Reports

Wallet (1) Alex Camardelle

Tax Shift Plans Chart Wrong Path to Reform

State legislators are likely to consider large-scale changes to Georgia’s tax system when they return to work in ...
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Georgia’s Workforce Development, Economy Damaged by Barriers to Higher Education for Undocumented Students

New federal policy provides Georgia an opportunity to increase access to higher education for many young Georgia immigrants ...
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Understanding Medicaid in Georgia and the Opportunity to Improve It

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and Georgians for a Healthy Future today announce the joint release of  ...
Studying (1) Claire Suggs

Georgia’s Path to School Funding Reform Reaches Crossroads

An updated version of this report is available Georgia’s effort to overhaul the formula it uses to split ...
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A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class

The Case for a State Earned Income Tax Credit Building a better Georgia, with a strong economy and ...
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Improved Adult Education Support Critical to Georgia’s Bottom Line

Georgia’s economic well-being is threatened by the high numbers of adults without a high school diploma or a ...
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Georgia Budget Primer 2016

Where does the money for Georgia’s $21.8 billion budget come from this year? How does the new transportation ...
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Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax Recap

Governor Approves Big Transportation Package, Slew of Smaller Bills Gov. Nathan Deal approved several pieces of legislation that ...
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Child Care Assistance: Georgia’s Opportunity to Bolster Working Families, Economy

Georgia is now turning away people who apply for child care financial assistance through a state program designed ...
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How to fix flawed “New Markets” Bill

The Georgia Senate is now considering House Bill 439, legislation supporters claim will help small businesses in low-income ...
Classroom-Elementary1 (1) Claire Suggs

Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role

A new legislative proposal to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” aims to boost student achievement at Georgia’s ...
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House Transportation Package Takes Promising Turn

House Bill 170 includes a number of provisions designed to generate additional revenues for improving Georgia’s gridlocked transportation ...

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