Reports
Establishing an Economic Security Task Force in Georgia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he ...
House Bill 1198 Eliminates $21 Million in Tax Credits for 1 Million of the Poorest Georgians
This report documents the Senate’s amendment to a house bill that raises taxes on the poorest during this ...
Overview of the House of Representatives Proposed FY 2011 Budget
The House’s version of the FY 2011 budget balances the budget by incorporating additional budget cuts than that ...
