Claire Suggs K-12 Education Reports Shrinking State Funds Trigger Student Bus Safety Concerns February 12, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Claire Suggs Shrinking state funding for student transportation and rising costs are making it more difficult for school districts across Georgia to get children to and from school safely. The worsening financial pinch leaves districts with aging bus fleets on the road past their intended life, concerns about student safety and far fewer dollars to invest in […] Read more » Budget bus Claire Suggs Education K-12 Transportation
Claire Suggs Fact Sheets K-12 Education School Districts Stuck with Higher Busing Costs in Proposed Formula January 13, 2017 / October 28, 2020 by Claire Suggs Rural school districts and others with high student transportation costs stand to lose financially under the funding formula proposed by Gov. Nathan Deal’s Education Reform Commission. The commission’s recommendations call for eliminating the current grant program that sends transportation dollars to districts and instead shifting the grant money to the general per-student amount allotted to […] Read more » education-reform-commission K-12 Transportation
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
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
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
