Blog Taifa Smith Butler GBPI Hosts Fall Policy Forum: Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia October 26, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler GBPI recently hosted its Fall Policy Forum, Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia. Nearly 200 supporters joined us for a discussion around the benefits of the Medicaid expansion. Conference attendees heard from two nationally renowned health care experts who recently authored groundbreaking studies that highlight the substantial benefits of Medicaid coverage: Dr. Heidi Allen and Dr. Benjamin […] Read more »
Author Blog K-12 Education Taifa Smith Butler Trouble for Georgia School Districts October 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler If Georgia is going to grow jobs and stabilize the state’s economy, then it’s time for us to make investing in education our fundamental priority. Georgia’s future depends on its ability to attract employers, create jobs, and grow the economy, and a key ingredient to this is a highly skilled […] Read more » Education K-12 State Budget Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Guest Blogger: Dr. Heidi Allen | Expanding Health Coverage in Georgia October 16, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on Guest Blogger: Dr. Heidi Allen | 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 Taifa Smith Butler Get Schooled Student success, Georgia economy threatened by state’s declining support October 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler As published by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Taifa S. Butler is the deputy director of Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, which will release a survey today of Georgia’s 180 school districts on the impact of state funding cuts. The 150 districts that responded to the survey educate more than 92 percent […] Read more » State Budget
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
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
