Budget and Taxes Claire Suggs Higher Education Reports Overview: 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education February 13, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed budget of nearly $2.3 billion for the university system and approximately $360 million for technical colleges includes money to increase salaries, which should help both systems attract and retain faculty. Still, state spending per student in the university system remains well below earlier levels so financial pressures that led to tuition […] Read more » Budget Overview FY2018 Higher Education
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Overview: 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Services for Children and Older Adults Get Substantial Boost Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed $732 million Department of Human Services 2018 budget takes another significant step forward to restoring and fortifying the agency after recession-era cuts. The spending plan adds substantial money for child welfare and other human services. Still, more money is needed to ensure […] Read more » Child Welfare Department of Human Services FY2018
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Laura Harker Reports Overview: 2018 Budget for Department of Community Health February 7, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Laura Harker Governor Nathan Deal proposes a 2018 budget of $2.57 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This is a decrease of $85.7 million from the 2017 fiscal year, mostly due to an increased rate for federal matching funds in the Medicaid program. Federal funding for the department is $7.6 billion in […] Read more » FY2018 medicaid
Budget and Taxes Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Overview: 2018 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education February 2, 2017 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs Gov. Nathan Deal’s budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year boosts funding for Georgia’s 1.7 million public school students by $515 million over the current budget for a total of $9.4 billion. The proposal includes a 2 percent salary increase for authorized teachers. At the same time, districts face growing financial pressures. The budget calls […] Read more » Education FY2018 K-12
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Overview of Georgia’s 2018 Fiscal Year Budget January 25, 2017 / February 26, 2021 by Wesley Tharpe The $25 billion state budget proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal for the 2018 fiscal year starting July 1, 2017 lays out his desired roadmap for Georgia to fund the people’s business over the coming year. It represents a $1.26 billion increase in total state spending over the 2017 budget approved last year, an increase of […] Read more » FY2018
