Alan Essig Blog Washington, D.C. Budget Debate Outcome Looms Large for Georgia April 30, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig On Wednesday, May 1 GBPI will host its Spring Policy Forum, Protecting Our Investment in Georgia’s Future: Effects of Federal Budget Cuts on Georgia’s Families, Children and Schools. You will hear from experts from Washington, D.C. and Georgia on the state’s best options to support schools and families and protect vital investments for the state’s […] Read more »
Author Blog Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s Employment: Small Steps Out of Deep Hole April 25, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s economy is heading in the right direction but still faces an uphill climb to emerge from the wreckage of the Great Recession, as explained in our new Jobs Count fact sheet. Georgia added more jobs than any state but California and Florida in March, according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Bureau […] Read more »
Author Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Georgia’s College Students Squeezed Again April 25, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 1 Comment on Georgia’s College Students Squeezed Again It just got tougher for Georgia’s students to afford college. Last week the Board of Regents of the state’s university system raised tuition for fall 2013. The tuition hikes range from a high of 7 percent at Georgia Tech to 2.5 percent at state universities. Students at the state’s flagship, the University of Georgia, will […] Read more » K-12
Author Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Georgia Omits Critical Part of Common Core: Educators April 19, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 2 Comments on Georgia Omits Critical Part of Common Core: Educators Georgia is rolling out ambitious new standards for student performance in K-12, but is skimping on needed comprehensive financial support that would clear a path for success. The Common Core Georgia Performance Standards are rigorous goals that outline what students should know and be able to do in math and English as they progress through […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Shouldn’t Shift Aid to Families to Nonprofits April 18, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson | 2 Comments on Georgia Shouldn’t Shift Aid to Families to Nonprofits To expand Georgia’s economy, the state should reassess the way it allocates resources. For the last few years, Georgia cut state spending on supports for low-income families and increasingly relied on other sources to provide services – which potentially reduced the total services available to these families, as new data shows. To give low-income families […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Medicaid Funding Shortfall Still Looms April 8, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The General Assembly renewed the state’s hospital provider fee to fund Medicaid in the early weeks of the 2013 session.The fee was set to expire this June. By renewing the fee four more years, Georgia’s lawmakers continue a vitally import source of revenue. The fee raises money that will pay doctors, hospitals and other providers […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Georgia Expands Use of Subsidies in New Budget April 8, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Georgia Expands Use of Subsidies in New Budget The 2014 budget passed by the General Assembly keeps most of Georgia’s economic development spending unchanged from Gov. Nathan Deal’s recommendation, except for an extra $5 million for business subsidies in rural parts of the state. Georgia is set to spend nearly $104 million in the upcoming budget year on development-oriented programs through the Departments […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson State Budget Leaves Needs of Many Unmet April 8, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The Georgia Legislature approved a 2014 budget March 28 for the Department of Human Services that is an improvement over the governor’s 2014 budget proposal, but still leaves the needs of large numbers of Georgians unmet. The budget sustains the 20 percent cut to the department’s resources since 2009. It does not add child and […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe If Tax Money is used for Venture Capital, “Invest Georgia” is the Right Way April 2, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Although reasonable people can disagree about whether supporting private companies is a proper role for the state, a new economic development program called “Invest Georgia” is an example of how the state policymaking process should work. The program is designed to assist Georgia-based startup companies gain traction. It will become law if the governor signs […] Read more » State Taxes
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes GBPI Shapes the Conversation April 2, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig When the General Assembly is in session we find extra energy to make sure GBPI policy analysis reaches media outlets throughout Georgia. Our efforts made an impact on public debate during the 2013 session. Our perspectives can be found in about 100 print and broadcast news stories and opinion pieces published since early January 2013. […] Read more » State Budget
