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State Revenue Gain Offers Possibilities
Taifa Smith Butler
June 10, 2016
As we near the close of the 2016 fiscal year, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The ...
New Overtime Rules a Win for Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
May 20, 2016
As many as half a million Georgia workers stand to gain from a long-overdue update to the nation’s ...
More Needed for Schools, Health Care After $23.7B Budget Kicks in July 1
Timothy Sweeney
May 10, 2016
Gov. Nathan Deal just signed the state’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year that kicks in this July ...
Lawmakers Reject Major Tax Cuts, OK Modest Tax Breaks
Wesley Tharpe
May 4, 2016
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2016 Legislative Session Recap Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines ...
Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals
Timothy Sweeney
April 22, 2016
First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something ...
Georgia Work Credit Could Get Families a Better Deal at Tax Time
Wesley Tharpe
April 18, 2016
As Georgians put the finishing touches on their returns to meet today’s income tax filing deadline, one benefit ...
Georgia’s Tuition Equity Opportunity Will Survive U.S. Supreme Court Case
Melissa Johnson
April 15, 2016
Georgia leaders debated for years whether the state should allow young immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if ...
Lawmakers Made Small Progress, Avoided Big Budget Mistakes
Taifa Smith Butler
April 11, 2016
As Published in the AJC Former drug offenders and their families who struggle financially could get better access ...
Lawmakers Miss on Health Care, Education, but Leave Flawed Tax Plan Behind
Timothy Sweeney
April 1, 2016
Soon after the traditional paper storm settled on the 2016 legislative session Gov. Nathan Deal’s swift veto of ...
Lawmakers Wise to Reject Reckless Income Tax Measures
Wesley Tharpe
March 25, 2016
This year’s General Assembly produced no shortage of big debates, with subjects from religious exemptions to rape kits ...
TANF Time Limits Undercut Workforce Development
Melissa Johnson
March 17, 2016
This week Georgia legislators in the House Health and Human Services Committee moved to rend the state’s frayed ...
Income Tax Legislation Threatens Georgia’s Stellar Bond Rating
Russell Hinton
March 14, 2016
Managing Georgia’s finances in a responsible way is one of the most sober and sacred responsibilities of state ...
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