Alan Essig Blog And Now it’s Time to Say Sine Die April 2, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig | 10 Comments on And Now it’s Time to Say Sine Die As the 2015 legislative session comes to an end so does my time in Georgia. After 25 years in Georgia, the last 11 as executive director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, I move to Michigan in a few weeks. It certainly has been a long, strange trip. It’s hard to believe how far […] Read more » Alan Essig Medicaid Expansion State Budget
GBPI In The News More damage being done under the Gold Dome March 22, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Editorial: It is a good thing our intrepid lawmakers will soon leave Atlanta. I’m not sure we can stand much more of their working the will of the people. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Education K-12 Legislature
Alan Essig Blog Senate Transportation Bill Escalates Pain for Education, Other Needs March 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on Senate Transportation Bill Escalates Pain for Education, Other Needs Georgia’s state senators could inflict more than twice the pain contemplated by their House counterparts if they move forward with plans to fix roads and bridges with a raid on the general fund to the tune of $442 million. The version House members sent to them proposes a “mere” $168 million whack from the general fund, […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Education State Budget State of Working Georgia State Taxes
GBPI In The News Georgia’s budget numbers are what counts March 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Some of the state government’s biggest battles over budget numbers have taken place with Alan Essig in the middle.ﾠ Read more. Read more » Alan Essig closer-look State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes House Budget Squeezes Schools, Health Care Providers February 27, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on House Budget Squeezes Schools, Health Care Providers The Georgia House of Representatives this week rearranged the state’s 2016 budget plan for education, health care and human services from the one the governor unveiled in January. The new version still does not include budget cuts required to pay for a pending plan to raise $1 billion for road and bridge maintenance. House Bill […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Department of Human Services FY 2016 medicaid PeachCare State Budget
GBPI In The News Tax swap brings no small change February 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Some powerful Georgia lawmakers are floating a plan to move $180 million out of the state account used for schools, public safety and other general needs to redirect the money solely for roads and bridges. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
GBPI In The News Traveling a road to nowhere January 25, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin In a statewide AJC poll earlier this month, 84 percent of Georgians said they thought it was at least somewhat important to improve the state’s transportation system; 57 percent took it a step further, saying it was very important to upgrade our transportation system. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
GBPI In The News Now’s time for strategic fixes January 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin AJC op-ed: For the first time in years, state leaders are sending signals before the January General Assembly that they might raise revenues to fix a challenge Georgia needs to address, in this case its neglected transportation system. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Legislature State Budget
Blog John McCosh State Budget, Schools and Health Care Made for Lively GBPI Conference January 9, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by John McCosh State revenues are growing just enough for Georgia to do little more than tread water. Georgia lawmakers need to address hurdles that hinder the state’s schoolchildren, such as lack of funding and early childhood education. And a growing number of states are finding ways to close the health insurance coverage gap through Medicaid expansion. Those […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Alan Essig Education health Legislative Update State Budget
GBPI In The News Ga. tax revenues up, but not enough January 7, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The improving economy raised state tax collections by 9 percent in December over the same month last year, but an expert on state budgets warned Wednesday that the added money won’t stretch far. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig Legislature State Budget
