Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue January 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Education education budget FY 2012 HOPE Scholarship Pre-K State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes Although the Tax Council’s recommendations would improve Georgia’s ability to meet current and future needs, they would do so by shifting taxes away from wealthy Georgians and onto middle and low-income Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Faireness in the Tax Recommendations (February 16, 2011) Read more » State Taxes tax council Tax Recommendations
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget: Have We Hit the Bottom? January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin An overview of the Governor’s FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF. Read more » FY 2012 Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 Department of Human Services Budget. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2012 Report Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets January 20, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 2 Comments on Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF. Read more » DCH Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2012 health Reports State Budget
Press Releases & Statements Tax Reform Council Releases Results of Six-month Study January 7, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig releases statement in response to the Tax Council’s recommendations. Download the PDF. Read more » Alan Essig Press Release State Taxes tax reform Tax Reform Council
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Income Tax Evens Out the Burden for Families January 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin One of the largest questions for tax reform is “Who pays?” A dramatic shift from income to sales tax means middle- and low-income Georgians will foot more of the bill. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Taxes
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports Race to the Top Initiative Aims to Improve K-12 Education in Georgia December 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Over the next four years, the Georgia Department of Education and 26 local education agencies will invest nearly $400 million into the state’s public education system as part of the federal Race to the Top initiative. This report provides an overview of what outcomes citizens of Georgia can expect after $400 million are invested. Download […] Read more » Education K-12 Race to the Top Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal Funds December 15, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Proposed state fund cuts for the Department of Human Services current budget and FY 2012 budget could prevent Georgia from meeting its state maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Older Americans Act (OAA) and cost the state millions in federal funds. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Human Services OAA Older Americans Act Report State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Policy Areas Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform, But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff All exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be weighed against other tax breaks with an equity lens. Eliminating the deduction for state income taxes offers an alternative worth considering. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Budget State Taxes tax exemptions
