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Lawmakers Wise to Reject Reckless Income Tax Measures
This year’s General Assembly produced no shortage of big debates, with subjects from religious exemptions to rape kits grabbing statewide…
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TANF Time Limits Undercut Workforce Development
This week Georgia legislators in the House Health and Human Services Committee moved to rend the state’s frayed safety net,…
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Income Tax Legislation Threatens Georgia’s Stellar Bond Rating
Managing Georgia’s finances in a responsible way is one of the most sober and sacred responsibilities of state lawmakers. Families…
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Senate Adds $10 M Startup Fund, Boosts Nurse Pay in Revised Budget Today
The Georgia Senate passed the latest version of the state’s $23.7 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts in…
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Tax cut proposal to benefit wealthiest Georgians, jeopardize funding for schools, roads and more
Twin income tax cut proposals that promise a big tax break for wealthy Georgians and little for everyone else are…
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Drivers’ ID Bill Would Squander Big Bucks to Target Immigrants
A Senate bill threatens to spend hundreds of thousands of Georgia taxpayer dollars to compel work-eligible immigrants to carry both…
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Threat to Georgia’s Finances Gains Steam as Constitutional Amendment to Slash State Income Tax Nears Crossover Day
Most Georgia families stand to lose if twin proposals to slash the state income tax stay on track to pass…
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Sensible Reforms Can Boost Undocumented Immigrants’ Tax Contribution
Undocumented immigrants in Georgia pay a significant share of state and local taxes each year and providing those families a…
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School Workers, State Retirees Make Gains in 2017 House Budget Passed Today
The Georgia House of Representatives today proposed increased benefits for state retirees and expanding raises to public school support workers…
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