Author Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice State of Working Georgia 2014 August 27, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Workers Squeezed by Tough Labor Market, Shrinking Paychecks Georgia’s economy has improved markedly since the darkest days of the Great Recession, but workers and their families remain pinched from the lingering fallout. Unemployment remains high, wages are depressed and many workers are stuck in low-quality jobs. African-Americans and Georgians with fewer years of education are […] Read more »
Author Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Bad Times for Good Jobs July 17, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s Shrinking Middle Class Opportunity A good-paying job is the cornerstone of a secure middle-class life, but Georgia’s private sector economy is failing to provide enough of them. Industries in Georgia that pay a middle-class wage suffered most during the Great Recession, and have come back more slowly than low- and high-wage industries during the […] Read more »
Author Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound June 26, 2014 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Low Revenues Keeping Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity, 2014 Update Georgia is one of the lowest-taxed states in the country, which prevents state and local governments from collecting the revenue they need to fully fund education, public services and other ingredients of economic success. But lawmakers can reverse these budget shortfalls by choosing from […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Cash and Safety Net Library Melissa Johnson Policy Areas Reports At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder June 19, 2014 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson A Profile of Georgia’s Low-Income Working Families Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are “low-income.”1 A low-income family of three with one child earns less than $36,960 per year. This could be the family of a cook at your favorite restaurant and a paraprofessional at your local school, working full-time in […] Read more »
Author Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap May 28, 2014 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues Revised May 28, 2014 A collection of tax measures that will drain up to $238 million from Georgia’s state treasury and $154 million from its local governments over the next five years were signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal this year. Although not as large as some past […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia Still Climbing Out of Deep Economic Hole May 8, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State of Working Georgia: Spring Update, 2014 Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years since the start of the national recovery, despite some gradual movement in the right direction. Companies are adding new jobs and unemployment is declining these days, but relatively modest growth is leaving many workers and families behind. […] Read more »
Author Claire Suggs Fact Sheets Featured K-12 Education Library Policy Areas HOPE Scholars Pick Up Increasing Share of College Costs May 1, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs Students from low- or moderate-income families must clear ever-higher financial hurdles to complete a postsecondary program in Georgia. The HOPE Scholarship will cover 59 percent of tuition and mandatory fees at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the next school year and 62 percent at the University of Georgia. This is well below what it […] Read more »
Author Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap April 11, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues A collection of tax measures that could drain up to $286 million from Georgia’s state treasury and $207 million from its local governments over the next five years gained the approval of the General Assembly this year. Although not as large as some past tax packages, the foregone revenue […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2014 March 12, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Grab-bag of Tax Measures on the Table A slew of bills with revenue implications for Georgia’s state and local governments are in the hands of state senators, after House members passed them before Crossover Day, March 3, 2014. The House passed nine relevant tax bills before the day when legislation must move from one chamber […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Library Melissa Johnson Presentations Recovery or Bust: Georgia’s Poor Left Behind March 7, 2014 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Presentation: Melissa Johnson, Policy Analyst |March 4, 2014 Download the presentation. Read more »
