Pending federal budget action could hurt state
GBPI Admin
August 25, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article about federal cuts to the state budget. Read full article here.
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Unemployed speak out about state’s new limit on jobless benefits
GBPI Admin
August 24, 2012
GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here.
State employees, teachers face premium hike
GBPI Admin
August 23, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article about potential cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Read full article here.
Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits
GBPI Admin
August 16, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a guest writer; read Essig’s piece on the structural deficit here.
Powerball: Where the Dollars Go
GBPI Admin
August 15, 2012
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in Atlanta Alive’s segment on how lottery funds are distributed among students through the HOPE scholarship. View video here.
Medicaid: Projection at issue
GBPI Admin
August 12, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the cost of Medicaid expansion to the state; Sweeney believes the state projections of Medicaid costs are high. Read full article here.
Medicaid: Block grants preferred by some states
GBPI Admin
August 12, 2012
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid block grants; Sweeney says block grants will reduce the amount of money coming to states. Read full article here.
State agencies prepare for more budget cuts
GBPI Admin
August 3, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig calls state budget cuts the new “status quo.” Read full article here.
More budget cuts ahead for state health care, universities
GBPI Admin
August 3, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig speaks says the state is not raising enough revenue, creating a structural deficit. Read full article here.
State agencies prepare for more budget cuts
GBPI Admin
August 3, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig says state budget cuts are the new status quo. Read full article here.
