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Weekly Legislative Update, January 27, 2012
This Week in the Georgia Legislature State Revenues House and Senate Calendar State Budget: FY2012 Amended and ...
HB 718: Well-intentioned, well-designed, and must be paid for
Earlier this month, GBPI released a report evaluating a tax credit proposal called CAPCO that nearly passed the ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview report examines the Governor’s FY 2013 budget and its impact on ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education
The FY 2013 budgets for higher education provide modest spending increases compared to FY 2012. The budgets provide funding ...
Guest Blogger: Jared Bernstein
I’m very excited about visiting the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute next week and just wanted to quickly ...
Initial Thoughts on Budget and Tax Proposals
For the first time in several years there are no dramatic cuts in the governor’s proposed budget, although ...
Tax Foundation’s Business Climate Rankings a Poor Guide for Lawmakers
By essentially any measure, Georgia is a low-tax, low-regulation, business-friendly state. So, why does Georgia’s business tax climate ...
CAPCO: A Bad Investment for Georgia
Many Georgia policymakers and business leaders contend the state has a shortage of venture capital, a form of ...
The Time is Ripe for Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform is long overdue in Georgia. Last fall the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the ...
What Federal TANF Cuts Could Mean to the State Budget
On Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, Voices for Georgia’s Children hosted its eighth annual pre-legislative session breakfast for the ...
Tax Breaks and Economic Development Programs, Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth
Georgia is investing tens of millions of dollars in business tax incentives and subsidies without any idea as ...
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