GBPI In The News Major reforms in taxes, criminal justice come up for vote in Georgia Legislature this week March 19, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the House fiscal year 2013 budget. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig Florida Times-Union FY 2013 State Budget State Taxes Walter Jones
Blog Budget and Taxes Georgia’s Problems Go Deeper Than Fee Diversions March 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Posted by: Alan Essig The controversy over fees being diverted from their intended purposes and instead used for other things is really a symptom of a bigger problem: Georgia lacks the money to invest in education, transportation, public safety and other building blocks of job creation and economic growth. Over the past few years, tens […] Read more » Alan Essig Blog Free Diversions HB 811 House Bill 811 State Budget
Blog Budget and Taxes Health Justice House Shows Promise in Restoring Health Funding March 8, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Alan Essig Read more » Adult Addictive Diseases Program Blog Children’s 1st Program Clare Richie State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Alan Essig Budget and Taxes Featured Library Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget March 8, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: House Budget Overall, the House FY 2013 Appropriations Bill, HB 742, referred to as the House FY 2013 Budget contains relatively minor adjustments to the governor’s budget proposal. Many of the adjustments restore some of the additional cuts as well as replace some of the federal TANF funding cuts with state funds. Download the budget analysis for highlights of some […] Read more » Alan Essig Budget Analysis FY 2013 Budget House Budget Policy Report State Budget
GBPI In The News Press State health budgets bring relief, some pain February 15, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney is quoted on state health budgets. Read Full Article. Read more » Andy Miller Georgia Health News health State Budget Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Whitfield schools facing $7 million shortfall February 7, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is referenced by Rachel Brown of The Daily Citizen on funding for local school systems. Read Full Article. Read more » Daily Citizen Education Rachel Brown State Budget
Press Releases & Statements Release of Budget Reports (Health) January 31, 2012 / March 5, 2021 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – According to the report, the governor’s budget recommendations for FY 2013 increase state General Funds to the Department of Community Health (DCH); however, the increase is misleading. The bulk of the new funding restores funding originally diverted from the DCH budget in FY 2011 and FY 2012. Excluding the restored […] Read more » FY 2013 health Press Release State Budget Tim Sweeney
Author Budget and Taxes Clare S. Richie Reports FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services January 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 7 Comments on FY 2013 Budget Analysis: Human Services The governor’s FY 2013 budget recommends $2.8 million less in state General Funds compared to FY 2012. Secondly, there are shifts in state funds for program transfers in and out of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) budget to cover administrative expenses ($11 million) and replace federal TANF funds ($20.5 million). The FY 2013 […] Read more » Budget Analysis Clare Richie Department of Human Services FY 2013 Human Services State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Blog Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice HB 718: Well-intentioned, well-designed, and must be paid for January 26, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Earlier this month, GBPI released a report evaluating a tax credit proposal called CAPCO that nearly passed the Georgia legislature last year. A poorly-designed piece of “model legislation” with a dismal track record in other states, CAPCO thankfully seems to have lost momentum. Although despite the fact the Senate voted down CAPCO this week, it […] Read more » Blog CAPCO HB 718 House Bill 718 State Budget Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Health care gets greater share of Ga. budget January 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on Medicaid funding. Read full article. Read more » Alan Essig health medicaid Rome News Tribune State Budget Walter Jones
