Reports
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 & ...
Race to the Top Initiative Aims to Improve K-12 Education in Georgia
Jessica Woods
December 16, 2010
Over the next four years, the Georgia Department of Education and 26 local education agencies will invest nearly ...
New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal Funds
Jessica Woods
December 15, 2010
Proposed state fund cuts for the Department of Human Services current budget and FY 2012 budget could prevent ...
Other States Take Action on Tax Breaks
Jessica Woods
December 6, 2010
Tax breaks are enacted each year and, once in the tax code, remain there without evaluation or scrutiny. ...