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School Vouchers: Myth vs. Fact
Stephen Owens
March 5, 2021
Debates around school funding and the best use of public dollars are rife with confusion. Discussion around school ...
House Appropriations Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Alex Welch
March 4, 2021
This morning, the House Committee on Appropriations approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal ...
Letter Urges Governor to Restore Budget Cuts, Deploy Revenue Shortfall Reserve
Taifa Smith Butler
February 26, 2021
Dear Governor Kemp, The proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 includes $1.2 billion in continued ...
Georgia Tax Breaks Don’t Deliver
Daniel Kanso, PhD
February 26, 2021
This policy report is coauthored by Danny Kanso, Senior Tax & Budget Policy Analyst & Alex ...
Delayed and Denied: Modernization Needed at Georgia DOL to Support Georgia Workers and Economy
Alex Camardelle
February 26, 2021
This blog has been co-authored by Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst of GBPI and Shannan Reaze, ...
Georgia Needs a Three-Pronged Approach to Funding Long-Term COVID Relief
Daniel Kanso, PhD
February 18, 2021
Compared to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget, which was approved before the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s ...
Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State Plan
Laura Harker
February 17, 2021
Key Takeaways: The federal Medicaid agency is starting the process of revoking the work requirement on Georgia’s Medicaid ...
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Laura Harker
February 12, 2021
Gov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral ...
Modernizing Cash Aid for Thousands of Georgia Children in Deep Poverty | Bill Analysis: HB 91 (LC 33 8469)
Alex Camardelle
February 10, 2021
Introduction The only program in Georgia that is available to provide direct cash assistance to children in deep ...
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
Ray Khalfani
February 8, 2021
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.12 billion budget for the Georgia ...
Testimony on Senate Bill 47
Stephen Owens
February 8, 2021
Dear Chairman Payne and Members of the Georgia Senate Committee on Education and Youth: By way of introduction my name is Stephen Owens, and ...
Casino Gambling is Wrong for Georgia
Daniel Kanso, PhD
February 5, 2021
Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, ...
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