Budget Primer Claire Suggs Higher Education K-12 Education Reports Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by Claire Suggs Education Funding in Georgia: Years of Cuts Cast Long Shadow Georgia is spending $11.6 billion on education in the 2017 fiscal year or about 51 percent of the state’s general fund budget. Spending on elementary and secondary education is $8.9 billion. The budget for the university system is $2.1 billion and is $350 million for […] Read more » Budget Primer FY2017 Education Higher Education K-12
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2017 July 19, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by GBPI Admin Where does the money for Georgia’s $23.7 billion budget come from this year? How has the new transportation funding package affected state revenue? Is Georgia finally funding K-12 education at the level called for in its own formula? GBPI’s “Georgia Budget Primer 2017” answers these questions and many more in 44 pages designed to provide a clear […] Read more » Budget Primer
GBPI In The News Medicaid expansion: Much debated but still not studied in Georgia July 11, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin With a troubled state budget, Louisiana is banking on an extra $184 million in savings. Read more. Read more » coverage-gap georgia-budget health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Studio plans keep coming despite doubts July 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Another week, another proposed movie studio in metro Atlanta. Read more. Read more » economy tax breaks tax-credits Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Report: Mental health care in short supply in Hall, Northeast Georgia June 28, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Mental health care providers are in short supply across Northeast Georgia, according to a new report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Read more. Read more » coverage-gap health health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News Report: Georgia students go hungry during the summer June 24, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia is among six states that “missed out” on the most federal funding for feeding children from low-income households, according to a new report. Read more. Read more » child-poverty Melissa Johnson Safety Net
GBPI In The News Child poverty continues to plague Georgia June 21, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia fell slightly in an annual ranking of how children and families fare as the state continues to be plagued by a high percentage of children in poverty and parents without a secure job. Read more. Read more » child-poverty Melissa Johnson Safety Net
GBPI In The News Georgia ranks 38th in school spending June 15, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin If you want to start a debate in the Georgia Legislature, ask this question: Are we spending enough on our schools? Read more. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12 public-schools school-spending
GBPI In The News New OT rule not a hit with Georgia employers May 18, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin New rules for overtime prompt the expected divide in metro Atlanta: criticism from employers, support among workers and their advocates Read more. Read more » economy overtime wages Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Tax credit intended to lure donations to rural hospitals May 15, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Dozens of rural hospitals — many struggling to keep their doors open — could see millions of dollars in donations if a new tax credit works as hoped. Read more. Read more » health health-care Rural hospitals tax credit Tim Sweeney
