Georgia judicial branch is hopeful about budget
GBPI Admin
January 16, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted by Greg Bluestein of the Associated Press. Read full article.
Category: GBPI In The News
Gov. Deal’s plan stirs revenue questions
GBPI Admin
January 16, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig weighs in Governor Deal’s proposal for business tax breaks. Read full article.
No solution in sight for dwindling HOPE
GBPI Admin
January 16, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on the HOPE shortfall. Read full article.
Governor Releases 2013 Budget
GBPI Admin
January 12, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted by Jeanne Bonner of GPB News on the Governor’s Budget Report FY 2013. Read full article.
Georgia legislative preview: Budget, taxes and job growth are top priorities
GBPI Admin
January 9, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted by Walter Jones of the Florida Times-Union on tax reform for the current legislative session. View the full article.
Georgia’s unemployment rate falls to 9.9 percent
GBPI Admin
December 16, 2011
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted by Errin Haines (Associated Press) on economic recovery and Georgia’s unemployment rate. Read the news article.
Report Urges Need-based College Aid
GBPI Admin
December 12, 2011
features the release of GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson’s new report, Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia. View the news article.
Georgia’s economic malaise: Transportation sales tax is only proposed fix in sight
Alan Essig
December 8, 2011
GBPI Director Alan Essig and Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe are quoted in the Saporta Report on the challenges facing Georgia’s economic development. Read the article.
Ga. labor chief recommends benefit cuts
GBPI Admin
October 21, 2011
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig quoted in the Valdosta Daily Times in response to Labor Commissioner Mark Butler’s decision to cut unemployment benefits. Download the news article.
Health department seeks more money
GBPI Admin
August 26, 2011
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Download the news article.
