Georgia’s tax rates do not cause residents to pull up stakes and leave for nearby states with lower income taxes. That may come as a surprise if you listen to claims by anti-tax activists and lawmakers, who routinely say workers
Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues Revised May 28, 2014 A collection of tax measures that will drain up to $238 million from Georgia’s state treasury and $154 million from its local governments over the next five years were signed
GBPI director of health policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; read full article here.
GBPI senior education analyst Claire Suggs is quoted in this article on austerity cut to public education in Georgia; read full article here.
Georgia is underfunding public schools by $747 million in the 2015 fiscal year that starts July 1, continuing a pattern of ignoring its own funding formula to provide a quality education. The General Assembly underfunded public schools every year since
Thank you to our generous Hosts and Sponsors for making this evening possible. – See more at: https://gbpi.org/category/events#sthash.1XmoKpkQ.dpuf Thank you to our generous Hosts and Sponsors for making this evening possible. Thank you to our generous
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on May 11, 2014 A quick scan of recent headlines could leave you with the impression two state laws approved this year all but end any conversation about Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Fortunately that
About one-third of Georgia schools can now participate in the second year of a new federal program designed to help ensure children have food in their stomachs so they can concentrate on their studies. Known as community eligibility it promises
Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years since the start of the national recovery, despite some gradual movement in the right direction. Companies are adding new jobs and unemployment is declining these days, but relatively modest
State of Working Georgia: Spring Update, 2014 Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years since the start of the national recovery, despite some gradual movement in the right direction. Companies are adding new jobs and unemployment
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