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The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a Mistake
Timothy Sweeney
January 31, 2013
The Georgia hospital provider fee, or Medicaid assessment, expires on June 30, 2013. The following answers to some ...
New Report Gives Lawmakers a Menu of Revenue Options
Wesley Tharpe
January 30, 2013
Over the past few years, sharply declining state revenues led to deep cuts in vital investments like education ...
More Support for Georgia Education Applauded at Policy Conference
Alan Essig
January 29, 2013
Georgia should increase support for education and workforce development and reverse its recent course of cutting spending for ...
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 ...
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