Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia Still Recovering in Fits and Starts August 29, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia continues to gradually recover jobs lost during the Great Recession, according to recently released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Georgia kept pace with the national average in job growth over the past 12 month and created more jobs than all but six other states during the past three. While these are […] Read more » jobs count State of Working Georgia Wesley Tharpe
Fact Sheets Library Policy Areas Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain June 29, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Jobs Recovery Picking Up Steam, Though Troubling Signs Remain A look at job growth in Georgia finds the last few months have been the strongest stretch of growth since the start of the Great Recession in December 2007. Though job creation ticked above the national average over the past six months, Georgia was among the hardest hit states by the Great Recession and remains […] Read more » Fact Sheet Great Recession Jobs Wesley Tharpe
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s public health challenges such as obesity, infectious disease and low birthweight continue to increase in importance, but Georgia’s per-capita investment in public health programs has declined in recent years due to a shrinking state funding commitment coupled with a growing state population. Download the full report. Related Materials: FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public […] Read more » FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Public Health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities was established as a stand-alone agency beginning in FY 2010 (July 1, 2009) after the break-up of the Department of Human Resources. While Georgia’s programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs sustained cuts in FY 2009 along with other state agencies, significant funding has […] Read more » Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysis health Health Policy Tim Sweeney
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health May 25, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 1 Comment on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Community Health Despite enrollment growth to Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs and the increased cost of health care in recent years, Georgia appropriated fewer General Fund dollars to programs in FY 2013 than the enacted FY 2009 budget, which preceded the recession. Download the full report Related Materials: Medicaid Redesign Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, […] Read more » Community Health FY 2013 FY 2013 Budget Analysi health medicaid PeachCare State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Clare S. Richie Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services report examines key trends within the Department of Human Resources (DHS), including budget cuts and staff reduction and restructuring all while demand for services has increased. What takes DHS to a new low in FY 2013; however, is the loss of $37.3 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy […] Read more » Clare Richie Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2013 Budget Analysis Human Services Safety Net State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Clare S. Richie Fact Sheets Library Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) May 22, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) The TANF federal allocation, which states receive each federal fiscal year (October – September) has several components. For Georgia, the relevant components are the TANF Federal Block Grant and the TANF Supplemental Grant. Although Congress extends the TANF program, without the TANF Supplemental Grant, Georgia loses $37.3 million federal funds. Download the Fact Sheet. […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Fact Sheet Safety Net TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Author Budget and Taxes Library Reports Wesley Tharpe Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow to the state’s economic health and Governor Deal has signed four bills into law that will create an approximately $85 million shortfall in the next two fiscal years. Although some of the policy changes enacted through the omnibus […] Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Cedric Johnson Fact Sheets Library HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income May 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Cedric Johnson Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of the distribution of HOPE dollars. The majority of HOPE awards go to students from households with incomes of $100,000 or less. However, a disproportionate share of HOPE dollars fund scholarships for students from households with incomes of […] Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Fact Sheet HOPE Scholarship
Fact Sheets Library State of Working Georgia: Jobs Count – April 2012 April 26, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin It will likely be several years unil the state’s job market returns to pre-recession levels. Although the state’s unemployment rate has fallen, Georgia continues to trail behind on job creation. Download Fact Sheet. Related Materials: State of Working Georgia State of Working Georgia: Jobs Count, January 2012 State of Working Georgia 2011: Georgia’s Job […] Read more » Fact Sheet job count Jobs State of Working Georgia Unemployment Wesley Tharpe
