Reports
State of Working Georgia 2014
Wesley Tharpe
August 27, 2014
Workers Squeezed by Tough Labor Market, Shrinking Paychecks Georgia’s economy has improved markedly since the darkest days of ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2015
GBPI Admin
August 6, 2014
GBPI is proud to publish the latest edition of our annual comprehensive analysis of the state’s financial blueprint, ...
Bad Times for Good Jobs
Wesley Tharpe
July 17, 2014
Georgia’s Shrinking Middle Class Opportunity A good-paying job is the cornerstone of a secure middle-class life, but Georgia’s ...
Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
Wesley Tharpe
June 26, 2014
Low Revenues Keeping Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity, 2014 Update Georgia is one of the lowest-taxed states ...
At the Bottom of a Broken Ladder
Melissa Johnson
June 19, 2014
A Profile of Georgia’s Low-Income Working Families Nearly four in ten of Georgia’s working families with children are ...
Georgia Still Climbing Out of Deep Economic Hole
GBPI Admin
May 8, 2014
State of Working Georgia: Spring Update, 2014 Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2014 Session Recap
Wesley Tharpe
April 11, 2014
Tax Measures Further Whittle Away Revenues A collection of tax measures that could drain up to $286 million ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2014
Wesley Tharpe
March 12, 2014
Grab-bag of Tax Measures on the Table A slew of bills with revenue implications for Georgia’s state and ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Claire Suggs
January 29, 2014
Funding Inches Up, Gaps Persist Georgia’s proposed $1.94 billion budget for higher education in the 2015 fiscal year ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Business Subsidies
Wesley Tharpe
January 24, 2014
State Support for Private Sector Remains High Georgia plans to spend about $683 million on various tax breaks ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year for Medicaid and PeachCare
Timothy Sweeney
January 22, 2014
The governor’s budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year adds a net increase of $143 million more than ...
Overview: 2015 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
Claire Suggs
January 22, 2014
Funding for Pre-Kindergarten and HOPE Falls Short of Students’ Needs The governor’s proposed $948 million budget for the ...