Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice CAPCO: A Bad Investment for Georgia January 10, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 4 Comments on CAPCO: A Bad Investment for Georgia Many Georgia policymakers and business leaders contend the state has a shortage of venture capital, a form of business financing that helps fund early stage companies. To remedy this problem, some Georgia leaders are considering CAPCO legislation, an expensive tax credit program advertised as a jobs and economic development bill. Georgia’s CAPCO proposal – sometimes […] Read more » Alan Essig CAPCO Georgia Small Business Investment Company Act Report Senate Bill 203 State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Featured K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia December 8, 2011 / January 13, 2020 by Alan Essig By 2020 an estimated 61 percent of all jobs in the state will require a career certificate or college degree; however, only 34 percent of adults in Georgia have an associate degree or higher. This creates a sizable skills gap that must be closed. Postsecondary education is becoming a necessity in a 21st century economy. […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Need-based Financial Aid Report
Cash and Safety Net Featured Library Policy Areas Reports State of Working Georgia 2011 November 17, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 5 Comments on State of Working Georgia 2011 State of Working Georgia uses data on wages, jobs, unemployment and poverty to closely examine the effect of the economy on everyday Georgians. The report is produced annually, and is part of the State of Working America project from the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute. This year’s State of Working Georgia focuses on the impact of […] Read more » Economic Security Report Safety Net State of Working Georgia Wesley Tharpe
Budget and Taxes Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency September 28, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 4 Comments on Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligation. This policy brief provides an update on Georgia’s insolvent unemployment trust fund, as well as recommendations for how the state can rebuild its reserve and avoid […] Read more » Clare Richie Federal Budget & Taxes Reports unemployment trust fund
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy July 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the […] Read more » Federal Medicaid Cuts health medicaid Report Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in Georgia June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 4 Comments on Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in Georgia Georgia has less available federal and state Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) due to a decreasing federal unobligated balance; cuts to the federal TANF Supplemental Grant; and, an increased reliance on private funds for TANF MOE. Download the PDF. Related Materials: State Directs Majority of TANF Funds […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security FY 2012 Reports Safety Net State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training – Georgia Primer June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia is poised to maximize its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment & Training program, which will help more food stamp recipients gain skills to obtain and maintain employment. Download the PDF. Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Report Safety Net SNAP State Budget Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview of the ESPLOST Initiative for Four Metro Atlanta School Systems May 24, 2011 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin This policy brief provides an overview of the financial performance and expenditure activity related to the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) initiatives for Atlanta Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, DeKalb County School System and Fulton County School System. Download the PDF. Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax ESPLOST Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 May 24, 2011 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 State revenues will decrease by almost $100 million in FY 2012 due to five tax bills signed by the governor. This report looks at the official fiscal notes of tax bills passed by the House and Senate and signed by the governor that will affect state revenue. Download the PDF. Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes FY 2012 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Human Services. Download the PDF. Related materials: Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2012 Report Safety Net State Budget
