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“New Markets” Tax Credit is a Bad Investment

Bill Analysis: House Bill 439 (LC 37 1964ERS) House Bill 439 proposes a costly new tax break called ...
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Threats to Child Care Affordability Undermine Georgia’s Workforce

An income tax shift proposal released last week proposes to eliminate Georgia’s credit for child and dependent care, the ...
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Increase Child Care Assistance to Strengthen Georgia’s Families, Economy

Many low-income parents raising young children in Georgia are not able to afford the high cost of quality ...
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Georgia Falls to Second Worst Uninsured Rate in U.S.

Georgia fell further behind nearly all other states in ensuring access to health coverage for its residents in ...
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Hopes for New Approach to Revenues Dampened by New Income Tax Plan

Are state lawmakers ready to have “the talk” about new revenue? After hearing state lawmakers dismiss anti-tax crusader ...
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House Budget Squeezes Schools, Health Care Providers

The Georgia House of Representatives this week rearranged the state’s 2016 budget plan for education, health care and ...
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Tossing More Than 20,000 Georgians off State Health Plan a Bad Remedy

Tossing non-certified school district workers who work less than 30 hours per week off the State Health Benefit ...
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Health Plan Financial Challenges Remain if State Ends Coverage for Part-Time School Workers and Their Dependents

Georgia’s governor proposes in the 2016 fiscal year to eliminate State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) coverage for bus ...
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Lift Georgia’s Economy with a Higher Minimum Wage

This month I spoke to a state senate committee about the merits of Senate Bill 15, legislation that ...
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Private School Subsidy Bill Promises Sticker Shock

Georgia lawmakers are sounding out a kinproposal to create Education Savings Accounts to allow parents of private and ...
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Education Savings Accounts Carry Big Sticker Shock

Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to allow parents to take state dollars for private educational use. House Bill ...
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Tax Swap Brings No Small Change

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; read full article here.

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