GBPI In The News New Saporta Report columnist to explore what’s next for the region September 11, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is referenced in this article about the future of Georgia’s economic state. Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig Economic Security Safety Net TSPLOST
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes K-12 Education State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students September 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on State Budget Cuts Equal Tuition Increases for Georgia’s Technical College Students The Governor’s request for another 3 percent budget cut will mean less money for Georgia’s technical colleges, forcing a 13 percent tuition increase for students and delivering another blow to the state’s economic future. Beginning in January, a student taking a full 15-hour course load will see a $150 increase in tuition per semester. All […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts HOPE Scholarship State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
GBPI In The News Pending federal budget action could hurt state August 25, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article about federal cuts to the state budget. Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes Without New Revenue, Outlook is Bleak for Upcoming Budgets August 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Another round of damaging cuts to schools, health care, public safety and other vital services is looming unless the governor and General Assembly take a balanced approach to the state’s ongoing budget crisis, one that includes additional revenue. Despite four years of crippling cuts, revenues continue to lag, and the Governor’s Office of Planning and […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget
GBPI In The News Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits August 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a guest writer; read Essig’s piece on the structural deficit here. Read more » Alan Essig Atlanta Journal-Constitution Economic Security Safety Net State Budget
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits August 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on Spending reductions, recurring budget deficits Posted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s executive director Alan Essig on Georgia’s fiscal crisis and the solutions that help move the state forward. The numbers don’t add up for Georgia. They haven’t in years – and they won’t any […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts State Budget state revenue
GBPI In The News State agencies prepare for more budget cuts August 3, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig calls state budget cuts the new “status quo.” Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget
GBPI In The News More budget cuts ahead for state health care, universities August 3, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig speaks says the state is not raising enough revenue, creating a structural deficit. Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig revenues
GBPI In The News State revenues still far behind pre-recession levels June 10, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted in this article on state revenues; read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig Bill Dawers Peach Pundit State revenues
GBPI In The News Gov. Deal freezes Georgia gas tax June 9, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Governor Deal’s decision to halt the plan to increase the state gas tax; Essig says the decision does not make “budgetary or economic sense.” Read full article here. Read more » Alan Essig AP Athens Banner-Herald Gas Tax State Budget State Taxes
