Reports
Increase the State Tobacco Tax for a Healthier Georgia
Georgia could raise more than $400 million a year to make critical investments for the health and well-being ...
Growing Diverse, Thriving Together
Embracing Equity and Inclusion to Bolster Georgia’s Economy By Wesley Tharpe, Research Director and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy ...
A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class
A Georgia Work Credit would give a bottom-up tax cut to more than a million working families in Georgia, providing lifelong benefits for children and ...
State Earned Income Tax Credits — a Proven Tool to Improve Health
People living in communities suffering from poverty are more likely to be saddled with poorer health.[1] The richest ...
Voluntary Immigration Enforcement a Costly Choice for Georgia Communities
Georgia’s local governments aligned closely with the federal government’s system of immigration enforcement over the past decade, especially ...
SNAP Provides a Lifeline to Georgia’s Adults Navigating Hard Times
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves about 1.6 million Georgians on average every month, and more than ...
Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Lawmakers reached a critical benchmark with the 2019 budget: ...
Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies, the departments of ...
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly ...
Georgia Higher Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2019
Higher Education Budget Overview The higher education budget in Georgia is $2.4 billion for the university system and ...
Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2019
Introduction Georgia plans to spend $26.2 billion in state funds raised through taxes and fees for the 2019 ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2019
Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 ...
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