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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Unaccountable Agriculture Tax Break Hurting Rural Georgia

A set of sales tax breaks passed by Georgia lawmakers in 2012 is a growing hardship for city ...
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Reality Check: Thankful We Have More in Common Than Cable News Makes Us Think

Last week I reminded my tween daughter about the golden rule – Treat others the way you want ...
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Living the Numbers: Climbing Class Sizes are Hurting Students

I traveled to communities around Georgia the past few months to share findings from our recent reports on ...
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Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy

Over the last few months I’ve found myself tipping a little extra at my favorite local restaurants and ...
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Better Pay for Honest Work

Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy Georgia’s economy is increasingly tilted toward the types ...

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