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Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
Wesley Tharpe
January 28, 2013
Low Revenues Putting Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity Georgia is one of the most under-funded states in ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget
Alan Essig
January 28, 2013
Georgia’s Economic Recovery Requires State Support for Education, Transportation, Health Care The Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year ...
Governor’s Budget Keeps Georgia on the Wrong Path
Alan Essig
January 18, 2013
Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year continues an unfortunate path Georgia has been on ...
Republican Governors Warming Up to Medicaid, What About Georgia?
Timothy Sweeney
January 17, 2013
In this week’s State of the State address, Gov. Nathan Deal reiterated his opposition to using Medicaid to ...
If Not Medicaid Expansion, What is the Plan?
Timothy Sweeney
January 16, 2013
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Gov. Nathan Deal announced today, in no uncertain terms, that he intends to leave ...
State Revenues Improve, but Tough Budget Decisions Loom
Alan Essig
January 10, 2013
Posted by Alan Essig Georgia’s December revenue report, out this week, is both good news and bad. The ...
GBPI Joins Cover Georgia to Urge Health Care Expansion
Timothy Sweeney
January 10, 2013
Posted by Timothy Sweeney The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute today joined doctors, hospitals, patients and other nonprofits ...
Georgia Still Adding Jobs, though Public Sector Lagging Behind
Wesley Tharpe
January 9, 2013
Though still not firing on all cylinders, Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a comparatively strong pace, ...
Slashing state services again will do lasting economic damage to Georgia
Alan Essig
January 7, 2013
The Saporta Report features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig’s op-ed on cuts-only approach in ...
Reality Check: Stilling the Heart During a Tumultuous Season
Taifa Smith Butler
December 28, 2012
Posted by Taifa S. Butler Newtown, Connecticut. Without saying anything else, I’m sure many hearts—like mine— fill with ...
All I Want for Christmas is…
Taifa Smith Butler
December 22, 2012
Responsible policy that sees the plight of Everyday working people who Struggle to make ends meet. Where Policymakers ...
Changes to HOPE: Bad for Georgia’s Future
Claire Suggs
December 21, 2012
The Wall Street Journal this week examined the impact of changes to Georgia’s HOPE scholarships made by the ...
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