Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy July 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the […] Read more » Federal Medicaid Cuts health medicaid Report Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training – Georgia Primer June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia is poised to maximize its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment & Training program, which will help more food stamp recipients gain skills to obtain and maintain employment. Download the PDF. Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Report Safety Net SNAP State Budget Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview of the ESPLOST Initiative for Four Metro Atlanta School Systems May 24, 2011 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin This policy brief provides an overview of the financial performance and expenditure activity related to the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) initiatives for Atlanta Public Schools, City Schools of Decatur, DeKalb County School System and Fulton County School System. Download the PDF. Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax ESPLOST Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 May 24, 2011 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 State revenues will decrease by almost $100 million in FY 2012 due to five tax bills signed by the governor. This report looks at the official fiscal notes of tax bills passed by the House and Senate and signed by the governor that will affect state revenue. Download the PDF. Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes FY 2012 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Policy Areas Reports Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on Three Years of Deep Cuts: Overview of the Approved FY 2012 DHS Budget This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Human Services. Download the PDF. Related materials: Human Services is ‘Down to the Bone’: Highlights of the Governor’s FY 2012 DHS Budget Read more » Department of Human Services Economic Security FY 2012 Report Safety Net State Budget
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports FY 2012 Education Budget: Serving More with Less May 24, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This report provides an overview of the enacted FY 2012 budget for the Department of Early Care and Learning, Department of Education, Board of Regents and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF. Read more » Board of Regents Cedric Johnson Department of Early Care and Learning Education FY 2012 Report State Budget Technical College System of Georgia
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Day 40: Tax Bills Still in Play Would Cause Millions of Dollars in Lost Revenue April 14, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Tax reform might be dead for legislative session, but there are several tax bills still in play. The policy brief provides an update on bills altered by the House or Senate that now await agreement. Download the PDF. Read more » Day 40 Report State Taxes tax reform
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports House Bill 387: Recommended Adjustments to Tax Reform Bill March 29, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin House Bill 387 includes some positive steps in tax reform, but misses several key opportunities. This policy brief provides recommendations for improving the bill in committee before it proceeds for an up-or-down vote by the House and Senate. Download the PDF. Read more » HB 387 House Bill 387 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports REVISED: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 March 21, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Three tax bills passed by the House of Representatives will cost an estimated $93 million in FY 2012, according to Georgia State University Fiscal Research Center’s official fiscal notes on the bills. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes 2011 Read more » Adding Up the Fiscal Notes FY 2012 Report State Taxes
Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports What Federal Fund Cuts in Proposed U.S. House Bill Would Mean for Georgia March 9, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The U.S. House of Representatives bill (H.R. 1) to fund the federal government through September 30, 2011, would make deep cuts ($66 billion) to a wide variety of services, impacting hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Federal Budget & Taxes HR 1 Report
