Reports

GoldDome2 Author

Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Budget for Business Tax Breaks

Tax-Side Spending for Economic Development Continues to Swell In addition to the nearly $100 million that Gov. Nathan ...
Hospital-Room (1) Author

Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year for Department of Community Health

Department of Community Health Plan Underfunds Medicaid The governor’s budget recommendations may not include enough funding to cover ...
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Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget for PK-12

New Plan Continues $1 Billion Underfunding of QBE The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for K-12 ...
Classroom-Elementary (1) Author

Overview: Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher Education

Georgia Balances the Books by Making Higher Education Less Accessible The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget ...
Wallet (1) Author

Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound

Low Revenues Putting Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity Georgia is one of the most under-funded states in ...
GoldDome2 Alan Essig

Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget

Georgia’s Economic Recovery Requires State Support for Education, Transportation, Health Care The Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year ...
Classroom-Elementary3-696x463 Cedric Johnson

Survey Says: Trouble for Schools

Georgia school districts report that classrooms are more crowded than ever and students are spending fewer days in ...
Wallet-Crunch- (1) Budget and Taxes

Georgia Budget Primer 2013

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) Georgia Budget Primer 2013 provides a snapshot of Georgia’s finances and ...
Father-Son (1) Cash and Safety Net

Georgia TANF Funds Sink to New Low

Despite the drop in federal TANF funds, Georgia policymakers continue to use federal TANF funds to replace state ...
Coloring-PreK-696x464 Cedric Johnson

Access to Quality Pre-K Classrooms Key to Georgia Remaining a Leader in Early Learning

Georgia’s reputation as a leader in early childhood education is slipping away. Despite an abundance of evidence that ...
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FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health

Georgia’s public health challenges such as obesity, infectious disease and low birthweight continue to increase in importance, but ...
Baby-Vaccine (1) Health Justice

FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities was established as a stand-alone agency beginning in FY 2010 ...

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