GBPI In The News Savannah-Chatham schools face cramped classes January 17, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia legislators have imposed revenue reductions to the public education budget, called austerity cuts, for more than a decade, and 95 percent of the state’s cash-strapped school districts have increased class sizes to help make ends mee Read more. Read more » Education K-12 schools State Budget
Alan Essig GBPI In The News States use big tax breaks to lure companies January 16, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia’s business and political circles have been buzzing about Mercedes’ planned move since the German car company announced plans to move its U.S. headquarters to the state last week. Read more. Read more » economic development economy tax-break Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Now’s time for strategic fixes January 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin AJC op-ed: For the first time in years, state leaders are sending signals before the January General Assembly that they might raise revenues to fix a challenge Georgia needs to address, in this case its neglected transportation system. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Legislature State Budget
GBPI In The News School standards, higher education top 2015 challenges January 9, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin High school standards and expectations after high school are among the top education issues Georgians can expect to see addressed by state leaders in 2015. Read more. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 Legislature
GBPI In The News Ga. tax revenues up, but not enough January 7, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The improving economy raised state tax collections by 9 percent in December over the same month last year, but an expert on state budgets warned Wednesday that the added money won’t stretch far. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Legislature State Budget
GBPI In The News What’s wrong with Georgia January 2, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin While many other states are recovering, Georgia’s unemployment rate has risen. Some blame the state’s laissez-faire approach to policy. Read more. Read more » low-wage tax-incentives Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News HOPE part of talks on education October 24, 2014 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Executive Director Alan Essig was quoted in this article about the HOPE scholarship; read full article here. Read more »
GBPI In The News GBPI survey reveals the fragile condition of the state’s public schools October 19, 2014 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin A new study released by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is a stark reminder of what’s gone on over the last decade or more in the state; read full article here. Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2014/10/19/3371443_gbpi-survey-reveals-the-fragile.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy Read more »
GBPI In The News Medicaid Expansion Opponents Need to Unveil Alternate Plan May 22, 2014 / January 16, 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 New Budget Doesn’t Undo Education Austerity Cuts May 22, 2014 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI senior education analyst Claire Suggs is quoted in this article on austerity cut to public education in Georgia; read full article here. Read more »
