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Transparency for Private School Scholarships Improves
Senate Bill 243 (SB 243), unlike the related House Bill 140 (HB 140) introduced earlier in 2013 legislative ...
Some tax breaks might not work
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on corporate tax breaks ...
“Invest Georgia” Has Merit, Cannot Take Priority Over Other Needs
Two bills under consideration by the General Assembly would create an ambitious new economic development program, “Invest Georgia.” ...
Weekly Update March 1, 2013
HB 395 proposes to create a costly new tax break for insurance companies that invest in “qualified community ...
Georgia’s Reaction to Reports of Welfare Waste Poses Administrative Nightmare
This week the General Assembly began considering House Bill 138 (HB 138), legislation designed to discourage the misuse ...
New Jersey Governor Joins GOP Leaders Who Now Support Medicaid Expansion
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced today he will expand Medicaid coverage in his state, becoming the eighth ...
Official Figures Overstate Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Expansion
State officials claim Medicaid expansion is unaffordable by overstating the real cost of covering newly eligible Georgians. State ...
Weekly Update February 22, 2013
HB 164 proposes to eliminate the sunset, or expiration date, on the sales tax exemption for engines and ...
Georgia’s Upside-Down Tax System Hits Working Families Harder
Contrary to rumors that working families don’t pay their fair share of taxes, Georgia’s state and local taxes ...
Private School Scholarships to Divert $30 Million More in Revenue
Championed as a quasi-voucher bill by its author, House Bill 140 would expand Georgia’s private school scholarship tax ...
Medicaid Expansion Supporters Hold “Cover Georgia” Day at Gold Dome, Feb. 19, 2013
Members of a broad coalition of advocates for Medicaid expansion in Georgia will convene at the state Capitol ...
The Dollars and Sense of Expanding Medicaid in Georgia
Georgia should take advantage of new federal funding to expand Medicaid in 2014 to boost Georgia’s economy and ...
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