
Major reforms in taxes, criminal justice come up for vote in Georgia Legislature this week
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the House fiscal year 2013 budget. Read full article.
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the House fiscal year 2013 budget. Read full article.
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the necessity for a tool to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of tax breaks. Read full article.
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted on Governor Deal’s tax credit proposal. Read full article.
GBPI is mentioned by Amy Hamilton of taxanalysts.com on the likeliness of Governor Deal introducing an omnibus tax bill in the Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure. Download full article.
GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on the REACH Scholarship program. Read the full article.
State Rep. Al Williams shares quotes from GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig’s presentation at the Budget Public Hearing (Feb. 6). Read Full Article.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney is quoted on state health budgets. Read Full Article.
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe discusses The State of Working Georgia with Carl Thornton, Jr., host of Speaking With…™. Download the audio file. The interview begins at the 1 minute, 9 second mark.
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on lottery fund reform. Read the full article.
Athens Banner-Herald Reporter Lee Shearer features GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson’s new report, HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Return. Read the full article.
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