Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Governor’s Budget Keeps Georgia on the Wrong Path January 18, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year continues an unfortunate path Georgia has been on since the start of the recession in 2008. Its emphasis on more cuts to vital services threatens Georgia’s ability to create jobs and build a strong economy. If this budget goes into effect as proposed July 1, […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Republican Governors Warming Up to Medicaid, What About Georgia? January 17, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney In this week’s State of the State address, Gov. Nathan Deal reiterated his opposition to using Medicaid to expand access to health coverage in Georgia, even as several other Republican governors recently expressed intentions to take advantage of the substantial new federal resources for their health care systems. To be clear, the state of health […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney If Not Medicaid Expansion, What is the Plan? January 16, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Gov. Nathan Deal announced today, in no uncertain terms, that he intends to leave half-a-million Georgians without health insurance, even though the state has an affordable way to get them coverage. By strongly reiterating his opposition to expanding Medicaid, he practically guaranteed that Georgia will remain stuck with a substandard health […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes State Revenues Improve, but Tough Budget Decisions Loom January 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Revenues Improve, but Tough Budget Decisions Loom Posted by Alan Essig Georgia’s December revenue report, out this week, is both good news and bad. The good news is that revenue grew by almost 10 percent in December. The bad news is that’s not enough to avoid more damaging budget cuts, unless lawmakers commit to finding enough revenue to meet Georgia’s pressing needs. […] Read more » Alan Essig revenue State Budget State revenues
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney GBPI Joins Cover Georgia to Urge Health Care Expansion January 10, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute today joined doctors, hospitals, patients and other nonprofits to announce Cover Georgia, a new coalition of more than 40 organizations working together to urge state officials to bring health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Georgians and boost Georgia’s economy by expanding Medicaid. Nearly two […] Read more » health Tim Sweeney
Fact Sheets Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia Still Adding Jobs, though Public Sector Lagging Behind January 9, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a comparatively strong pace, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia’s rate of job growth has exceeded the national average over the past 12 months (1.65 percent vs. 1.43 percent), and the state’s jobless rate has […] Read more » jobs count Wesley Tharpe
Press Press Releases & Statements Veteran State Legislator, Auditor Join GBPI Board January 7, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Ashe, Hinton offer perspective gained from decades of service to Georgia ATLANTA (January 7, 2013) – Kathy Ashe and Russell Hinton join the board of directors of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) this month, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to the organization. Ashe is a longtime Atlanta legislator and Hinton headed Georgia’s […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Slashing state services again will do lasting economic damage to Georgia January 7, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig The Saporta Report features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on cuts-only approach in Georgia. As published in the Saporta Report You’ve heard the old joke. The Georgia Legislature is back in Atlanta, so you better hang on to your wallet. But overspending by state legislators hasn’t been a problem for […] Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
Blog Taifa Smith Butler Reality Check: Stilling the Heart During a Tumultuous Season December 28, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Posted by Taifa S. Butler Newtown, Connecticut. Without saying anything else, I’m sure many hearts—like mine— fill with sadness thinking about the senseless violence that befell 27 precious souls at Sandy Hook Elementary School earlier this month. In the aftermath of most tragedies, we focus a great deal of attention on the devastation itself. But […] Read more »
Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Changes to HOPE: Bad for Georgia’s Future December 21, 2012 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs The Wall Street Journal this week examined the impact of changes to Georgia’s HOPE scholarships made by the legislature in 2011, and the picture isn’t pretty. According to the Journal’s analysis, the legislature’s decision to boost academic requirements for HOPE, reduce awards and create a new Zell Miller Scholarship with the most rigorous requirements and […] Read more » HOPE Scholarship
