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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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The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget: Have We Hit the Bottom?
+ Full Article: The Governor’s FY 2012 Budget: Have We Hit the Bottom?An overview of the Governor’s FY 2012 budget. Download the PDF.
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Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget
+ Full Article: Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS BudgetHighlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 Department of Human Services Budget. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget
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Governor’s Proposed Health Budgets
+ Full Article: Governor’s Proposed Health BudgetsHighlights of the FY 2012 budgets for the Department of Community Health and Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. Download the PDF.
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Income Tax Evens Out the Burden for Families
+ Full Article: Income Tax Evens Out the Burden for FamiliesOne of the largest questions for tax reform is “Who pays?” A dramatic shift from income to sales tax means middle- and low-income Georgians will foot more of the bill. Download the PDF.
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Race to the Top Initiative Aims to Improve K-12 Education in Georgia
+ Full Article: Race to the Top Initiative Aims to Improve K-12 Education in GeorgiaOver the next four years, the Georgia Department of Education and 26 local education agencies will invest nearly $400 million into the state’s public education system as part of the federal Race to the Top initiative. This report provides an overview of what outcomes citizens of Georgia can expect after $400 million are invested. Download…
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New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal Funds
+ Full Article: New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal FundsProposed state fund cuts for the Department of Human Services current budget and FY 2012 budget could prevent Georgia from meeting its state maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Older Americans Act (OAA) and cost the state millions in federal funds. Download the PDF.
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Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform, But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive
+ Full Article: Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform, But Taxing Groceries is Highly RegressiveAll exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be weighed against other tax breaks with an equity lens. Eliminating the deduction for state income taxes offers an alternative worth considering. Download the PDF.
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What is in Store for Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment?
+ Full Article: What is in Store for Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment?The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) increases eligibility for Medicaid and provides states significant new funding to pay for the expansion. This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid expansion and how the billions in new federal funding will help increase health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians. Download the PDF.
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Other States Take Action on Tax Breaks
+ Full Article: Other States Take Action on Tax BreaksTax breaks are enacted each year and, once in the tax code, remain there without evaluation or scrutiny. These tax preferences shrink the tax base and many reduce fairness by shifting taxes onto other businesses and individuals who do not receive the exemption or cause lawmakers to reduce state services. Georgia can follow models other…
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