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Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations
With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers ...
Revenues rise, but Georgia’s policies still stuck in recession mode
As published in the Saporta Report on February 3, 2014 The good news for Georgia is the state’s ...
Reckless Budget Proposal Has Unintended Consequences
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a ...
New State Budget Plan Takes Small Steps to Repair Damage from Years of Cuts
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday unveiled a state budget for the 2015 fiscal year that includes $807 million ...
K-12 education funding a top priority
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 12, 2014. Georgia’s leaders are talking about increasing spending on ...
Policy Conference Sets High Bar for GBPI’s 10th Anniversary Year
(View the presentation slides included in the breakout workshops) About 200 people gathered Wednesday for our 2014 Policy ...
General Assembly Set to Race Through Budget Hearings
By all accounts we can look forward to a historically fast Georgia legislative session this year. The governor’s ...
Higher Ed Funding, Completion Rates Focus of GBPI Policy Conference Panels
Performance funding for higher education is coming to Georgia. Beginning fall 2015, state funding for the university system ...
Teacher Prep, Charter Schools Focus of GBPI 2014 Policy Conference
In the midst of fierce debates about ways to improve public education, there is consensus on one issue: ...
Solutions to Reduce Hunger and Poverty Showcased at GBPI’s Jan. 8 Policy Conference
About one in five Georgians lives in poverty, making Georgia the sixth poorest state in the nation. More ...
New Report: Recovery or Bust, Georgia’s Poor Left Behind
Georgia’s economy has slowly inched toward recovery since the state’s unemployment rate peaked in February 2010. More than ...
Tax Shift Plans Front and Center at GBPI’s Jan. 8 Policy Conference
Georgia’s tax system has needed a tune up for years. But brewing plans for a drastic overhaul threaten ...
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