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Aiming for Average in Education Spending
Georgia ranks 38th among states for public school spending. Spending per student in Georgia is $1,807 less than the national…
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State Revenue Gain Offers Possibilities
As we near the close of the 2016 fiscal year, we can breathe a sigh of relief. The bad days…
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New Overtime Rules a Win for Georgia’s Middle Class
As many as half a million Georgia workers stand to gain from a long-overdue update to the nation’s system for…
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More Needed for Schools, Health Care After $23.7B Budget Kicks in July 1
Gov. Nathan Deal just signed the state’s budget for the 2017 fiscal year that kicks in this July and once…
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Georgia Misses Big Opportunity to Help Struggling Rural Hospitals
First published in the SW Georgia Health Beat on page 23. The good news is Georgia lawmakers understand something must be…
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Georgia Work Credit Could Get Families a Better Deal at Tax Time
As Georgians put the finishing touches on their returns to meet today’s income tax filing deadline, one benefit many are…
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Georgia’s Tuition Equity Opportunity Will Survive U.S. Supreme Court Case
Georgia leaders debated for years whether the state should allow young immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if they are…
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Lawmakers Made Small Progress, Avoided Big Budget Mistakes
As Published in the AJC Former drug offenders and their families who struggle financially could get better access to nutrition…
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Lawmakers Miss on Health Care, Education, but Leave Flawed Tax Plan Behind
Soon after the traditional paper storm settled on the 2016 legislative session Gov. Nathan Deal’s swift veto of the so-called…
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