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Georgia Budget Primer 2014
					
			
																				
			GBPI Admin		
				
																						
			July 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to present its Georgia Budget Primer 2014, a guide ...		
					GBPI 2014 Primer: Human Services
					
			
																				
			Melissa Johnson		
				
																						
			July 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			Georgia’s spending to help children, the poor and seniors is overseen by the state Department of Human Services, ...		
					GBPI 2014 Primer: Health Care
					
			
																				
			Timothy Sweeney		
				
																						
			July 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			Georgia is budgeting about $4 billion for health care in 2014, the second largest category of state investment. ...		
					GBPI 2014 Primer: Education
					
			
																				
			Claire Suggs		
				
																						
			July 9, 2013		
				
		
		
			The $9.7 billion Georgia is investing in education in 2014 accounts for more than half of all state ...		
					Tax Revisions Keep Georgia on the Wrong Path
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			May 10, 2013		
				
		
		
			Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Closing the Books on 2013 Tax revisions passed by the Georgia Legislature and ...		
					Analysis: Georgia Senate Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2014
					
			
																				
			GBPI Admin		
				
																						
			March 22, 2013		
				
		
		
			Relatively Minor Differences with Georgia House’s Proposal The Georgia State Senate made relatively minor adjustments to the House ...		
					Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Tax Plans Nearly Complete
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			March 15, 2013		
				
		
		
			Crossover Day Report: Tax Revisions Worsen Georgia’s Short-Term Finances Georgia revenues are expected to drop by about $80 ...		
					Transparency for Private School Scholarships Improves
					
			
																				
			Claire Suggs		
				
																						
			March 8, 2013		
				
		
		
			Senate Bill 243 (SB 243), unlike the related House Bill 140 (HB 140) introduced earlier in 2013 legislative ...		
					“Invest Georgia” Has Merit, Cannot Take Priority Over Other Needs
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			March 5, 2013		
				
		
		
			Two bills under consideration by the General Assembly would create an ambitious new economic development program, “Invest Georgia.” ...		
					Private School Scholarships to Divert $30 Million More in Revenue
					
			
																				
			Claire Suggs		
				
																						
			February 20, 2013		
				
		
		
			Championed as a quasi-voucher bill by its author, House Bill 140 would expand Georgia’s private school scholarship tax ...		
					“Georgia Renaissance Act” is Well-Intentioned, but Costly | Bill Analysis: House Bill 128
					
			
																				
			Wesley Tharpe		
				
																						
			February 15, 2013		
				
		
		
			Dubbed the Georgia Renaissance Act, House Bill 128 would create $30 million worth of new tax credits aimed ...		
					Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Public Health Budget
					
			
																				
			Timothy Sweeney		
				
																						
			February 8, 2013		
				
		
		
			Georgia’s Investment Does Not Keep Pace With Growing Needs The governor’s proposed budget includes about as much general ...		
					
