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Kindergarten-student-1 Budget Primer

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: ...
Health-care-Primer-2019 Budget Primer

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 ...
Human-services-Primer-2019 Alex Camardelle

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 ...
Higher-Ed-Primer Budget Primer

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 ...
Capitol-at-night Budget and Taxes

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 ...
2019-budget Budget and Taxes

Georgia Budget Primer 2019

Click on the links below to learn about different policy areas of the 2019 budget. State Budget K-12 ...
Grocery-store-cart Alex Camardelle

Food Assistance for 1.7 million Georgians at Risk in Federal Proposals

Lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration are staging a multi-prong assault on the nation’s primary tool for ...
Adding-up Budget and Taxes

Lawmakers Slash Income Taxes, Approve Miscellaneous Tax Changes

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Session Recap 2018 Georgia legislators and Gov. Nathan Deal approved 11 tax measures ...
Backpack-in-classroom Claire Suggs

Shifting Public Funds to Private Schools: High Costs, Poor Track Record

Georgia lawmakers created multiple pathways to shift public funds to private schools in recent years. These schemes risk ...
Kids-getting-on-bus Claire Suggs

Valuable Progress, More Work Ahead for Public School Funding

Georgia lawmakers reached a critical milestone during the 2018 legislative session: They ended 16 years of shortchanging the ...
Money-and-calculator-696x464 Budget and Taxes

Lawmakers Approve Major Tax Plan, Still Reviewing Several Tax Breaks

Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Post Crossover Day 2018 A range of tax bills are still in the ...
Private-school-students-696x464 Claire Suggs

Private School Savings Accounts Lack Oversight, Could Prove Costly

Bill Analysis: House Bill 482 (LC 33 7253S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a plan to allow parents to ...

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