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Mediocre Pre-K Isn’t Good Enough for Georgia’s Kids

August is here and with it, a new school year begins. For four-year-olds starting Pre-K, it’s the beginning ...
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Georgia’s Economy Continues Slow Climb – Warning Signs Abound

Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a slightly better pace than other states, though it is still ...
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Oklahoma Tax Study Paints Misleading Picture

Earlier this month, an Atlanta-based Libertarian organization released a paper touting the deep and lasting income tax cuts ...
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New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying

A special new legislative study committee is spending this summer considering whether Georgia should embrace some radical tax ...
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Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers

Expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more uninsured adults beginning in 2014 would benefit Georgians from all walks of ...
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Revenue Growth Makes State Budget Woes Less Worse

Although Georgia’s revenue growth trend is positive, the state still faces significant budget problems. First, some good news: ...
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New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call

Georgia has slipped back more than three decades in its national ranking on a key measure of economic ...
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Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances

Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented ...
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New Guide to 2014 State Budget: We Do the Math for You

Georgia just took the wraps off a new fiscal year July 1, which means a new twelve-month budget ...
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Georgia Budget Primer 2014

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to present its Georgia Budget Primer 2014, a guide ...
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GBPI 2014 Primer: Human Services

Georgia’s spending to help children, the poor and seniors is overseen by the state Department of Human Services, ...
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GBPI 2014 Primer: Health Care

Georgia is budgeting about $4 billion for health care in 2014, the second largest category of state investment. ...

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