Research

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Income Tax Cap Resolution a Low Point for 2014 Legislature

A reckless constitutional amendment designed to tie the hands of future lawmakers and hamstring the state’s ability to ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap

Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues A collection of tax measures that could drain up to $286 million ...
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Legacy of 2014 Legislature was to Make Georgia’s Faulty Health Care Policy Worse

Georgia is home to more residents without health insurance coverage than all but four states. Still, state lawmakers ...
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Legislature’s Education Spending Plan Better, but Still Earns a “Needs Improvement”

The governor and state legislators made education funding a major talking point during the 2014 legislative session. Lawmakers ...
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Georgia Legislature Moves to Keep Poor People Poor

Almost 2 million low-income Georgians will find it harder to get ahead in the future, thanks to counterproductive ...
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Scorched Earth Politics of 2014 Will Hurt Georgia Families for Years

The 2014 Georgia General Assembly is mercifully over now, but its legacy of lost opportunity will haunt Georgia ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2014

Grab-bag of Tax Measures on the Table A slew of bills with revenue implications for Georgia’s state and ...
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Tax Resolution is Troubling and Unnecessary

The tax committee in Georgia’s House of Representatives is set to consider a recommendation to change the state’s ...
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Medicaid Expansion Delivers Soaring Premium Tax Revenue From Increased Federal Funding

Amidst the debate in the Georgia House over House Bill 990 this week, a representative questioned if new ...
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Georgia Senate Proposes New Venture Capital, Other Small Changes to 2015 Budget

Georgia’s state senators continue to usher a proposed budget for the 2015 fiscal year through the legislative process ...
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Recovery or Bust: Georgia’s Poor Left Behind

Presentation:  Melissa Johnson, Policy Analyst |March 4, 2014 Download the presentation.
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Overview of Recent Changes to GA State Health Benefit Plan

Given by: Timothy Sweeney, Director of Health Policy | March 5, 2014 Overview of Recent Changes to GA ...

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