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Georgia Voters Should Reject Tax Cap Constitutional Amendment
Wesley Tharpe
October 30, 2014
Next Tuesday, Nov. 4, Georgians will head to the polls to vote in what could be one of ...
Georgians Set to Vote on Income Tax Straitjacket
Wesley Tharpe
October 23, 2014
Georgians will vote November 4th whether to permanently enshrine the state’s top income tax rate of 6 percent ...
New GBPI Survey: Students Still Feel Budget Cuts’ Sting
Claire Suggs
October 16, 2014
Here is a status report on the state of education in Georgia, from someone who knows: “Delayed instructional ...
Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet 2014
Claire Suggs
October 16, 2014
Schools across Georgia continue to scramble to meet students’ needs as they cope with years of deep cuts ...
VIDEO: How GBPI Shows Georgia What’s Possible
GBPI Admin
October 7, 2014
At the Capitol, at PTA meetings and at community meetings across the state, GBPI’s experts make the case ...
Rising Inequality Makes Tax Shift Strategy Even Riskier
Wesley Tharpe
September 18, 2014
The widening gap between rich and poor makes it harder for state lawmakers to fully fund education, health ...
Taifa Butler: I Work at GBPI to Spotlight What’s Possible
Taifa Smith Butler
September 17, 2014
This September marks my third anniversary as part of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) team. I’m ...
Georgia Set to Squander $7.8 Million on Food Stamps ID
Melissa Johnson
September 11, 2014
Georgia’s Department of Human Services is asking the state to include $7.8 million in its 2016 budget to ...
Medicaid Expansion a Shot in the Arm for Coastal Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
September 8, 2014
About 50,000 uninsured Georgians in the 10-county Coastal Georgia region could get guaranteed health coverage if Georgia accepts ...
How Squeezed is Your District?
Claire Suggs
September 8, 2014
The Schoolhouse Squeeze 2014 compiles the latest numbers to show how cuts at the state level and lost ...
The Schoolhouse Squeeze 2014
Claire Suggs
September 4, 2014
State Cuts, Lost Property Values Still Pinch School Districts Georgia’s 180 school districts continue to face enormous financial ...
Marriage Equality is Good for Business in Georgia
Alan Essig
August 29, 2014
Creating marriage equality in Georgia is not just a matter of basic justice and fairness, but according to ...
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