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Sales Tax Flexibility Not Enough to Solve Georgia’s School Funding Crisis
Bill Analysis: House Resolution 1109 and House Bill 802 The General Assembly is considering putting a constitutional amendment ...
Adding Up the Net Cost of Medicaid Expansion – $353 Million for 10 Years
If Georgia expands Medicaid today, more than $33 billion of new federal funding will flow to the state ...
Lawmakers Tinker Slightly with Governor’s 2015 Budget as Session Speeds Along
Neither snow, nor sleet seem likely to slow Georgia’s 2014 legislative session.The sine die gavel is now scheduled ...
Why Erect New Barriers to Accessible Health Care?
Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday as a snow storm closed in on the state that carries the ...
Purpose Vs Short-Term Profit: CVS’ Lesson for Georgia
Since the Great Recession, the public has given extra scrutiny to business interests and recognized that, left to ...
Georgia Lawmakers Still Flirting With Dangerous Tax Shift Ideas
The debate over changing Georgia’s tax system is quieter than usual at the Georgia General Assembly this year. ...
Georgia Can Learn About Higher Ed’s Importance From Volunteer State
While Tennessee pursues free tuition for all students to attend community colleges and technical schools, Georgia is moving ...
Teachers, Other State Workers Should Temper Raise Expectations
With all the talk about pay raises being included in the 2015 state budget, state employees and teachers ...
Tax Resolutions Could Put Georgia Lawmakers in a Bind
Bill Analysis: Senate Resolution 415 Georgia legislators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would limit the state’s ability ...
Revenues rise, but Georgia’s policies still stuck in recession mode
As published in the Saporta Report on February 3, 2014 The good news for Georgia is the state’s ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Funding Inches Up, Gaps Persist Georgia’s proposed $1.94 billion budget for higher education in the 2015 fiscal year ...
Reckless Budget Proposal Has Unintended Consequences
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a ...
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