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Reshuffling Income Tax Rates is a Faulty Economic Formula
+ Full Article: Reshuffling Income Tax Rates is a Faulty Economic FormulaState legislators are considering a package of income tax changes in the final days of the 2017 session that could lead to major changes for families, businesses and the state’s financial health. The headline-grabbing core of House Bill 329 is to swap Georgia’s longstanding graduated tax structure with rates ranging from 1 to 6 percent…
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Lawmakers Debating Big Bucks after Several Tax Bills Pass House
+ Full Article: Lawmakers Debating Big Bucks after Several Tax Bills Pass HouseAdding Up the Fiscal Notes: Crossover Day 2017 Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute examines tax bills considered by the state Legislature and tallies potential costs as part of our two-part Adding Up the Fiscal Notes series. This analysis is a snapshot of the legislative state of affairs as of March 14, 2017.…
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Immigration debate fuels worry about H-1B program
+ Full Article: Immigration debate fuels worry about H-1B programEmory University employs about 300 foreign workers under temporary visas, assigning them to a wide range of research projects. Their work “is part of our core mission,” says Philip Wainwright, vice provost for global strategy. “The program and the research we think benefits the United States and benefits human kind.” Emory is one of the…
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Targeted Fix to Income Tax Package Can Deliver Georgians a Win
+ Full Article: Targeted Fix to Income Tax Package Can Deliver Georgians a WinAnalysis of potential revision to House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income tax proposal with three sound tax policy reforms alongside one serious shortcoming. On the plus side, the current bill proposes to boost families with a new Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), close an outdated loophole and…
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Planned Medicaid Changes Put State Health System at Risk
+ Full Article: Planned Medicaid Changes Put State Health System at RiskCongressional proposals to remake the federal Medicaid funding system into one based on block grants or one that is capped per enrollee threaten to squeeze Georgia’s budget in coming years. Replacing the existing system with either one endangers health care innovation in Georgia or shrinking the number of people with access to coverage. Almost 2…
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Fact Sheet: Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax Downside
+ Full Article: Fact Sheet: Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax DownsideAnalysis of Substitute Version of House Bill 329 (LC 43 0601S) Updated March 8, 2017 Georgia lawmakers are considering a large income tax proposal that contains a mix of positive reforms and measures that raise significant concerns. Some aspects of the bill including a new Georgia Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and modest increases to…
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Ballooning Tax Credit for Private School Scholarships
+ Full Article: Ballooning Tax Credit for Private School ScholarshipsBill Analysis: House Bill 217 (LC 34 5120S) State lawmakers are considering a bill that proposes to swell the annual price of Georgia’s tax credit for private school scholarships. House Bill 217 raises the cap to $100 million from the current $58 million on a program that diverts tax revenue from the state to organizations…
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Income Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax Downside
+ Full Article: Income Tax Bill Offers Earned Income Tax Credit Upside, Flat Tax DownsideBill Analysis: House Bill 329 (LC 43 0564) – Updated February 27, 2017 Members of the Georgia House are set to consider a large income tax proposal that contains a mix of positive reforms and measures that raise significant concerns. Some aspects of the bill offer benefits to working class Georgia families, while others could…
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Immigrant ID Bills Amount to $1 Million in Waste
+ Full Article: Immigrant ID Bills Amount to $1 Million in WasteOne Senate bill and two House bills threaten to waste more than $1 million in state taxpayer dollars to change driver’s license and identification cards issued to immigrants, including refugees and legal permanent residents. If any of these bills pass, Georgia will spend valuable time and money tilting at windmills, while taking an unwelcoming stance…
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