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Income Tax Legislation Threatens Georgia’s Stellar Bond Rating
+ Full Article: Income Tax Legislation Threatens Georgia’s Stellar Bond RatingManaging Georgia’s finances in a responsible way is one of the most sober and sacred responsibilities of state lawmakers. Families and businesses in Georgia’s largest cities and smallest towns can’t thrive unless lawmakers are able to raise sufficient tax revenue, or to borrow money at decent rates. Our elected state officials need financial flexibility to…
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Senate Adds $10 M Startup Fund, Boosts Nurse Pay in Revised Budget Today
+ Full Article: Senate Adds $10 M Startup Fund, Boosts Nurse Pay in Revised Budget TodayThe Georgia Senate passed the latest version of the state’s $23.7 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts in July, with the biggest addition a $10 million injection into the Invest Georgia economic development program. For the most part, senators only tinkered with the spending plan passed by the House of Representatives in February,…
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Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals: Updated Bill Analysis
+ Full Article: Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals: Updated Bill AnalysisThe Georgia House of Representatives has passed a $100 million tax credit program for individual and corporate donations to hospitals in rural or nearly-rural Georgia communities. House Bill 919 is designed to create private investment incentives for rural hospitals to help shore up their finances. The flawed legislation contains very few reporting requirements or guidelines…
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Adding Up 2016: Tax Breaks, Income Tax Cuts Could Harm Georgia Finances
+ Full Article: Adding Up 2016: Tax Breaks, Income Tax Cuts Could Harm Georgia FinancesA variety of tax bills await further consideration by state legislators as the Georgia General Assembly enters its final few weeks of the 2016 session. There are 11 tax bills affecting state revenues still alive after Crossover Day, the point where bills must clear at least one legislative chamber to have a good chance at…
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Tax cut proposal to benefit wealthiest Georgians, jeopardize funding for schools, roads and more
+ Full Article: Tax cut proposal to benefit wealthiest Georgians, jeopardize funding for schools, roads and moreTwin income tax cut proposals that promise a big tax break for wealthy Georgians and little for everyone else are careening toward legislative approval this month. If enacted, House Bill 238 and Senate Resolution 756 will stymie Georgia’s investment in quality public schools, hospitals, services for children and seniors, and more for years to come.…
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Ga. Legislature Advances Bills Regarding Immigration
+ Full Article: Ga. Legislature Advances Bills Regarding ImmigrationAs the last day of the state legislative session approaches, the Georgia General Assembly is considering a set of proposed laws related to immigrants and immigration. Read the full story.
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Drivers’ ID Bill Would Squander Big Bucks to Target Immigrants
+ Full Article: Drivers’ ID Bill Would Squander Big Bucks to Target ImmigrantsA Senate bill threatens to spend hundreds of thousands of Georgia taxpayer dollars to compel work-eligible immigrants to carry both a drivers’ privilege card and a special identification card. If this bill passes, Georgia is obligated to waste effort and expense to address unproven problems while it further stigmatizes immigrants. Senate Bill 6, up for…
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Threat to Georgia’s Finances Gains Steam as Constitutional Amendment to Slash State Income Tax Nears Crossover Day
+ Full Article: Threat to Georgia’s Finances Gains Steam as Constitutional Amendment to Slash State Income Tax Nears Crossover DayMost Georgia families stand to lose if twin proposals to slash the state income tax stay on track to pass the General Assembly this year. Midnight Monday Feb. 29, or crossover day, is the target for supporters of a constitutional amendment to drastically shift the state away from a balanced revenue system that consistently delivers…
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Senate Resolution 756 threatens to disrupt Georgia’s long-term finances
+ Full Article: Senate Resolution 756 threatens to disrupt Georgia’s long-term financesSenate Resolution 756 threatens to undermine Georgia’s ability to remain an attractive state for families and businesses. Passing the amendment creates a rigid formula in Georgia’s constitution that inflicts a series of never-ending automatic revenue cuts based on arbitrary targets. This formula is harmful to Georgia’s growth, especially if coupled with House Bill 238’s proposal to…
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