Yesterday, March 6, marked Crossover Day 2023, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered this session by the other chamber. Several important bills passed out of their chamber and
Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget includes $1.4 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) and HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) financial aid programs. About $1 billion is for HOPE, and $436 million is allotted for pre-K. By the
A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) and the University of Georgia (UGA) shows that most Georgians support increased funding for people-first priorities that help every community thrive. As a nonpartisan research and policy institute,
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget allocates $3.2 billion for the Board of Regents and $442 million for the Technical College System of Georgia. University System of Georgia Funding for the teaching portion of the university system’s operating
Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s public schools $11.9 billion, a $1.2 billion increase above current funding. The proposal includes an increase of $290 million to give teachers a cost-of-living adjustment and $846
The United States is experiencing income inequality at a level not seen since the 1920s, and it is worse in Atlanta than in any other major American city.[1] The consequences of this inequality are made clear when examining
Introduction After two consecutive years of record budget surpluses—generated in part by persistent austerity—Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s proposed $32.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 offers a muted response to deep deficits in the capacity of state government to
Last month, Georgia’s Department of Revenue released its report of unaudited tax collections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which ended on June 30, indicating that the state will once again run a surplus that leaves it with a record level
Budget Trends The $30.2 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Kemp for FY 2023, which started July 1, 2022, represents a return to pre-pandemic levels of spending across most areas of government, albeit with state government employing nearly
Introduction Georgia plans to spend $30.2 billion in state money raised through taxes and fees for the 2023 fiscal year. This budget largely reflects a restoration of previous COVID-era budget cuts and represented a unique opportunity to invest in state
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