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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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House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid Shortfall
+ Full Article: House Restores Proposed Health Care Cuts; Opens Potential Medicaid ShortfallThis fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget and its impact on Medicaid and the State Health Benefit Plan. Download the PDF.
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House Bill 78: More Budget Cuts, Fewer Services
+ Full Article: House Bill 78: More Budget Cuts, Fewer ServicesThis fact sheet provides an analysis of the proposed FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF.
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Lawmakers Should Examine Tax Breaks When Prioritizing State Spending
+ Full Article: Lawmakers Should Examine Tax Breaks When Prioritizing State SpendingAs resources remain low and demands brought on by a growing population and a severe recession remain high, spending through the tax code must be evaluated and weighed against direct spending. Download the PDF.
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What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia
+ Full Article: What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for GeorgiaThe U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 1) to fund the federal government through September 30, 2011, would make deep cuts ($66 billion) to a wide variety of services, impacting hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Download the PDF.
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Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal Government
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: More than $600 Million Owed to the Federal GovernmentGeorgia currently has an insolvent unemployment trust fund. This policy brief examines what payments are due in 2011 for Georgia’s outstanding loan, the consequences of not paying, and options for returning to solvency. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency Don’t Ask Georgia’s Unemployed to…
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Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax Recommendations
+ Full Article: Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Fairness in the Tax RecommendationsThis policy brief provides four additional adjustment options for improving equity in the recommendations from the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Fairness, but Shift Taxes (January 20, 2011)
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Senate Resolution 20: What a Tax and Expenditure Limitation Would Mean for Georgia
+ Full Article: Senate Resolution 20: What a Tax and Expenditure Limitation Would Mean for GeorgiaThis report looks at Senate Resolution 20, which limits spending growth by setting a cap on the amount of revenue Georgia can budget each year. Under Senate Resolution 20’s formula, the state budget can be equal to either of the prior two years’ spending levels or can increase over the previous year’s spending level by…
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Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts Continue
+ Full Article: Governor’s FY 2012 Education Budget Proposals: The Cuts ContinueHighlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Education, Board of Regents, Technical College System of Georgia, and Pre-K and HOPE Scholarship programs. Download the PDF.
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Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift Taxes
+ Full Article: Almost There…Tax Recommendations Improve Finances, but Shift TaxesAlthough the Tax Council’s recommendations would improve Georgia’s ability to meet current and future needs, they would do so by shifting taxes away from wealthy Georgians and onto middle and low-income Georgians. Download the PDF. Related Material: Additional Adjustment Options to Improve Faireness in the Tax Recommendations (February 16, 2011)
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