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Whether you’re a policymaker exploring solutions, a student conducting research or someone just trying to learn more about the Georgia budget and fiscal policy, we produce research, analysis and testimony on a wide range of issues.
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Support Adult English Language Education to Invest in Future
+ Full Article: Support Adult English Language Education to Invest in FutureOne in five Georgia children lives with at least one immigrant parent and nearly half of immigrants in Georgia struggle to speak English. When parents struggle to speak English, it not only hurts their ability to bring home higher pay to support their families, it also limits their involvement in their children’s education. This reduces…
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Tax Day Twitter: Making the Case for a Strong Economy and Thriving Communities
+ Full Article: Tax Day Twitter: Making the Case for a Strong Economy and Thriving CommunitiesTax Day arrives every April, annually stirring a conversation about the benefits of taxes and their influence on the state economy. GBPI’s analysts break down Georgia tax policy to help the public better understand the fundamental value of taxes and the vital investments that result in the short and long run. We jumped into a timely…
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Tax Break Scheme Aimed at Rural Jobs Offers Georgia a Poor Return on Investment
+ Full Article: Tax Break Scheme Aimed at Rural Jobs Offers Georgia a Poor Return on InvestmentAmong the bills now awaiting signature or veto by Gov. Nathan Deal is a complicated new tax break that promises a windfall to some well-connected financial firms and little to no benefit to rural communities it promises to help. Senate Bill 133, called the Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act, narrowly passed the state Senate…
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Medicaid Helps Millions of Georgians, State’s Bottom Line
+ Full Article: Medicaid Helps Millions of Georgians, State’s Bottom LineMedicaid provides nearly 2 million Georgians with vital health services, 92 percent of whom are children, elderly or disabled. It covers 1.3 million Georgia children and 500,000 Georgia seniors and Georgians who live with disabilities. The program pays for more than half of all births in Georgia and is the primary payer for three-quarters of…
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Medicaid Works for Georgia
+ Full Article: Medicaid Works for GeorgiaMedicaid and PeachCare provide almost 2 million Georgians with access to health care, including 1.3 million children. About two thirds of Medicaid enrollees are children statewide. Another quarter are elderly, blind or disabled. Created in 1965, the Medicaid program provides health insurance coverage to low-income residents through a partnership between states and the federal government.…
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Legislators Approve Isolated Tax Breaks, Defer Broad Tax Changes
+ Full Article: Legislators Approve Isolated Tax Breaks, Defer Broad Tax ChangesAdding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2017 Gov. Nathan Deal is set to consider a grab bag of tax revisions approved by state legislators before the end of the 2017 legislative session. At least 10 tax bills with potential to reduce state revenues cleared both the House and Senate and now await action by…
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2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die Edition
+ Full Article: 2017 GBPI Legislative Recap, Sine Die EditionAs Georgia lawmakers opened the 2017 General Assembly January 9, our top legislative priorities included renewal of a fee critical to the state’s health care system, momentum for a bottom-up tax cut for workers and commitment to supporting high-quality public schools. Lawmakers debated those issues and many others before adjourning late yesterday. Today’s recap updates…
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Five Ways to Deliver Georgians a Win on Tax Reform
+ Full Article: Five Ways to Deliver Georgians a Win on Tax ReformGeorgia House and Senate members are set to consider the final version of House Bill 329, a multipart income tax package that could spell big changes for families, businesses and the state’s finances. Below are five core policy points to inform discussions in the 2017 Legislature’s closing days over what makes the cut and what…
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Proposed Federal Health Bill Is Potential 10-year, $4 Billion Drain on Georgia Treasury
+ Full Article: Proposed Federal Health Bill Is Potential 10-year, $4 Billion Drain on Georgia TreasuryGeorgia stands to lose $4 billion in federal Medicaid funding over ten years if the proposed American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) passes, according to a new Urban Institute report. That loss is almost certain to shift costs to the state and lead to cuts to program eligibility, benefits or health care provider payments.…
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