Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health Despite enrollment growth to Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs and the increased cost of health care in recent years, Georgia appropriated fewer General Fund dollars to programs in FY 2013 than the enacted FY 2009 budget, which preceded the recession. Download the full report Related Materials: Medicaid Redesign Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, […] Read more » Community Health FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysi health medicaid PeachCare State Budget Tim Sweeney
Alan Essig Blog Higher Education K-12 Education Opinion Editorial: Penny wise and pound foolish school budgets May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig The Columbus Ledger Enquirer Editorial Board cites research from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute in its recent editorial. Georgia’s deep cuts in education funding, affecting both K-12 and postsecondary schools, have been prominent topics of discussion and debate in the wake of the 2008 recession. Local school systems, including the MCSD and other area […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Education Higher Education K-12 Op-Ed Opinion Editorial
Budget and Taxes Clare S. Richie Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services report examines key trends within the Department of Human Resources (DHS), including budget cuts and staff reduction and restructuring all while demand for services has increased. What takes DHS to a new low in FY 2013; however, is the loss of $37.3 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy […] Read more » Clare Richie Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2013 Budget Analysis Human Services Safety Net State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Clare S. Richie Fact Sheets Library Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) The TANF federal allocation, which states receive each federal fiscal year (October – September) has several components. For Georgia, the relevant components are the TANF Federal Block Grant and the TANF Supplemental Grant. Although Congress extends the TANF program, without the TANF Supplemental Grant, Georgia loses $37.3 million federal funds. Download the Fact Sheet. […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Fact Sheet Safety Net TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Press Releases & Statements GBPI Releases Analysis of FY 2013 Budget: PK-12 and Higher Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on GBPI Releases Analysis of FY 2013 Budget: PK-12 and Higher Education FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta–Funding for Georgia’s schools and colleges are at the lowest levels in a decade according to two new education budget analyses released today by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI). Despite modest increases in funding for education for Fiscal Year 2013, the state still faces a long road to restoring a […] Read more » Alan Essig Education Education Cuts FY 2013 Budget Press Release
Cedric Johnson K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 6 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Education leaders face the challenge of educating more than 1.7 million youth in a new normal environment – largely defined by fewer available resources at the state and local level […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Cedric Johnson Education FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis K-12 Pre-K State Budget
Cedric Johnson Higher Education K-12 Education Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education May 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Cedric Johnson | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education A review of the enacted FY 2013 budget for Higher Education examines the new normal era of fewer resources and heightened expectations for Georgia’s education leaders. Georgia’s university and technical college systems have experienced steady growth in enrollment over the last decade while enduring decade-long cuts in state funding. Download the full report. Related Material […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Cedric Johnson FY 2013 Budget Analysis Higher Education
Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers could lose access to needed health care under a plan to radically alter Medicaid that was recently passed by the U.S. House. If the House plan developed by Congressman Paul Ryan — to deeply cut federal funding […] Read more » Blog health medicaid Tim Sweeney
Author Budget and Taxes Library Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow to the state’s economic health and Governor Deal has signed four bills into law that will create an approximately $85 million shortfall in the next two fiscal years. Although some of the policy changes enacted through the omnibus […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Cedric Johnson Fact Sheets Library HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of the distribution of HOPE dollars. The majority of HOPE awards go to students from households with incomes of $100,000 or less. However, a disproportionate share of HOPE dollars fund scholarships for students from households with incomes of […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Fact Sheet HOPE Scholarship
