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“New Markets” Tax Credit is a Bad Investment
Bill Analysis: House Bill 439 (LC 37 1964ERS) House Bill 439 proposes a costly new tax break called ...
Increase Child Care Assistance to Strengthen Georgia’s Families, Economy
Many low-income parents raising young children in Georgia are not able to afford the high cost of quality ...
Education Savings Accounts Carry Big Sticker Shock
Georgia lawmakers are considering legislation to allow parents to take state dollars for private educational use. House Bill ...
Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year for Department of Community Health
The governor’s proposed 2016 budget directs $2.45 billion to the Department of Community Health, not including money for ...
Tax Plan Needs Course Correction
House Transportation Package Leaves out New Revenues, Could Harm Key Services Georgia needs a sustained commitment to transportation ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Human Services Budget
More for Child Welfare, but Other Services Still in Need The governor’s $547 million human services budget proposed ...
Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Still About $470 Million Short of Funding Formula The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget ...
Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Budget
The $21.8 billion budget proposed for Georgia’s 2016 fiscal year projects revenue growth of about 4.2 percent in ...
Money Matters: Increased Education Investment Linked to Higher Achievement
Money invested in student learning matters. This is the conclusion most researchers reach after examining the relationship between ...
Better Pay for Honest Work
Raise Georgia’s Minimum Wage to Expand Middle Class, Strengthen Economy Georgia’s economy is increasingly tilted toward the types ...
Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet 2014
Schools across Georgia continue to scramble to meet students’ needs as they cope with years of deep cuts ...
The Schoolhouse Squeeze 2014
State Cuts, Lost Property Values Still Pinch School Districts Georgia’s 180 school districts continue to face enormous financial ...
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