Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2018 July 12, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Budget Basics Georgia’s 2018 fiscal year runs July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and the total budget available to the state is $45.2 billion. That includes $25 billion in state funding, $13.9 billion in federal funding and $6.4 billion in other funds. The state budget outlines Georgia’s priorities, how it plans to spend money […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy Income Tax State Budget tax breaks
Budget Primer Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018 July 12, 2017 / March 23, 2021 by Laura Harker Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies: the departments of Community Health, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. State funding for these three agencies totals $4.5 billion in 2018, about 18 percent of total state spending. General Fund appropriations for these agencies account for $3.9 […] Read more » Behavioral Health Department of Public Health health Hospitals medicaid PeachCare
Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Gutting Federal Health Law Imperils Georgia Families, Hospitals, State Budget June 22, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Laura Harker The American Health Care Act (AHCA) proposes substantial cuts to Medicaid and changes in the insurance marketplace sure to jeopardize health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Georgians, hammer hospitals statewide and shift significant costs to the state. The proposed upending of the federal health law passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May […] Read more » Affordable Care Act American Health Care Act health health-care Laura Harker medicaid Rural hospitals
Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Career Pathways Can Strengthen Georgia Families June 15, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia parents work hard every day to put food on the table and provide a brighter future for their children. Yet more than one in three of the state’s working families with children are likely to find themselves struggling to make ends meet due to low income.[1] Nearly 392,000 working families with children are considered […] Read more » economy Jobs Melissa Johnson Report Safety Net TANF
Claire Suggs Reports School District Funding Squeeze Continues June 8, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs School districts across Georgia face financial challenges that limit their ability to meet the needs of all students, especially when they’re from low-income families. This jeopardizes Georgia’s economic future. The state needs a skilled workforce to attract and develop industries with jobs that pay well. Tomorrow’s workforce is in classrooms across the state today. Instead […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 Legislature public-schools State Health Benefit Plan
Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Reports Worker Justice Support Adult English Language Education to Invest in Future May 4, 2017 / March 18, 2021 by Melissa Johnson One in five Georgia children lives with at least one immigrant parent and nearly half of immigrants in Georgia struggle to speak English. When parents struggle to speak English, it not only hurts their ability to bring home higher pay to support their families, it also limits their involvement in their children’s education. This reduces […] Read more »
Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Underfunded English Training Limits Contribution from Georgia’s College-Educated Immigrants April 21, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The strength of Georgia’s workforce is undermined by a lack of funding for English language programs. About 55,000 immigrants in Georgia hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and also struggle to speak English, an impediment that prevents many from fully putting their expertise to work here.[1] Georgia’s English language programs enrolled only about 12,000 adults […] Read more » immigration
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Legislators Approve Isolated Tax Breaks, Defer Broad Tax Changes April 12, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal is set to consider a grab bag of tax revisions approved by state legislators before the end of the 2017 legislative session. At least 10 tax bills with potential to reduce state revenues cleared both the House and Senate and now await action by […] Read more » Income Tax revenue tax breaks
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Lawmakers Debating Big Bucks after Several Tax Bills Pass House March 13, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Lawmakers Debating Big Bucks after Several Tax Bills Pass House Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2017 Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines tax bills considered by the state Legislature and tallies potential costs as part of our two-part Adding Up the Fiscal Notes series. This analysis is a snapshot of the legislative state of affairs as of March 14, 2017. […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Income Tax
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Targeted Fix to Income Tax Package Can Deliver Georgians a Win March 8, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Analysis of potential revision to House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income tax proposal with three sound tax policy reforms alongside one serious shortcoming. On the plus side, the current bill proposes to boost families with a new Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), close an outdated loophole and […] Read more » Income Tax tax breaks
