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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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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget Proposals
+ Full Article: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Education Budget ProposalsDownload PDF Education does not escape the governor’s proposed cuts to agencies for the upcoming year. Adjusted for inflation, per student state spending on K-12 education and the University System will fall to their lowest levels in a decade.
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Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget Proposals
+ Full Article: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2011 Department of Human Services Budget ProposalsDownload PDF The Department of Human Services is facing a wide variety of budget cuts in the FY 2011 budget proposal. These cuts come on top of the cuts already implemented in the FY 2010 budget.
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Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 Budget
+ Full Article: Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY 2010 Amended Budget and the FY 2011 BudgetDownload PDF Due to the “Great Recession,” state revenues have continued to decline through the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY 2010). This decline is resulting in a FY 2010 budget shortfall of an additional $1.4 billion, for a total FY 2010 budget shortfall of $4.6 billion.
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Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget Proposals
+ Full Article: Highlights of the Governor’s Amended FY 2010 & FY 2011 Health Care Budget ProposalsDownload PDF The enacted fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget spared the Department of Community Health (DCH) from large-scale program cuts because enhanced federal Medicaid funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as well as additional Tobacco Settlement funds were used to replace DCH state General Fund spending. This report also highlights the…
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Recovery Act Directly Aiding Unemployed, Elderly, and Low-Income Families
+ Full Article: Recovery Act Directly Aiding Unemployed, Elderly, and Low-Income FamiliesDownload PDF Data on dollars spent and Georgians helped to date with a county-by-county breakdown.
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Tough On Crime and The Budget
+ Full Article: Tough On Crime and The BudgetDownload PDF This report provides recommendations to reform the criminal justice system in Georgia. This system has experienced rapid budget growth due, in part, to Georgia’s tough on crime policies and the rising age of inmates and their associated healthcare costs. These budget pressures are likely to continue, given the growing and aging inmate population,…
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Undocumented Immigrants in Georgia: Tax Contribution and Fiscal Concerns
+ Full Article: Undocumented Immigrants in Georgia: Tax Contribution and Fiscal ConcernsDownload PDF Undocumented immigrants in Georgia annually contribute an estimated $407 million in state and local taxes.
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