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Georgia’s Planned 2016 Health Spending – Modest Changes, Big Challenges
The proposed 2016 state budget directs $3.6 billion from the general fund to Georgia’s three health care focused ...
Higher Class Sizes, Enrollment Drops Still a Drag on Lottery-funded Pre-K, HOPE Programs
The governor’s proposed $978 million budget for Georgia’s lottery funded programs in the 2016 fiscal year falls short ...
Swapping penny from schools, other state needs is not small change
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Feb. 11, 2015. Some powerful Georgia lawmakers are floating a plan ...
Young and Old Georgians Still Vulnerable in 2016 Spending Plan
The good news is the governor’s proposed 2016 budget contains new state money to hire more child protective ...
Recession-Era Cuts Remain for Georgia Schools, Despite Gains
The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget proposal shrinks some of the austerity cut in ...
Billions in Tax Breaks Limit Georgia’s Spending Options
Georgia will forego about $8 billion in the upcoming 2016 budget year due to dozens of credits, deductions ...
Remembering Broad Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Watching the critically-acclaimed film, “Selma,” last weekend provided a stark reminder of how much progress this country has ...
Now’s time for strategic fixes
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the first time in years, state leaders are sending signals before ...
State Budget, Schools and Health Care Made for Lively GBPI Conference
State revenues are growing just enough for Georgia to do little more than tread water. Georgia lawmakers need ...
Georgia Needs More than Just Roads to Prosperity
I commute from Athens to Atlanta for work. It is not a pleasant drive, as anyone else who ...
Unaccountable Agriculture Tax Break Hurting Rural Georgia
A set of sales tax breaks passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2012 is a growing hardship for city ...
Reality Check: Thankful We Have More in Common Than Cable News Makes Us Think
Last week I reminded my tween daughter about the golden rule – Treat others the way you want ...
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