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Last Chance for Policymakers to Fund Forest Land Protection Act Reimbursements
Download PDF The Amended Fiscal Year 2010 budget should contain the first state reimbursements to certain schools and counties for…
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Why Revenues are Falling and What Georgia Can do About It
The state budget deficit is due to a lack of revenues. State revenue collections, as a percentage of personal income,…
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The Only Solution to Georgia’s Multi-Billion Dollar Shortfall Is a Balanced Approach
Georgia’s budget crisis is not due to funding the wrong priorities or waste and inefficiency. Georgia has a revenue problem.…
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Deep Cuts are NOT Georgia’s Only Option
Using a more balanced approach to budgeting would reduce the cuts, such as budgeting additional revenues through increasing the cigarette…
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Rebuilding Georgia’s Rainy Day Fund is Key to Long-Term Budget Stability
Over the next three to five years, the state needs between $1.5 billion and $2 billion in surpluses to rebuild…
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Governor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Vital Eligibility Workers
The governor’s proposed Department of Human Services (DHS) budget cut 138 eligibility workers in FY 2011. Eligibility workers process applications…
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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals
Download PDF Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per…
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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals
Download PDF The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget…
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Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 Budget
Download PDF Due to the “Great Recession,” state revenues have continued to decline through the first six months of the…
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