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State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students
+ Full Article: State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College StudentsThe Governor’s request for another 3 percent budget cut will mean less money for Georgia’s technical colleges, forcing a 13 percent tuition increase for students and delivering another blow to the state’s economic future. Beginning in January, a student taking a full 15-hour course load will see a $150 increase in tuition per semester. All…
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Georgia’s Revenue and Investment Fall to Nationwide Lows
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Revenue and Investment Fall to Nationwide LowsWhen it comes to investing in a prosperous future, Georgia has gone from the middle of the pack in 1989 to near the bottom today. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Georgia State University’s Fiscal Research Center that should be required reading for policymakers who take pride in slashing revenue and spending to…
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Expanding Medicaid to cover more Georgians is a great deal for Georgia
+ Full Article: Expanding Medicaid to cover more Georgians is a great deal for GeorgiaPosted by Timothy Sweeney Despite Governor Deal’s recent comments indicating that he is unlikely to expand Medicaid, doing so remains Georgia’s best and most affordable option to make health insurance available to hundreds of thousands of Georgians who currently lack it. Financially, the expansion is a great deal for Georgia because the federal government will…
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The Shell Game Continues
+ Full Article: The Shell Game ContinuesPosted by Clare S. Richie The game of robbing Peter to pay Paul continues in Georgia. To keep one critical budget intact, the Department of Human Services (DHS) is proposing cuts to two other critical programs. In the end, everybody loses. DHS proposes to fill some gaps in the amended 2013 budget by shuffling around…
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Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming Budgets
+ Full Article: Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming BudgetsAnother round of damaging cuts to schools, health care, public safety and other vital services is looming unless the governor and General Assembly take a balanced approach to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, one that includes additional revenue. Despite four years of crippling cuts, revenues continue to lag, and the Governor’s Office of Planning and…
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New Revenue Needed To Invest in Medicaid
+ Full Article: New Revenue Needed To Invest in MedicaidPosted by Timothy Sweeney Today at the Department of Community Health Board meeting, the state failed to outline how it would address its funding shortfall and instead chose to blame the federal government’s lack of “flexibility” for funding issues facing Medicaid and PeachCare programs. But blaming the federal government for the state’s budget woes is…
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Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits
+ Full Article: Spending reductions, recurring budget deficitsPosted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s executive director Alan Essig on Georgia’s fiscal crisis and the solutions that help move the state forward. The numbers don’t add up for Georgia. They haven’t in years – and they won’t any…
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Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businesses
+ Full Article: Lack of investment in education and quality of life impede Georgia’s ability to attract new businessesPosted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even the world – to do business, and state leaders emphasize lower taxes and slimmer government…
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Medicaid Expansion Ensures that Hundreds of Thousands of Low-income Georgians Can Finally Get Health Coverage
+ Full Article: Medicaid Expansion Ensures that Hundreds of Thousands of Low-income Georgians Can Finally Get Health CoverageThe Medicaid expansion created by the Affordable Care Act is the most cost-effective way for Georgia to ensure that hundreds of thousands of low-income Georgians can finally get health coverage. Furthermore, it will carry a variety of other benefits for Georgia’s economy that policy makers should keep in mind as they weigh whether to participate.…
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