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Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Human Services Budget
More for Child Welfare, but Other Services Still in Need The governor’s $547 million human services budget proposed ...
Recession-Era Cuts Remain for Georgia Schools, Despite Gains
The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget proposal shrinks some of the austerity cut in ...
Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Still About $470 Million Short of Funding Formula The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget ...
Tax Facts: Georgia Gives Up Billions through the Tax Code
Georgia foregoes billions of dollars in state revenue each year through dozens of credits, deductions and other special ...
Billions in Tax Breaks Limit Georgia’s Spending Options
Georgia will forego about $8 billion in the upcoming 2016 budget year due to dozens of credits, deductions ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Budget
The $21.8 billion budget proposed for Georgia’s 2016 fiscal year projects revenue growth of about 4.2 percent in ...
Remembering Broad Vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Watching the critically-acclaimed film, “Selma,” last weekend provided a stark reminder of how much progress this country has ...
Now’s time for strategic fixes
As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the first time in years, state leaders are sending signals before ...
State Budget, Schools and Health Care Made for Lively GBPI Conference
State revenues are growing just enough for Georgia to do little more than tread water. Georgia lawmakers need ...
Georgia Needs More than Just Roads to Prosperity
I commute from Athens to Atlanta for work. It is not a pleasant drive, as anyone else who ...
Money Matters: Increased Education Investment Linked to Higher Achievement
Money invested in student learning matters. This is the conclusion most researchers reach after examining the relationship between ...
Mediocre Revenue Growth Won’t Fix Georgia’s Transportation, Education, Other Challenges
It was good to hear state leaders acknowledge the need to bolster the state’s finances this week at ...
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