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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
A review of the enacted FY 2013 budget for Higher Education examines the new normal era of fewer ...
Plan to Cut Medicaid Will Cost Georgia
Timothy Sweeney
May 10, 2012
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgia would lose billions of dollars and thousands of children, seniors and modest-income workers ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2012 – Tax Bills Have High Short-Term Cost; Comprehensive Reform Still Needed
Wesley Tharpe
May 10, 2012
State leaders have already cut nearly $2 billion in spending since before the recession, a truly massive blow ...
HOPE Awards and HOPE Dollars, Distribution of Hope Benefits by Institution and Household Income
GBPI Admin
May 10, 2012
Examining HOPE awards across household incomes, by institution, and factoring in tuition costs provides a telling picture of ...
Food Assistance for Georgians under Attack in Congress
Clare Richie
May 3, 2012
Posted by Clare S. Richie Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to pass deep cuts to ...
State of Working Georgia: Jobs Count – April 2012
GBPI Admin
April 26, 2012
It will likely be several years unil the state’s job market returns to pre-recession levels. Although the state’s ...
Why Georgia Needs its Income Tax
GBPI Admin
April 25, 2012
With Georgia’s economy still lagging behind, state leaders are desperate for solutions. In recent years, some have called ...
Georgia’s Income Tax Essential for State’s Economy and Families
Wesley Tharpe
April 24, 2012
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute’s new report Georgia’s Income Tax Essential for State’s Economy and Families examines ...
Getting Georgians’ Money Worth on Tax Expenditures
Wesley Tharpe
April 19, 2012
Posted by Wesley Tharpe Looking to grow their economies and create jobs, lawmakers across the country spend billions ...
HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery
GBPI Admin
April 16, 2012
To meet 21st century business demands, Georgia must get more students into colleges, universities and technical schools, and ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features GBPI Op-ed: Less HOPE for those who contribute larger share of their income to the lottery
Taifa Smith Butler
April 16, 2012
As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Posted by Taifa Smith Butler Georgia’s commitment to graduate 250,000 more college ...
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