GBPI In The News Health insurance costs on the rise, again, at local schools March 15, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin School bus drivers get to keep their health insurance next year under the state budget passed by the state House, but at the expense of local school systems and taxpayers. Read more. Read more » shbp State Health Benefit Plan Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News GOP proposal would reduce income tax rate, but raise sales tax rate February 28, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Republican legislative leaders feel they have a surefire way to stimulate job creation: tax reform. Read more. Read more » Budget & Taxes Income Tax tax reform Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Georgia still high in unsinsured February 24, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Nearly one in five people in Georgia still lack health insurance while other southern states that expanded Medicaid saw dramatic improvement of uninsured rates, according to the director of health policy for the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. Read more. Read more » health insurance medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Lawmakers acknowledge its hard to mend problems with tax breaks February 21, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Call them tax incentives, exclusions, loopholes, carve-outs or breaks, but there are nearly 200 exceptions in Georgia tax law that individuals and corporations can claim, according to the 2016 state Tax Expenditure Report. Read more. Read more » tax breaks tax-credits Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Tax swap brings no small change February 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Some powerful Georgia lawmakers are floating a plan to move $180 million out of the state account used for schools, public safety and other general needs to redirect the money solely for roads and bridges. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
GBPI In The News Traveling a road to nowhere January 25, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin In a statewide AJC poll earlier this month, 84 percent of Georgians said they thought it was at least somewhat important to improve the state’s transportation system; 57 percent took it a step further, saying it was very important to upgrade our transportation system. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
GBPI In The News School bus drivers could lose health insurance in state plan January 23, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Bus drivers and other school employees who work less than 30 hours a week won’t be eligible to enroll in the state health insurance program under a state Department of Community Health proposal. Read more. Read more » health insurance medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News On Second Thought January 23, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Governor Nathan Deal released his proposed budget last week. What is getting more money and what is getting cut?ﾠ Read more. Read more » Legislature State Budget Taifa Smith Butler
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
