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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 ...
Legislators Approve Isolated Tax Breaks, Defer Broad Tax Changes
Wesley Tharpe
April 12, 2017
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal is set to consider a grab bag ...
College Students Squeezed as State Shrinks its Share of School Costs
Jennifer Lee
April 5, 2017
Georgia’s university system Board of Regents is set to meet this month to decide on tuition rates for the ...
Presentation: Equity in Higher Education – Who gets HOPE?
Jennifer Lee
April 4, 2017
Georgia’s lottery-funded HOPE Scholarships and Grants are among the state’s most well-known programs, and thousands of students benefit ...
2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die Edition
Wesley Tharpe
March 31, 2017
As Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a ...
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 ...
Proposed Federal Health Bill Is Potential 10-year, $4 Billion Drain on Georgia Treasury
Laura Harker
March 23, 2017
Georgia stands to lose $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding over ten years if the proposed American Health ...
Reshuffling Income Tax Rates is a Faulty Economic Formula
Wesley Tharpe
March 21, 2017
State legislators are considering a package of income tax changes in the final days of the 2017 session ...
Private School Scholarship Savings Claims Deserve Skepticism
Claire Suggs
March 17, 2017
State lawmakers are considering a big expansion of the private school scholarship tax credit program. House Bill 217 ...
Lawmakers Debating Big Bucks after Several Tax Bills Pass House
Wesley Tharpe
March 13, 2017
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2017 Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines tax ...
Misguided March to Expand Tax Credits for Private School Scholarships
Claire Suggs
March 9, 2017
The Georgia Senate is considering a plan to expand the state’s private school scholarship tax credit program after ...
Targeted Fix to Income Tax Package Can Deliver Georgians a Win
Wesley Tharpe
March 8, 2017
Analysis of potential revision to House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income ...
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