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Reworking QBE, Teacher Compensation Weighed by Education Reform Panel
Claire Suggs
May 8, 2015
The funding committee of the Education Reform Commission is considering big changes to teacher compensation as it moves ...
Georgia Moms Earn It
Wesley Tharpe
May 7, 2015
Working moms are the bedrock of so many Georgia families. Between raising kids, contributing to their communities and ...
Latest Tuition Hike Clouds Goal to Increase Graduates
Claire Suggs
May 1, 2015
A college education in Georgia just got less affordable. Tuition is going up again in the wake of ...
Low Pay Holds Georgia Back
Wesley Tharpe
April 29, 2015
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution April 29, 2015 Kills jobs. Bad for business. Hurts the economy. Minimum ...
Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 Legislature
Timothy Sweeney
April 27, 2015
Georgia lawmakers left town earlier this month after producing a 2016 state spending plan that invests no more ...
Georgia’s 2016 Human Services Budget Reflects GBPI Influence
Melissa Johnson
April 21, 2015
Georgia lawmakers took steps in the just-ended legislative session to improve the lives of some of the state’s ...
Transportation Reforms, Questionable Tax Breaks Drive This Year’s Tax Agenda
Wesley Tharpe
April 17, 2015
A package of measures designed to boost funding for Georgia’s ailing transportation network is the biggest tax item ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2015 Session Recap
Wesley Tharpe
April 17, 2015
Several pieces of legislation that could affect Georgia’s state treasury await either signature or veto by Gov. Nathan ...
Transportation Reforms, Questionable Tax Breaks Drive This Year’s Tax Agenda
Wesley Tharpe
April 17, 2015
A package of measures designed to boost funding for Georgia’s ailing transportation network is the biggest tax item ...
GBPI Put its Stamp on 2015 Legislative Session
Taifa Smith Butler
April 13, 2015
Georgia lawmakers left Atlanta early this month with significant accomplishments in hand and without approving some measures the ...
Missed Opportunity to Extend Health Care to More Georgians
Timothy Sweeney
April 2, 2015
Georgia is home to the fifth most residents without health coverage of any state according to 2013 data, ...
And Now it’s Time to Say Sine Die
Alan Essig
April 2, 2015
As the 2015 legislative session comes to an end so does my time in Georgia. After 25 years ...
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