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Tax Shift Plans Are Bad Deal for Georgia
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s policy analyst Wesley Tharpe’s op-ed on the proposed tax shift plans…
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State Education Strategy Stuck in Restart Mode
Georgia has a maddening habit. State officials support education policies with real potential to improve teaching and help students learn…
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About 168,000 Struggling Georgians at Risk as U.S. House Pushes Food Stamp Cuts
When the U.S. House returns from its recess in a few weeks, representatives are expected to consider a bill that…
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New Report: Details Behind the Tax Shift Effect
Our recent report on potential tax shift plans in Georgia estimates that a seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales…
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Health Insurance Marketplace No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion
You may have seen recent published claims that Georgians left without health insurance as a result of the state’s failure…
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New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans
Legislative proposals to drastically cut or abolish Georgia’s state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes would raise…
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Mediocre Pre-K Isn’t Good Enough for Georgia’s Kids
August is here and with it, a new school year begins. For four-year-olds starting Pre-K, it’s the beginning of their…
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Oklahoma Tax Study Paints Misleading Picture
Earlier this month, an Atlanta-based Libertarian organization released a paper touting the deep and lasting income tax cuts that Oklahoma…
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New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying
A special new legislative study committee is spending this summer considering whether Georgia should embrace some radical tax reforms next…
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