Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes State Revenues Improve, but Tough Budget Decisions Loom January 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Revenues Improve, but Tough Budget Decisions Loom Posted by Alan Essig Georgia’s December revenue report, out this week, is both good news and bad. The good news is that revenue grew by almost 10 percent in December. The bad news is that’s not enough to avoid more damaging budget cuts, unless lawmakers commit to finding enough revenue to meet Georgia’s pressing needs. […] Read more » Alan Essig revenue State Budget State revenues
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Slashing state services again will do lasting economic damage to Georgia January 7, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig The Saporta Report features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on cuts-only approach in Georgia. As published in the Saporta Report You’ve heard the old joke. The Georgia Legislature is back in Atlanta, so you better hang on to your wallet. But overspending by state legislators hasn’t been a problem for […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes More Bad News on Revenue Means New Direction is Needed October 12, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 3 Comments on More Bad News on Revenue Means New Direction is Needed Posted by Alan Essig Sluggish revenue growth continues to dog Georgia, threatening more damaging cuts to education, health care, and other vital services unless policymakers accept the reality that a different course of action is possible – and necessary. Revenue grew by only 3.9 percent in September compared to the same month last year, continuing […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes ‘Rainy Day’ Fund Perilously Low From Shortage of Revenue September 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on ‘Rainy Day’ Fund Perilously Low From Shortage of Revenue Posted by Alan Essig A lack of adequate revenue continues to threaten the stability of Georgia’s budget and services that are crucial to the state’s economy. The latest evidence is in the State Accounting Office’s report for the budget year that just ended, which contained more bad news for the state’s bank account. Georgia’s “rainy […] Read more » State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes K-12 Education State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students The Governor’s request for another 3 percent budget cut will mean less money for Georgia’s technical colleges, forcing a 13 percent tuition increase for students and delivering another blow to the state’s economic future. Beginning in January, a student taking a full 15-hour course load will see a $150 increase in tuition per semester. All […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts HOPE Scholarship State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming Budgets August 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Another round of damaging cuts to schools, health care, public safety and other vital services is looming unless the governor and General Assembly take a balanced approach to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, one that includes additional revenue. Despite four years of crippling cuts, revenues continue to lag, and the Governor’s Office of Planning and […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits August 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits 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 numbers don’t add up for Georgia. They haven’t in years – and they won’t any […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget state revenue
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes May Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves June 7, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on May Revenue Review: Revenue Growth Insufficient to Fund Reserves Posted by Alan Essig Although revenue has increased 5.1 percent over the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, the revenue growth is inadequate to increase funds to the Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR) or fully fund the Education Mid-Year Adjustment Reserve. The economic health of Georgia depends on developing a fiscal plan that produces […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Education Mid-Year Adjustment Reserve FY 2013 rainy day fund revenue growth Revenue Shortfall Reserve RSR State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Higher Education K-12 Education Opinion Editorial: Penny wise and pound foolish school budgets May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig The Columbus Ledger Enquirer Editorial Board cites research from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute in its recent editorial. Georgia’s deep cuts in education funding, affecting both K-12 and postsecondary schools, have been prominent topics of discussion and debate in the wake of the 2008 recession. Local school systems, including the MCSD and other area […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Education Higher Education K-12 Op-Ed Opinion Editorial
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Shot at real reforms fumbled yet again April 14, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by: Alan Essig As we look back at the 2012 legislative session, it’s clear that Georgia lawmakers missed opportunities to make much needed reforms. Instead of taking up comprehensive tax reform that would modernize the tax code and help grow Georgia’s economy, the General Assembly passed a bill […] Read more » Alan Essig Atlanta Journal-Constitution Op-Ed State Budget State Taxes
