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House Appropriations Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
+ Full Article: House Appropriations Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 BudgetThis morning, the House Committee on Appropriations approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget, which will take effect on July 1. This proposal now moves to the full House floor for a vote. Gov. Kemp’s initial budget proposal included $1.2 billion in continued budget cuts, following the…
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Letter Urges Governor to Restore Budget Cuts, Deploy Revenue Shortfall Reserve
+ Full Article: Letter Urges Governor to Restore Budget Cuts, Deploy Revenue Shortfall ReserveDear Governor Kemp, The proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 includes $1.2 billion in continued cuts from FY 2020 state spending to programs and services across Georgia. At a time when millions of families are experiencing greater needs due to the pandemic, this budget would underfund Georgia’s schools, services for Georgians with…
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Georgia Tax Breaks Don’t Deliver
+ Full Article: Georgia Tax Breaks Don’t DeliverThis policy report is coauthored by Danny Kanso, Senior Tax & Budget Policy Analyst & Alex Camardelle, Senior Economic Mobility Policy Analyst Key Takeaways Georgia collects no corporate income tax revenue from the vast majority of businesses. Due to the state’s lack of transparency when it comes to evaluating major subsidy programs, it…
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Georgia Needs a Three-Pronged Approach to Funding Long-Term COVID Relief
+ Full Article: Georgia Needs a Three-Pronged Approach to Funding Long-Term COVID ReliefCompared to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget, which was approved before the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia’s FY 2022 budget, which takes effect July 1, 2021, includes $1.2 billion in continued budget cuts due to a state revenue shortfall caused by the pandemic. At a time when millions of families are experiencing heightened needs due…
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Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State Plan
+ Full Article: Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State PlanKey Takeaways: The federal Medicaid agency is starting the process of revoking the work requirement on Georgia’s Medicaid waiver program. Work requirements have the effect of limiting enrollment, even when people are working, because they set up additional barriers to keeping coverage. Without the work requirement, at least 237,000 more Georgians could get covered through…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental DisabilitiesGov. Brian Kemp’s fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposal increases funding for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities by $22 million compared to FY 2021. Most of this funding will be used to make up for the loss of federal Medicaid matching funds due to the annual adjustment in the matching…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of CorrectionsFor Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.12 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency charged with overseeing the state’s prison system. Between 1997 and 2007, Georgia’s history of tough-on-crime policies impacted the growth of GDC’s population and increased expenditures by $335.2 million annually.[1] Following Gov.…
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Casino Gambling is Wrong for Georgia
+ Full Article: Casino Gambling is Wrong for GeorgiaCo-authored by Jennifer Lee, senior policy analyst for higher education Casino gambling is not a stable, adequate or fair source of revenue. In addition to being highly volatile, the legalization of casino gambling could cause significant harm to Georgians, including families and small business owners. Casino gambling risks influence from large out-of-state corporations…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Public Health
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Public HealthGov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2022 budget of $269.8 million in state general funds for the Department of Public Health (DPH). The agency is also set to receive $13.7 million from a tobacco industry legal settlement and $1.4 million from the Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund. In addition to these state funds,…
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