Tag: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Low Pay Holds Georgia Back

As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution April 29, 2015 Kills jobs. Bad for business. Hurts the economy. Minimum wage detractors have pushed those arguments for decades and they’re common parlance among some legislators and lobbyists. But those claims are no

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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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Lawmakers throw around bonds for pet projects

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig discusses bonds and special projects and how politics influence which pets projects receive funding.  Essig calls bonds “the way they reward folks” in the Legislature.  Read full article here.

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2026 Budget Primer Released

The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.

Submit your comment on the Georgia Pathways to Coverage Program

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