Reports
House Bill 387: Recommended Adjustments to Tax Reform Bill
GBPI Admin
March 29, 2011
House Bill 387 includes some positive steps in tax reform, but misses several key opportunities. This policy brief ...
REVISED: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011
GBPI Admin
March 21, 2011
Three tax bills passed by the House of Representatives will cost an estimated $93 million in FY 2012, ...
What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia
GBPI Admin
March 9, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 1) to fund the federal government through September 30, 2011, would ...
House Bill 326: Policy Proposals and Options for Reforming HOPE and Pre-K
GBPI Admin
February 25, 2011
The policy brief provides an analysis of the governor’s proposed plans for reforming Georgia’s HOPE and Pre-K programs, ...
Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government
GBPI Admin
February 16, 2011
Georgia currently has an insolvent unemployment trust fund. This policy brief examines what payments are due in 2011 ...
Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations
GBPI Admin
February 16, 2011
This policy brief provides four additional adjustment options for improving equity in the recommendations from the Special Council ...
Senate Resolution 20: What a Tax and Expenditure Limitation Would Mean for Georgia
GBPI Admin
February 10, 2011
This report looks at Senate Resolution 20, which limits spending growth by setting a cap on the amount ...
Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue
GBPI Admin
January 21, 2011
Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of ...
Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes
GBPI Admin
January 20, 2011
Although the Tax Council’s recommendations would improve Georgia’s ability to meet current and future needs, they would do ...
The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget: Have We Hit the Bottom?
GBPI Admin
January 20, 2011
An overview of the Governor’s FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF.
Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget
GBPI Admin
January 20, 2011
Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 Department of Human Services Budget. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Three ...
Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets
GBPI Admin
January 20, 2011
Highlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & ...