Reports
New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal Funds
GBPI Staff
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
GBPI Staff
December 6, 2010
Tax breaks are enacted each year and, once in the tax code, remain there without evaluation or scrutiny. ...
Establishing an Economic Security Task Force in Georgia
GBPI Staff
September 28, 2010
The Great Recession has dramatically changed the face of poverty in Georgia. More middle class families are falling ...
Advancing Georgia’s 1930s Tax System to the Modern Day
GBPI Staff
August 25, 2010
The report offers recommendations to the 2010 Tax Reform Council that stress a workable combination of raising enough ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2010: Gov Vetoes Revenue Drains, but Signs Law to Raise Taxes on Poor
GBPI Staff
July 26, 2010
The General Assembly passed bills to raise $438 million and improve tax collections during the recent legislative session, ...
State Directs Majority of TANF Funds to Child Welfare Despite Rise in TANF Recipients for FY 2011
GBPI Staff
June 24, 2010
Georgia has 13.7% cumulatively less TANF funds than it had to use for families struggling to make ends ...
Lawmakers Protect Medicaid, Funding Gaps Loom for 2012: Analysis of FY 2011 Health Care Budgets
GBPI Staff
June 21, 2010
Lawmakers cut Department of Community Health by $236.8 million and increased support for the Department of Behavioral Health ...
Deep Cuts to Government Mark Fiscal Year 2011, Budget May Yet Be in the Red
GBPI Staff
June 16, 2010
The Great Recession has resulted in the worst fiscal crisis in more than 70 years, resulting in multi-billion ...
State Budget Slashes Services for Children, Poor, and the Elderly
GBPI Staff
June 15, 2010
Responding to Georgia’s low projected revenues for this upcoming fiscal year, Georgia legislators and the governor agreed to ...
Education Budgets FY 2011 Highlights … And the Four Options for the Future
GBPI Staff
May 25, 2010
In response to continued revenue declines and limited new revenue measures, lawmakers cut education — K-12, University System, ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: House and Senate Improve Short-Term Fiances, but Pass Revenue Drains on Future Budgets
GBPI Staff
May 17, 2010
The General Assembly took some positive steps to address the $5 billion deficit. However, they continued passing long-term ...
Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budgets
GBPI Staff
April 22, 2010
Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he ...