State agencies prepare for more budget cuts
GBPI Admin
August 3, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig says state budget cuts are the new status quo. Read full article here.
Tag: Budget & Taxes
Metro Area School Systems are Not Alone in Their Struggle to Close Budget Gaps for the Upcoming School Year
GBPI Admin
July 20, 2012
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in the Athens Patch. Read full article here.
Lawmakers Need to Head off Medicaid, PeachCare Funding Cut
Timothy Sweeney
May 25, 2012
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Georgians who depend on two key programs for health coverage are threatened by funding cuts, and policymakers need to prevent that from happening. Medicaid and PeachCare help more Georgians than ever receive much needed health care,
Local school budget cuts are the new normal
GBPI Admin
May 23, 2012
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
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: PK-12 Education report reviews the enacted FY 2013 budget and the impact it has on early childhood and K-12 education. Education leaders face the challenge of educating more than 1.7 million youth in a new
FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Higher Education
GBPI Admin
May 17, 2012
A review of the enacted FY 2013 budget for Higher Education examines the new normal era of fewer resources and heightened expectations for Georgia’s education leaders. Georgia’s university and technical college systems have experienced steady growth in enrollment over the
Report: Georgia Taxes Working-Poor Further Into Poverty
GBPI Admin
April 4, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA (April 4, 2012) – While most other states exempt working-poor families from the income tax, Georgia is one of a small number of states that continue to levy an income tax on working families living in
Some spotlight bills died on Crossover Day in Georgia
GBPI Admin
March 9, 2012
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the necessity for a tool to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of tax breaks. Read full article.
Think Low Business Taxes Fuel Job Growth? Think Again.
Alan Essig
March 5, 2012
Once again Georgia is shown to be a low tax state. The Tax Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington D.C., released a national study that compares how much different companies pay in taxes. The study reveals that Georgia has
Guest Blogger: Matthew Gardner | Reality Check: “High Rate” Income Tax States are Outperforming No-Tax States
Alan Essig
February 16, 2012
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) recently released a report that destroys the myth that states without an income tax perform better economically than the states with high income tax rates. ITEP’s Executive Director Matthew Gardner is our
