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Why Erect New Barriers to Accessible Health Care?
Timothy Sweeney
February 14, 2014
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
Taifa Smith Butler
February 12, 2014
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
Wesley Tharpe
February 10, 2014
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
Alan Essig
February 10, 2014
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
Alan Essig
February 6, 2014
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
Wesley Tharpe
February 5, 2014
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
Alan Essig
February 3, 2014
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
Claire Suggs
January 29, 2014
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
Wesley Tharpe
January 28, 2014
State lawmakers are considering a misguided proposal that could help put Georgia and our entire nation on a ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Business Subsidies
Wesley Tharpe
January 24, 2014
State Support for Private Sector Remains High Georgia plans to spend about $683 million on various tax breaks ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Claire Suggs
January 23, 2014
Budget Cuts for K-12 Shrink, but Still Loom Large The $7.95 billion budget proposal for public education in ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year for Medicaid and PeachCare
Timothy Sweeney
January 22, 2014
The governor’s budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year adds a net increase of $143 million more than ...
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