Fact Sheets
Medicaid Works for Georgia
Laura Harker
April 14, 2017
Medicaid and PeachCare provide almost 2 million Georgians with access to health care, including 1.3 million children. About ...
Five Ways to Deliver Georgians a Win on Tax Reform
Wesley Tharpe
March 28, 2017
Georgia House and Senate members are set to consider the final version of House Bill 329, a multipart ...
Planned Medicaid Changes Put State Health System at Risk
Laura Harker
March 7, 2017
Congressional proposals to remake the federal Medicaid funding system into one based on block grants or one that ...
Fact Sheet: Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax Downside
Wesley Tharpe
February 28, 2017
Analysis of Substitute Version of House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Updated March 8, 2017 Georgia lawmakers are ...
School Districts Stuck with Higher Busing Costs in Proposed Formula
Claire Suggs
January 13, 2017
Rural school districts and others with high student transportation costs stand to lose financially under the funding formula ...
Proposed K-12 Funding Formula Pulls Rug Out from Low-Income Students
Claire Suggs
December 20, 2016
More funding directed to economically-disadvantaged students helps them do better in school and in life. Gov. Nathan Deal’s ...
Fact Sheet: Proposed School Funding Formula Will Fall Behind Costs
Claire Suggs
December 15, 2016
State spending on Georgia’s public school students will fall behind rising costs if the General Assembly approves the ...
Georgia Work Credit an Ambitious Yet Affordable Investment
Wesley Tharpe
September 20, 2016
Updated Dec. 2016 Georgia is missing out on a time-tested tool that helps hardworking families, boosts small businesses ...
Better Pay for Honest Work Brief
Wesley Tharpe
February 9, 2016
Download our latest brief on the state minimum wage and expanding Georgia’s middle class. In two pages, this document outlines ...
Health Plan Financial Challenges Remain if State Ends Coverage for Part-Time School Workers and Their Dependents
Timothy Sweeney
February 24, 2015
Georgia’s governor proposes in the 2016 fiscal year to eliminate State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) coverage for bus ...
Tax Facts: Georgia Gives Up Billions through the Tax Code
Wesley Tharpe
January 27, 2015
Georgia foregoes billions of dollars in state revenue each year through dozens of credits, deductions and other special ...
Medicaid Expansion a Shot in the Arm for Coastal Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
September 8, 2014
About 50,000 uninsured Georgians in the 10-county Coastal Georgia region could get guaranteed health coverage if Georgia accepts ...