Tag: Alan Essig

Deal halts planned increase in state gas tax

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.

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Local school budget cuts are the new normal

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig discusses education budget cuts in school districts across the state with 11Alive News Reporter Donna Lowry. ATLANTA — The new normal in Georgia’s public schools is doing more with less. The budget cuts that metro

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Governor signs $19.3 billion state budget

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig believes Governor Deal’s 2013 budget maintains the status quo in Georgia and does not do much to boost  the state’s overall economy.  Essig is quoted in the full article.

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Georgia colleges’ building boom skirts budget safeguards

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the necessity for transparency and accountability with regards to the University System of Georgia’s “public-private ventures” program and each college’s president having broad autonomy over their respective institution. Read the full article.

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