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.
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.
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.
While many other states are recovering, Georgia’s unemployment rate has risen. Some blame the state’s laissez-faire approach to policy. Read more.
Executive Director Alan Essig was quoted in this article about the HOPE scholarship; read full article here.
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
GBPI is proud to publish the latest edition of our annual comprehensive analysis of the state’s financial blueprint, the “Georgia Budget Primer 2015.” This primer is a clear explanation of the state’s revenue collections and its current spending plan through
GBPI director of health policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid expansion; read full article here.
GBPI senior education analyst Claire Suggs is quoted in this article on austerity cut to public education in Georgia; read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney talks about Medicaid expansion in this op-ed; read full article here.
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
