GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here.
Statistic from GBPI is cited in this article about the downfalls of cutting unemployment benefits. Read full article here.
GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted on unemployment benefit cuts to Georgian workers and suggests other options that prevent Georgian workers from losing their benefits. Read full article here.
GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie discusses the state’s unemployment trust fund and alternatives to SB 447 on Primetime Lawmakers . View the discussion. The Unemployment Trust Fund segment begins at the 11 minute, 37 second mark. Additional Information Bill Analysis:
Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligation. This policy brief provides an update on Georgia’s insolvent unemployment trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. Georgia was unprepared for a recession and long-term unemployment. Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia’s unemployment trust fund insolvent,
Georgia currently has an insolvent unemployment trust fund. This policy brief examines what payments are due in 2011 for Georgia’s outstanding loan, the consequences of not paying, and options for returning to solvency. Download the PDF. Related Materials: Georgia’s
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