Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Oklahoma Tax Study Paints Misleading Picture July 30, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Earlier this month, an Atlanta-based Libertarian organization released a paper touting the deep and lasting income tax cuts that Oklahoma enacted in the mid-2000s. To reach a conclusion that the cuts have been beneficial, the report employs faulty methods and should not be used as a basis for policymaking in Georgia. The paper’s fundamental problems […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Income Tax state income tax State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying July 25, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying A special new legislative study committee is spending this summer considering whether Georgia should embrace some radical tax reforms next year. But based on its first meeting in Atlanta this month, the committee’s purpose seems to be more of an echo chamber to justify a foregone conclusion than a forum for learning or debate. Created […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers July 19, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers Expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more uninsured adults beginning in 2014 would benefit Georgians from all walks of life, urban and rural, older and younger adults, and hundreds of thousands of workers without coverage. A new “HealthVoices” report from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation analyzes the demographics of Georgians who could get new eligibility for coverage […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Alan Essig Author Budget and Taxes Revenue Growth Makes State Budget Woes Less Worse July 17, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Although Georgia’s revenue growth trend is positive, the state still faces significant budget problems. First, some good news: According to a preliminary report of the Georgia Office of the Treasurer, revenue from all sources, including those collected by the Georgia Department of Revenue, grew 5.9 percent in the 2013 fiscal year that ended June 30th. […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Governor Deal State Budget
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call July 12, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call Georgia has slipped back more than three decades in its national ranking on a key measure of economic well-being, according to recent news reports. This trend should prompt some soul-searching among Georgia’s policymakers about the course they’ve set for the state. Georgia’s level of per capita income – a catch-all measure that includes wages, stock […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Wesley Tharpe Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances July 10, 2013 / April 2, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented immigrants now living in the United States to work here legally, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Comprehensive immigration reform is under debate in Washington and passing a forward-looking […] Read more » State Taxes
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes New Guide to 2014 State Budget: We Do the Math for You July 9, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia just took the wraps off a new fiscal year July 1, which means a new twelve-month budget calendar for all state spending on education, health care and other essential services. Today the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is releasing its “Georgia Budget Primer 2014.” It is the latest edition of our annual budget guide […] Read more » State Budget
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2014 July 9, 2013 / April 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to present its Georgia Budget Primer 2014, a guide to understanding the state’s revenue collections and its spending plan. The publication contains basics to help a novice digest the budget’s complexities. People well-versed in state budget matters will also want to return to this publication often […] Read more » State Budget
Author Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Featured Library Melissa Johnson Policy Areas Reports GBPI 2014 Primer: Human Services July 9, 2013 / April 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia’s spending to help children, the poor and seniors is overseen by the state Department of Human Services, which has a 2014 budget of $486 million, or about 3 percent of the total. Budget cuts in recent years have strained the state’s safety net designed to safeguard its most vulnerable people from abuse. Download the […] Read more »
Author Budget Primer Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney GBPI 2014 Primer: Health Care July 9, 2013 / April 14, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia is budgeting about $4 billion for health care in 2014, the second largest category of state investment. More than half of that is for Medicaid and PeachCare. People enrolled in the Aged, Blind, Disabled Medicaid program account for the bulk of the spending. The health care section also explains that if Georgia expands Medicaid […] Read more »
