Library The 2012 Legislative Session Review April 13, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Health Policy Education Policy Human Services Policy State Revenues State revenues for the first nine months of this fiscal year are running 4.7 percent ahead of the FY 2011 revenue collections. March revenues showed an increase of 5 percent over […] Read more » 2012 Legislative Session FY 2013 State Budget State Taxes
Featured Health Justice Library Reports Timothy Sweeney Affordable Care Act Benefits Georgia March 27, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 5 Comments on Affordable Care Act Benefits Georgia Health Care Law Expands Coverage, Saves State Money Since March 2010, a variety of provisions of the Affordable Care Act have been implemented that expand health insurance coverage to thousands of Georgians, particularly young adults and Georgians previously denied coverage. It has also saved the state money — at least $100 million projected through mid-2013 […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health Policy Report Tim Sweeney
Alan Essig Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Reports Senate Resolution 20, The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) March 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on Senate Resolution 20, The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Senate Resolution 20, The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), is flawed legislation that would amend the Georgia State Constitution to limit the growth of state revenues and expenditures to a formula of population plus government inflation growth. Colorado, the only state to implement TABOR, has since suspended it because it contributed to systemic underfunding of […] Read more » Alan Essig Senate Resolution 20 SR 20 State Budget TABOR Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Library Weekly Legislative Update, March 23 March 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin This Week in the Georgia Legislature State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Health Policy Education Policy Human Services Policy State Revenues Considering the governor lowered FY 2012 revenue estimate to 4.25 from 4.5 percent, the FY 2013 revenue estimate is still projected at 5.2 percent growth […] Read more » FY 2013 Legislative Update
Library Weekly Legislative Update, March 16 March 16, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin This Week in the Georgia Legislature State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY2012 Amended and FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Health Policy Education Policy Human Services Policy State Revenues State Revenues for the first eight months of this fiscal year are running 4.7 percent ahead of the FY 2011 revenue […] Read more » Legislative Update
Library Weekly Legislative Update, March 9, 2012 March 9, 2012 / March 18, 2021 by GBPI Admin State Revenues State Revenues for the first eight months of this fiscal year are running 4.7 percent ahead of the FY 2011 revenue collections. February revenues showed an increase of 7.0 percent over February of 2011. This follows the weak revenue numbers in January (growth of 0.7 percent) and December (decline of 1.2 percent). On […] Read more » Legislative Update
Author Budget and Taxes Library Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2012 March 9, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe House leaders deserve significant credit for their responsibility on tax policy so far this session. If in the remaining legislative days the Senate passes six tax bills passed by the House, this would be the first time in years that Georgia avoids a significant revenue hit. The landscape could still change drastically during the final […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes Crossover Day 2012 State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Alan Essig Budget and Taxes Featured Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget March 8, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget Overall, the House FY 2013 Appropriations Bill, HB 742, referred to as the House FY 2013 Budget contains relatively minor adjustments to the governor’s budget proposal. Many of the adjustments restore some of the additional cuts as well as replace some of the federal TANF funding cuts with state funds. Download the budget analysis for highlights of some […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Analysis FY 2013 Budget House Budget Policy Report State Budget
Library Weekly Legislative Update, March 2, 2012 March 2, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin This Week in the Georgia Legislature State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY2012 Amended and FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Health Policy Education Policy Human Services Policy State Revenues State Revenues for the first seven months of this fiscal year are running only 4.5 percent ahead of the FY 2011 revenue […] Read more » Weekly Legislative
Library Weekly Legislative Update, February 24, 2012 February 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin This Week in the Georgia Legislature State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY2012 Amended and FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax Policy Education Policy Human Services Policy State Revenues State Revenues for the first seven months of this fiscal year are running only 4.5 percent ahead of the FY 2011 revenue collections. January […] Read more » Legislative Update
