Blog Budget and Taxes Tax Day Twitter: Making the Case for a Strong Economy and Thriving Communities April 19, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Alex Welch Tax Day arrives every April, annually stirring a conversation about the benefits of taxes and their influence on the state economy. GBPI’s analysts break down Georgia tax policy to help the public better understand the fundamental value of taxes and the vital investments that result in the short and long run. We jumped into a timely […] Read more » Budget & Taxes State Taxes
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Tax Break Scheme Aimed at Rural Jobs Offers Georgia a Poor Return on Investment April 18, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Among the bills now awaiting signature or veto by Gov. Nathan Deal is a complicated new tax break that promises a windfall to some well-connected financial firms and little to no benefit to rural communities it promises to help. Senate Bill 133, called the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act, narrowly passed the state Senate […] Read more » CAPCO tax breaks
Blog Health Justice Medicaid Helps Millions of Georgians, State’s Bottom Line April 14, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker Medicaid provides nearly 2 million Georgians with vital health services, 92 percent of whom are children, elderly or disabled. It covers 1.3 million Georgia children and 500,000 Georgia seniors and Georgians who live with disabilities. The program pays for more than half of all births in Georgia and is the primary payer for three-quarters of […] Read more » medicaid
Fact Sheets Health Justice Laura Harker Medicaid Works for Georgia April 14, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker | 1 Comment on Medicaid Works for Georgia Medicaid and PeachCare provide almost 2 million Georgians with access to health care, including 1.3 million children. About two thirds of Medicaid enrollees are children statewide. Another quarter are elderly, blind or disabled. Created in 1965, the Medicaid program provides health insurance coverage to low-income residents through a partnership between states and the federal government. […] Read more » medicaid
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Legislators Approve Isolated Tax Breaks, Defer Broad Tax Changes April 12, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal is set to consider a grab bag of tax revisions approved by state legislators before the end of the 2017 legislative session. At least 10 tax bills with potential to reduce state revenues cleared both the House and Senate and now await action by […] Read more » Income Tax revenue tax breaks
Blog Higher Education Jennifer Lee College Students Squeezed as State Shrinks its Share of School Costs April 5, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Jennifer Lee Georgia’s university system Board of Regents is set to meet this month to decide on tuition rates for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the legislative session, the university system chancellor assured the Legislature that any tuition increase decided this spring would be low. But why does the price of attending a Georgia college […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE
Higher Education Jennifer Lee Presentations Presentation: Equity in Higher Education – Who gets HOPE? April 4, 2017 / March 12, 2021 by Jennifer Lee Georgia’s lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships and Grants are among the state’s most well-known programs, and thousands of students benefit from them. However, GBPI’s analysis shows that most students, many of modest means, do not benefit from the state’s primary financial aid program. Below you’ll find an abridged version of a presentation titled Equity in Higher Education. […] Read more » Education Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice 2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die Edition March 31, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe As Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a fee critical to the state’s health care system, momentum for a bottom-up tax cut for workers and commitment to supporting high-quality public schools. Lawmakers debated those issues and many others before adjourning late yesterday. Today’s recap updates […] Read more » Sine Die
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Wesley Tharpe Five Ways to Deliver Georgians a Win on Tax Reform March 28, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia House and Senate members are set to consider the final version of House Bill 329, a multipart income tax package that could spell big changes for families, businesses and the state’s finances. Below are five core policy points to inform discussions in the 2017 Legislature’s closing days over what makes the cut and what […] Read more » Income Tax tax breaks
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Proposed Federal Health Bill Is Potential 10-year, $4 Billion Drain on Georgia Treasury March 23, 2017 / January 15, 2020 by Laura Harker Georgia stands to lose $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding over ten years if the proposed American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) passes, according to a new Urban Institute report. That loss is almost certain to shift costs to the state and lead to cuts to program eligibility, benefits or health care provider payments. […] Read more » medicaid
