2014
The governor’s budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year adds a net increase of $143 million more than 2014 in new state money for Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs, which are administered by the Department of Community Health. The state
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Claire Suggs
January 22, 2014
Funding for Pre-Kindergarten and HOPE Falls Short of Students’ Needs The governor’s proposed $948 million budget for the state’s lottery-funded programs in the 2015 fiscal year falls short of what is needed to provide Georgians broad access to pre-kindergarten and
State’s Economy Improving, but Programs Still Face Cuts: A View from Analyst Alan Essig
GBPI Admin
January 21, 2014
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article on talks to WABE the state budget; listen to the interview.