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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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