GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a guest writer; read Essig’s piece on the structural deficit here.
Posted by Wesley Tharpe With the national economy continuing to sputter, states are wondering how best to attract new investment and create jobs. Governor Deal repeatedly states the goal of making Georgia the #1 place in the country – even
Posted by Wesley Tharpe The year was 1992. An exciting Braves squad was playing toward its second World Series; a young governor from Arkansas was campaigning for president; “Seinfeld” was becoming a Thursday night mainstay; and Boyz II Men was
Posted by Clare S. Richie Things are about to get worse for as many as 190,000 Georgia families struggling to make ends meet because of unemployment. Starting in July, unemployed Georgians will lose between $260 and $1,820 in unemployment insurance
Under the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance obligations during the recession, laid-off Georgians will lose their state unemployment benefits faster, while employers will receive a permanent cut in their
Senior Policy Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article on the cuts in unemployment benefits in Georgia and whether or not these cuts produce the projected savings. Read full article here.
Senior Policy Analyst Clare Ritchie is quoted in this article on the new Georgia unemployment law and whether or not the projected savings are accurate. Read full article here.
Senior Policy Analyst Clare Ritchie is quoted in this article about the new unemployment law in Georgia and whether or not the projected savings are, in fact, accurate. Read full article here.
Statistic from GBPI is cited in this article about the downfalls of cutting unemployment benefits. Read full article here.
The FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services report examines key trends within the Department of Human Resources (DHS), including budget cuts and staff reduction and restructuring all while demand for services has increased. What takes DHS to a new low in
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
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