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Labor Day Reminder: Educated Workers Drive the Economy
					
			
																				
			Alan Essig		
				
																						
			August 30, 2013		
				
		
		
			A new study by the Economic Policy Institute once again confirms what should be obvious; a well-educated work ...		
					Michigan Poised to Join 24 States Embracing Medicaid Expansion
					
			
																				
			Timothy Sweeney		
				
																						
			August 28, 2013		
				
		
		
			Yet another state with a GOP governor is moving forward with a bipartisan plan to take advantage of ...		
					Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 23, 2013		
				
		
		
			Those pushing for the type of radical tax plans described in our new report say that deep income ...		
					Tax Shift Plans Are Bad Deal for Georgia
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 19, 2013		
				
		
		
			The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s policy analyst Wesley Tharpe’s op-ed on the proposed tax ...		
					State Education Strategy Stuck in Restart Mode
					
			
																				
			Claire Suggs		
				
																						
			August 16, 2013		
				
		
		
			Georgia has a maddening habit. State officials support education policies with real potential to improve teaching and help ...		
					About 168,000 Struggling Georgians at Risk as U.S. House Pushes Food Stamp Cuts
					
			
																				
			Melissa Johnson		
				
																						
			August 14, 2013		
				
		
		
			When the U.S. House returns from its recess in a few weeks, representatives are expected to consider a ...		
					New Report: Details Behind the Tax Shift Effect
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 13, 2013		
				
		
		
			Our recent report on potential tax shift plans in Georgia estimates that a seismic shift from incomes taxes ...		
					How Tax Shift Plans Raise Taxes on Most Families
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 13, 2013		
				
		
		
			A seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as ...		
					Health Insurance Marketplace No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion
					
			
																				
			Timothy Sweeney		
				
																						
			August 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			You may have seen recent published claims that Georgians left without health insurance as a result of the ...		
					Six Reasons Why Georgians Should Protect the Income Tax
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...		
					New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 7, 2013		
				
		
		
			Legislative proposals to drastically cut or abolish Georgia’s state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes ...		
					Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			August 7, 2013		
				
		
		
			Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...		
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