Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes More Bad News on Revenue Means New Direction is Needed October 12, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 3 Comments on More Bad News on Revenue Means New Direction is Needed Posted by Alan Essig Sluggish revenue growth continues to dog Georgia, threatening more damaging cuts to education, health care, and other vital services unless policymakers accept the reality that a different course of action is possible – and necessary. Revenue grew by only 3.9 percent in September compared to the same month last year, continuing […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Cindy Zeldin Discusses Medicaid Expansion in Georgia October 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney On Friday, October 19, GBPI will host its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia, to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Attendees will hear from two nationally renowned health care policy experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Featured Policy Areas Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2013 October 4, 2012 / April 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Georgia Budget Primer 2013 The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) Georgia Budget Primer 2013 provides a snapshot of Georgia’s finances and the trends that must be reversed to put the state on sound economic footing. In developing a solid financial plan for Georgia, it is important for policymakers to set priorities that meet the needs of Georgians and […] Read more » Budget Primer State Budget
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Dr. Benjamin Sommers | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia October 2, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Guest Blogger: Dr. Benjamin Sommers | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia On Friday, October 19, GBPI will host its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia, to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Attendees will hear from two nationally renowned health care policy experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Timothy Sweeney Wesley Tharpe Hospital fee debate should focus on what’s best for Georgians, not the wishes of out-of-state interest groups October 1, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Written by Timothy Sweeney & Wesley Tharpe A national anti-tax group is starting a push here in Georgia to end an obscure but important fee on hospitals come January. If the new General Assembly goes along with it, Georgia will face a difficult choice: dramatically slash payments to doctors and other health care providers who […] Read more » State Taxes
Blog Cash and Safety Net Clare S. Richie Georgians Pick up the Tab for Corporate Tax Breaks – Again! September 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie | 1 Comment on Georgians Pick up the Tab for Corporate Tax Breaks – Again! Posted by Clare S. Richie For the second year in a row, Georgia will waste more than $20 million of taxpayer money cleaning up a mess created by more than a decade of irresponsible corporate tax breaks. Corporate tax breaks and unprecedented tax holidays in the years leading up to the recession have drained more […] Read more »
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes ‘Rainy Day’ Fund Perilously Low From Shortage of Revenue September 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on ‘Rainy Day’ Fund Perilously Low From Shortage of Revenue Posted by Alan Essig A lack of adequate revenue continues to threaten the stability of Georgia’s budget and services that are crucial to the state’s economy. The latest evidence is in the State Accounting Office’s report for the budget year that just ended, which contained more bad news for the state’s bank account. Georgia’s “rainy […] Read more » State Budget
Cash and Safety Net Clare S. Richie Reports Georgia TANF Funds Sink to New Low September 20, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Georgia TANF Funds Sink to New Low Despite the drop in federal TANF funds, Georgia policymakers continue to use federal TANF funds to replace state funds without regard to prioritizing state programs that directly promote family self-sufficiency. For FY 2013, lawmakers allocated 43 percent of the federal TANF to satisfy TANF’s direct purposes, while 57 percent of the funds were used to […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes K-12 Education State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students The Governor’s request for another 3 percent budget cut will mean less money for Georgia’s technical colleges, forcing a 13 percent tuition increase for students and delivering another blow to the state’s economic future. Beginning in January, a student taking a full 15-hour course load will see a $150 increase in tuition per semester. All […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts HOPE Scholarship State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s Revenue and Investment Fall to Nationwide Lows September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When it comes to investing in a prosperous future, Georgia has gone from the middle of the pack in 1989 to near the bottom today. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Georgia State University’s Fiscal Research Center that should be required reading for policymakers who take pride in slashing revenue and spending to […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts revenues State Budget State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
