Reports
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Public Health
Funding for the new Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) began in FY 2012. The agency houses public ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services
The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommends $2.8 million less in state General Funds compared to FY 2012. Secondly, ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Budget Overview report examines the Governor’s FY 2013 budget and its impact on ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
Amidst a tenuous economic recovery, Georgia remains far from its fiscal position prior to the economic downturn. The ...
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education
The FY 2013 budgets for higher education provide modest spending increases compared to FY 2012. The budgets provide funding ...
Tax Foundation’s Business Climate Rankings a Poor Guide for Lawmakers
By essentially any measure, Georgia is a low-tax, low-regulation, business-friendly state. So, why does Georgia’s business tax climate ...
CAPCO: A Bad Investment for Georgia
Many Georgia policymakers and business leaders contend the state has a shortage of venture capital, a form of ...
Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia
By 2020 an estimated 61 percent of all jobs in the state will require a career certificate or ...
State of Working Georgia 2011
State of Working Georgia uses data on wages, jobs, unemployment and poverty to closely examine the effect of ...
Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency
Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is ...
Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy
Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. ...
Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in Georgia
Georgia has less available federal and state Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...
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