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Tax Breaks and Economic Development Programs, Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth
+ Full Article: Tax Breaks and Economic Development Programs, Are We Getting Our Money’s WorthGeorgia is investing tens of millions of dollars in business tax incentives and subsidies without any idea as to the impact on jobs. In tight budget times, it’s imperative that all state expenditures whether through the state budget or through the tax code, are held accountable for results. The General Assembly passed legislation requiring the…
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Happy New Year? Congress to Decide Fate of Federal Unemployment Benefits
+ Full Article: Happy New Year? Congress to Decide Fate of Federal Unemployment BenefitsOn December 31st, everyone will gather together to welcome in the New Year. Yet thousands of jobless Georgians worry today if Congress will pull the rug out from under them and their families in 2012. In January 2012, nearly 70,000 Georgia workers, who lost their jobs due to no fault of their own, will be…
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Tough Choices Lay Ahead for General Assembly in 2012 Legislative Session
+ Full Article: Tough Choices Lay Ahead for General Assembly in 2012 Legislative SessionVital state services may face further budget cuts. Most state agencies have seen their budgets cut by an average 14 percent, and many more by 20 percent or higher. So while the state’s revenue growth (6.8 percent) through October is ahead of the 4 percent growth needed for the FY 2012 budget, Georgia’s budget crunch…
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Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore SolvencyYears of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligation. This policy brief provides an update on Georgia’s insolvent unemployment trust fund, as well as recommendations for how the state can rebuild its reserve and avoid…
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Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy
+ Full Article: Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s EconomyMedicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the…
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Georgia Establishes Stand-Alone Public Health Agency Beginning in FY 2012
+ Full Article: Georgia Establishes Stand-Alone Public Health Agency Beginning in FY 2012The FY 2012 budget appropriates $186 million in state funding for the newly established Department of Public Health. The FY 2012 programmatic funding level of $166.2 million represents a $25.8 million, or 13.4 percent, decline from the pre-recession FY 2009 budget. Download the PDF.
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Smaller Budgets Impact Higher Education
+ Full Article: Smaller Budgets Impact Higher EducationThis fact sheet provides an overview of the FY 2012 budgets for the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF.
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Funding Cuts Affect HOPE Program
+ Full Article: Funding Cuts Affect HOPE ProgramThe FY 2012 budget allocates $650 million in total funding for programs that provide financial assistance for post-secondary education. The majority of the funding is provided by state lottery games. Download the PDF.
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Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in Georgia
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Decreasing TANF Funds: An Overview of the FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds in GeorgiaGeorgia has less available federal and state Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) due to a decreasing federal unobligated balance; cuts to the federal TANF Supplemental Grant; and, an increased reliance on private funds for TANF MOE. Download the PDF. Related Materials: State Directs Majority of TANF Funds…
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