GBPI In The News Georgia Policy Analyst Says State Budget Needs Improvement March 27, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is interviewed by WABE’s Michelle Wirth; read full article here. Read more »
GBPI In The News Will parents hear shoes drop? March 8, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is mentioned in this article on town meeting in reaction to Floyd County School System’s proposed elimination of 119 positions; read full article here. Read more »
Library Weekly Update March 8, 2013 March 8, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Legislation Passed or Still Pending for this Session HB 454 proposes taking a small step toward increasing the public’s ability to understand the trade-offs the state makes when it approves a new tax break. It allows for an annex to be included in the Tax Expenditure Budget produced by the Department of Audits. The annex […] Read more »
GBPI In The News Some tax breaks might not work March 6, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on corporate tax breaks in Georgia; read full article here. Read more »
Library Weekly Update March 1, 2013 March 1, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin HB 395 proposes to create a costly new tax break for insurance companies that invest in “qualified community development entities” (CDEs). The bill passed the House Insurance committee this week. Dubbed the “New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) Program,” the proposal is modeled in part on a similar federal tax credit designed to increase private sector […] Read more »
GBPI In The News Meeting to educate taxpayers on budget cuts – The gathering is in response to Floyd County Schools’ recent RIF cut February 27, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is mentioned in this article; read full story here. Read more »
GBPI In The News The slow, or fast, train to 2014 February 25, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; read full article here. Read more »
GBPI In The News House Bill 140 would boost education tax credits February 24, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Senior Education Policy Analyst Claire Suggs in quoted in this article on HB 140; read full article here. Read more »
GBPI In The News Georgia’s technical college system braces for more budget cuts February 23, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Senior Education Policy Analyst Claire Suggs in quoted in this article on proposed funding cuts to technical colleges; read full article here. Read more »
Library Weekly Update February 22, 2013 February 22, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin HB 164 proposes to eliminate the sunset, or expiration date, on the sales tax exemption for engines and parts used in the maintenance of aircraft not registered in Georgia. Created in 2007, the exemption allows companies that have airplanes serviced in Georgia to avoid paying sales taxes on the parts involved in that repair. Savannah-based […] Read more »
