Library Presentations Healthcare 2010 and Beyond: A Symposium Exploring the Health Care Law and What it Means for Georgia January 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin In 2010, as part of a joint effort, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute participated in a statewide tour to educate Georgians about the Affordable Care Act and its implications on the state. GBPI was one of four sponsors that traveled to six Georgia communities, including Athens, Butler, Macon, Rome, Savannah and Tifton. Click on […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Presentation Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue January 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Education education budget FY 2012 HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes Although the Tax Council’s recommendations would improve Georgia’s ability to meet current and future needs, they would do so by shifting taxes away from wealthy Georgians and onto middle and low-income Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Faireness in the Tax Recommendations (February 16, 2011) Read more » State Taxes tax council Tax Recommendations
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget: Have We Hit the Bottom? January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin An overview of the Governor’s FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF. Read more » FY 2012 Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 Department of Human Services Budget. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2012 Report Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF. Read more » DCH Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2012 health Reports State Budget
Press Releases & Statements Tax Reform Council Releases Results of Six-month Study January 7, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig releases statement in response to the Tax Council’s recommendations. Download the PDF. Read more » Alan Essig Press Release State Taxes tax reform Tax Reform Council
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Income Tax Evens Out the Burden for Families January 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin One of the largest questions for tax reform is “Who pays?” A dramatic shift from income to sales tax means middle- and low-income Georgians will foot more of the bill. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Taxes
