Wheeler dealers’ efforts pay off
GBPI Admin
March 25, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the omnibus tax bill. Read the article.
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Senate OKs tax ‘reform’ bill; measure now heads to governor’s desk
GBPI Admin
March 23, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on HB 386 in the Creative Loafing. The article also references GBPI’s analysis of HB 386. Read full article.
Sweeping tax bill hurtles toward law
GBPI Admin
March 22, 2012
GBPI Executive Director is quoted on the newly introduced tax bill. Read full article.
House rushes, approves tax ‘overhaul’
GBPI Admin
March 21, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the newly introduced tax bill. Read full article.
Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund
GBPI Admin
March 20, 2012
GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie discusses the state’s unemployment trust fund and alternatives to SB 447 on Primetime Lawmakers . View the discussion. The Unemployment Trust Fund segment begins at the 11 minute, 37 second mark. Additional Information Bill Analysis:
Major reforms in taxes, criminal justice come up for vote in Georgia Legislature this week
GBPI Admin
March 19, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the House fiscal year 2013 budget. Read full article.
Some spotlight bills died on Crossover Day in Georgia
GBPI Admin
March 9, 2012
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.
Lawmakers gut Ga. gov’s tax credit proposal
GBPI Admin
March 9, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted on Governor Deal’s tax credit proposal. Read full article.
Georgia House Approves Bill to Create Independent Tax Tribunal
GBPI Admin
March 8, 2012
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.
Two local colleges sign on to REACH
GBPI Admin
March 2, 2012
GBPI Policy Analyst Cedric Johnson is quoted on the REACH Scholarship program. Read the full article.
