Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens September 19, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on New U.S. Census Report: Georgia’s Child Poverty Ranking Worsens Georgia joined the ranks of the ten worst states with the highest percentage of children living in poverty in 2012, moving from eleventh to sixth, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. It’s the first time Georgia ranked among the ten worst since the ranking was first reported in 2005. The large number of […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney U.S. Census: Health Care Access for Georgians Among the Worst in U.S. September 18, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia continues to rank near the bottom for access to health insurance and the growth in Georgia’s uninsured rate continues to outpace national averages, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report this week. These rankings reflect more than a decade of failed health care policy in Georgia that increased barriers to enrollment in public […] Read more »
Author Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Reports The Schoolhouse Squeeze September 17, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs State Cuts, Plunging Property Values Pinch School Districts Georgia’s school districts are struggling against a relentless financial squeeze. The Georgia Legislature cut billions in state funding for public schools in recent years, while plunging property values drove down the main local source of revenue, the property tax. Meanwhile, the number of low-income students is soaring, […] Read more » K-12
Author Claire Suggs Fact Sheets K-12 Education Library Policy Areas The Schoolhouse Squeeze Report Summary September 17, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs State Cuts, Plunging Property Values Pinch School Districts School districts across Georgia are relentlessly pressed by ongoing cuts in state funding and simultaneous declines in property values. “The Schoolhouse Squeeze,” a new report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, takes a fresh look at the convergence of shrinking state financial support and declining local […] Read more » K-12
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia’s September Bill is Due, but Unemployed Georgians Stuck with Most of the Tab September 13, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia has to pay its monthly bills, just like the people who call the state home. This month, Georgia has an important bill to pay – the interest payment on the federal loan to the unemployment insurance trust fund. Georgia plans to stick its financially fragile unemployed workers with most of this bill, possibly hurting […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Governor’s Tax Break Review Process Needs Rethinking September 6, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig State tax breaks should be evaluated on a regular basis to ensure they’re efficiently achieving Georgia’s goals, but a new review process arranged at the behest of Gov. Nathan Deal is not the right way to go about it. The new review process is taking place under the guise of something called the Georgia Competitiveness […] Read more » State Budget
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Hunger a Struggle for More than One in Six Georgia Households Last Year September 5, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson People in more than one in six Georgia households endured serious problems affording adequate nutritious food at some point last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week. Of 644,000 Georgia households experiencing this food insecurity, some 248,000 experienced very low food security – meaning that one or more household members had to eat […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Labor Day Reminder: Educated Workers Drive the Economy August 30, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig A new study by the Economic Policy Institute once again confirms what should be obvious; a well-educated work force is the key to a state’s prosperity. Major findings of the report include: Overwhelmingly, high-wage states are states with a well-educated workforce. States can build a strong foundation for economic success and shared prosperity by investing […] Read more » State Budget
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Michigan Poised to Join 24 States Embracing Medicaid Expansion August 28, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Yet another state with a GOP governor is moving forward with a bipartisan plan to take advantage of billions of new federal dollars to extend health coverage to its uninsured people. News stories in recent days say Michigan is poised to become the twenty-fifth state to move forward with Medicaid Expansion and would be at […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty August 23, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty Those pushing for the type of radical tax plans described in our new report say that deep income tax cuts are a sure-fire way to boost the state’s economy and create jobs. But these claims aren’t supported by research or the experience of other states. A recent review of dozens of economic studies finds there’s […] Read more » State Taxes
