Reports
Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform
Wesley Tharpe
October 14, 2015
State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in ...
Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students
Melissa Johnson
September 29, 2015
New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants ...
Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It
Timothy Sweeney
September 23, 2015
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of ...
Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads
Claire Suggs
September 16, 2015
An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split ...
A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
August 12, 2015
The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and ...
Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line
Melissa Johnson
August 6, 2015
Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2016
GBPI Admin
August 5, 2015
Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax Recap
Wesley Tharpe
May 20, 2015
Governor Approves Big Transportation Package, Slew of Smaller Bills Gov. Nathan Deal approved several pieces of legislation that ...
Child Care Assistance: Georgia’s Opportunity to Bolster Working Families, Economy
Melissa Johnson
March 23, 2015
Georgia is now turning away people who apply for child care financial assistance through a state program designed ...
How to fix flawed “New Markets” Bill
Wesley Tharpe
March 19, 2015
The Georgia Senate is now considering House Bill 439, legislation supporters claim will help small businesses in low-income ...
Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role
Claire Suggs
March 13, 2015
A new legislative proposal to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” aims to boost student achievement at Georgia’s ...
House Transportation Package Takes Promising Turn
Wesley Tharpe
March 13, 2015
House Bill 170 includes a number of provisions designed to generate additional revenues for improving Georgia’s gridlocked transportation ...