Budget and Taxes Health Justice Policy Areas Reports Lawmakers Protect Medicaid, Funding Gaps Loom for 2012: Analysis of FY 2011 Health Care Budgets June 21, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Lawmakers cut Department of Community Health by $236.8 million and increased support for the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities by 9.3 percent. There are no cuts to Medicaid or PeachCare eligibility; the budget has new revenue from a provider fee to increase reimbursement rates to hospitals. The budget is heavily reliant on enhanced […] Read more » Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Department of Community Health FY 2011 health medicaid PeachCare Recovery Act State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Deep Cuts to Government Mark Fiscal Year 2011, Budget May Yet Be in the Red June 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The Great Recession has resulted in the worst fiscal crisis in more than 70 years, resulting in multi-billion dollar deficits. Although Recovery Act funds help, lawmakers’ strategy to slash impacts every facet of state government, resulting in severe service cuts as well as layoffs/furloughs of thousands of teachers/employees. The irony is that as Georgia is […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes FY 2011 Recovery Act Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports Education Budgets FY 2011 Highlights … And the Four Options for the Future May 25, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff In response to continued revenue declines and limited new revenue measures, lawmakers cut education — K-12, University System, and Technical College System — by 13 to 15 percent for fiscal year (FY) 2011 when compared to the Original FY 2009 General Budget, which preceded the recessionary budget cuts. Download the PDF. Read more » Education FY 2011 K-12 State Budget Technical College System University System
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2011 Budgets April 22, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Both the House and Senate largely kept the governor’s cuts for this current fiscal year and what he proposed for next year in their FY 2011 budgets. This report highlights the differences between the two chambers. Download PDF. Read more » FY 2011 Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Overview of the House of Representatives Proposed FY 2011 Budget April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House’s version of the FY 2011 budget balances the budget by incorporating additional budget cuts than that of the governor’s proposed FY 2011 budget. Compared to the pre-recession FY 2009 budget, the House version includes cuts totaling 17.8 percent, or $3.6 billion. In the long term, and in light of billion $ deficit projected […] Read more » budget deficit FY 2011 Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Policy Areas Reports House FY 2011 Health Care Budgets Highlights April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts General Fund spending in the Department of Community Health (DCH) by $285.4 million relative to the originally enacted FY 2010 budget. In addition, the House budget reflects lost state funding from the Tobacco Settlement and from the Care Management Organization fee totaling $207.2 million. Download the PDF. Read more » Care Management Organization fee DCH Department of Community Health FY 2011 health State Budget tobacco settlement
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Education Budget April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget cuts K-12, University System, and Technical Colleges — by an additional $318 million more than the governor’s January proposal. It increases funds for Pre-K. Accounting for inflation, per student state funding for K-12 will drop to its lowest point in a decade, even after include Recovery Act funds. […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Education FY 2011 K-12 State Budget Technical Colleges University System
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Policy Areas Reports Highlights of the House’s FY 2011 Budget Proposal for the Dept. of Human Services April 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The House of Reps’ FY 2011 budget proposal cuts the Department of Human Services budget by an additional $11.4 million over the governor’s January proposal. DHS now faces a $33 million cut in state General Funds for FY 2011 compared to this year’s enacted budget. This is a 6.1 percent cut on top of several […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2011 Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Lawmakers Should Find new Revenue to Ensure Health Care for the Most Vulnerable April 1, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Medicaid program needs nearly $1 billion for FY 2011 and FY 2012. This shortfall is not due to a program out of control, but rather is a result of the steep revenue decline from the current recession. One option lawmakers can pursue is enacting House Bill 307, which generates $169 million by implementing a […] Read more » Fact Sheet FY 2011 FY 2012 HB 307 health House Bill 307 medicaid
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Policy Areas Increasing the Tobacco Tax Brings Signficant Revenue, Prevents Cuts March 17, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Tobacco Revenue is likely to more than double if HB 39 passes, despite declining sales without new revenues, Georgia is facing multi-billion dollar deficits in FY 2011 and FY 2012. The state is already experiencing deep cuts to essential services. Lawmakers should pass House Bill 39 as part of a balanced approach to addressing […] Read more » budget deficit Fact Sheet FY 2011 FY 2012 HB 39 House Bill 39 State Taxes Tobacco Tax
