Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Still ‘Down to the Bone’ with Modest Gains March 11, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget for the Department of Human Services. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security Fact Sheet FY 2012 Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid Shortfall March 11, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget and its impact on Medicaid and the State Health Benefit Plan. Download the PDF. Read more » FY 2012 health medicaid Medicaid shortfall State Budget State Health Benefit Plan
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas House Bill 78: More Budget Cuts, Fewer Services March 11, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF. Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Fact Sheet FY 2012 HB 78 House Bill 78 State Budget
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Lawmakers Should Examine Tax Breaks When Prioritizing State Spending March 10, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin As resources remain low and demands brought on by a growing population and a severe recession remain high, spending through the tax code must be evaluated and weighed against direct spending. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Taxes tax breaks
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia March 9, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 1) to fund the federal government through September 30, 2011, would make deep cuts ($66 billion) to a wide variety of services, impacting hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Federal Budget & Taxes HR 1 Report
K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports House Bill 326: Policy Proposals and Options for Reforming HOPE and Pre-K February 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The policy brief provides an analysis of the governor’s proposed plans for reforming Georgia’s HOPE and Pre-K programs, including the importance of HOPE reform and opportunities to strengthen the proposed plan. Download the PDF. Related Materials: HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery HOPE on a Tightrope: Maximizing […] Read more » Education HB 326 HOPE Scholarship House Bill 326 Pre-K Reports
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government February 16, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government Georgia currently has an insolvent unemployment trust fund. This policy brief examines what payments are due in 2011 for Georgia’s outstanding loan, the consequences of not paying, and options for returning to solvency. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency Don’t Ask Georgia’s Unemployed to […] Read more » Economic Security Federal Budget & Taxes Reports Safety Net State Budget unemployment trust fund
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations February 16, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations This policy brief provides four additional adjustment options for improving equity in the recommendations from the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Fairness, but Shift Taxes (January 20, 2011) Read more » Report Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness State Taxes Tax Recommendations
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Senate Resolution 20: What a Tax and Expenditure Limitation Would Mean for Georgia February 10, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report looks at Senate Resolution 20, which limits spending growth by setting a cap on the amount of revenue Georgia can budget each year. Under Senate Resolution 20’s formula, the state budget can be equal to either of the prior two years’ spending levels or can increase over the previous year’s spending level by […] Read more » Reports Senate Resolution 20 SR 20 State Budget State Taxes
Library Presentations Healthcare 2010 and Beyond: A Symposium Exploring the Health Care Law and What it Means for Georgia January 25, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin In 2010, as part of a joint effort, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute participated in a statewide tour to educate Georgians about the Affordable Care Act and its implications on the state. GBPI was one of four sponsors that traveled to six Georgia communities, including Athens, Butler, Macon, Rome, Savannah and Tifton. Click on […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Presentation Tim Sweeney
