Blog Wesley Tharpe Transportation Plan Takes Positive Turn, Has a Few Miles to Go March 13, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on Transportation Plan Takes Positive Turn, Has a Few Miles to Go The Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 170 last week, legislation that could generate nearly $1 billion a year in extra state funding for transportation. Its passage comes after more than a month of spirited debate that delivered several important changes, many for the better. The improving bill now lies in the hands of […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Transportation Wesley Tharpe
Alan Essig Blog Budget and Taxes House Budget Squeezes Schools, Health Care Providers February 27, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig | 1 Comment on House Budget Squeezes Schools, Health Care Providers The Georgia House of Representatives this week rearranged the state’s 2016 budget plan for education, health care and human services from the one the governor unveiled in January. The new version still does not include budget cuts required to pay for a pending plan to raise $1 billion for road and bridge maintenance. House Bill […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Department of Human Services FY 2016 medicaid PeachCare State Budget
Blog Claire Suggs Private School Subsidy Bill Promises Sticker Shock February 19, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Claire Suggs | 8 Comments on Private School Subsidy Bill Promises Sticker Shock Georgia lawmakers are sounding out a kinproposal to create Education Savings Accounts to allow parents of private and home school children to pay expenses with state money. A new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analysis shows using state money to subsidize education outside Georgia’s public schools will drain nearly $18 million from the state budget […] Read more » Education K-12 State Budget
GBPI In The News Tax swap brings no small change February 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Some powerful Georgia lawmakers are floating a plan to move $180 million out of the state account used for schools, public safety and other general needs to redirect the money solely for roads and bridges. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
Author Budget and Taxes Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Timothy Sweeney Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year for Department of Community Health February 10, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney The governor’s proposed 2016 budget directs $2.45 billion to the Department of Community Health, not including money for agencies attached for administrative purposes. That is a $27.8 million decline from the 2015 budget approved last spring. The department operates nine programs, although more than 96 percent of general fund spending, or about $2.36 billion, is […] Read more » State Budget
Author Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Library Melissa Johnson Policy Areas Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Human Services Budget February 3, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson More for Child Welfare, but Other Services Still in Need The governor’s $547 million human services budget proposed for the 2016 fiscal year makes strategic additions to help protect Georgia’s children and adults, but falls short of meeting the many different needs of its growing population. The spending plan promises to take a solid step […] Read more » State Budget
Author Budget and Taxes Claire Suggs K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Reports Overview: 2016 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education January 28, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs Still About $470 Million Short of Funding Formula The $8.49 billion for public schools in Governor Deal’s budget proposal shrinks some of the austerity cut in state K-12 funding. Districts that still furlough teachers and cut instructional days should get enough money to address both. However school districts will receive between $450 and $500 million […] Read more » K-12 State Budget
GBPI In The News Traveling a road to nowhere January 25, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin In a statewide AJC poll earlier this month, 84 percent of Georgians said they thought it was at least somewhat important to improve the state’s transportation system; 57 percent took it a step further, saying it was very important to upgrade our transportation system. Read more. Read more » Alan Essig State Budget Transportation
GBPI In The News On Second Thought January 23, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Governor Nathan Deal released his proposed budget last week. What is getting more money and what is getting cut?ﾠ Read more. Read more » Legislature State Budget Taifa Smith Butler
Alan Essig Author Budget and Taxes Library Policy Areas Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2016 Fiscal Year Budget January 21, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig The $21.8 billion budget proposed for Georgia’s 2016 fiscal year projects revenue growth of about 4.2 percent in the state’s main account for services such as education and public safety, the general fund. That’s $834 million more than the recently revised 2015 revenue estimate. State revenues are above pre-recession levels, but the proposed budget still […] Read more » State Budget
