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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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Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Budget for Business Tax Breaks
+ Full Article: Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Budget for Business Tax BreaksTax-Side Spending for Economic Development Continues to Swell In addition to the nearly $100 million that Gov. Nathan Deal proposes to spend on economic development during the 2014 fiscal year, Georgia is also scheduled to commit another $289 million through 16 business tax credits that companies in Georgia are eligible to claim. These additional “tax…
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More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid Expansion
+ Full Article: More GOP Governor Support Emerges for Medicaid ExpansionThis week, two more Republican governors came out in support for taking advantage of new federal funding to ensure health coverage for more of their state’s residents. Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder bring to six the number of GOP governors who have announced they will move forward to expand Medicaid. Even…
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Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year for Department of Community Health
+ Full Article: Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year for Department of Community HealthDepartment of Community Health Plan Underfunds Medicaid The governor’s budget recommendations may not include enough funding to cover the health care needs of Georgia’s growing population in the next two years. Because the original 2013 budget fails to include enough money to pay for new Medicaid and PeachCare patients expected to enroll this year, new…
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Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget for PK-12
+ Full Article: Overview: Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget for PK-12New Plan Continues $1 Billion Underfunding of QBE The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for K-12 education report reviews the proposed FY 2014 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Georgia continues to shortchange its K-12 students. The Quality Basic Education (QBE) program, the primary mechanism for distributing…
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Overview: Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher Education
+ Full Article: Overview: Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Higher EducationGeorgia Balances the Books by Making Higher Education Less Accessible The overview of Georgia’s 2014 fiscal year budget for higher education report analyzes the impact it has on higher education. Georgia plans to continue down a path that makes its university and technical college education less available to all but its highest achieving or most…
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The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a Mistake
+ Full Article: The Facts About Georgia’s Hospital Provider Fee and Why Allowing it to Expire Would be a MistakeThe Georgia hospital provider fee, or Medicaid assessment, expires on June 30, 2013. The following answers to some frequently asked questions will help you understand the fee’s purpose and the ramifications if lawmakers allow it expire. Download the fact sheet.
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New Report Gives Lawmakers a Menu of Revenue Options
+ Full Article: New Report Gives Lawmakers a Menu of Revenue OptionsOver the past few years, sharply declining state revenues led to deep cuts in vital investments like education and transportation. Georgia cut nearly $2 billion worth of essential services since 2009 and the governor’s budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 includes additional cuts for many state agencies. Lawmakers looking for ways to…
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Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
+ Full Article: Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s ReboundLow Revenues Putting Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity Georgia is one of the most under-funded states in the country, but state lawmakers can remedy structural budget shortfalls by implementing revenue options used successfully by other states. Annual deep cuts in state funding the past five years means fewer teachers in Georgia’s classrooms, roads and…
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Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget
+ Full Article: Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year BudgetGeorgia’s Economic Recovery Requires State Support for Education, Transportation, Health Care The Overview of Georgia’s 2014 Fiscal Year Budget report examines the Governor’s fiscal year 2014 budget and its impact on the public resources that matter most to Georgians. The governor’s budget recommendation for the 2014 fiscal year that starts July 1 includes several hundred…
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