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Georgia is Depending on Congress to Avert a Medicaid Crisis
Jessica Woods
June 9, 2010
Georgia’s new budget assumes Recovery Act Medicaid funds will be extended past Dec. 31, when it is expires. ...
Education Budgets FY 2011 Highlights … And the Four Options for the Future
Jessica Woods
May 25, 2010
In response to continued revenue declines and limited new revenue measures, lawmakers cut education — K-12, University System, ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: House and Senate Improve Short-Term Fiances, but Pass Revenue Drains on Future Budgets
Jessica Woods
May 17, 2010
The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term ...
Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budgets
Jessica Woods
April 22, 2010
Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he ...
House Bill 1198 Eliminates $21 Million in Tax Credits for 1 Million of the Poorest Georgians
Jessica Woods
April 22, 2010
This report documents the Senate’s amendment to a house bill that raises taxes on the poorest during this ...
Overview of the House of Representatives Proposed FY 2011 Budget
Jessica Woods
April 16, 2010
The House’s version of the FY 2011 budget balances the budget by incorporating additional budget cuts than that ...
House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights
Jessica Woods
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) ...
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Education Budget
Jessica Woods
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts K-12, University System, and Technical Colleges — by an additional ...
Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services
Jessica Woods
April 16, 2010
The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: The Impact of Revenue Bills Passed by the House
Jessica Woods
April 2, 2010
The House of Reps passed bills to raise nearly $300 million in new revenues and improve tax collections. ...
Lawmakers Should Find new Revenue to Ensure Health Care for the Most Vulnerable
Jessica Woods
April 1, 2010
Georgia’s Medicaid program needs nearly $1 billion for FY 2011 and FY 2012. This shortfall is not due ...
Capital Gains Tax Breaks, 2010
Jessica Woods
April 1, 2010
Capital gains tax preferences are costly, inequitable, and ineffective. They deprive states of millions of dollars in needed ...
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