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Presentations

GBPI Analysis of the State Financial Crisis and Solutions to the Structural Deficit

• Overview of Budget Crisis and Solutions
  Presentation by Alan Essig, Executive Director  (PowerPoint PDF)

GBPI Policy Conference — January, 2010
Solutions That Move Georgia Forward

• State Fiscal and Budgetary Outlook 2010 and Beyond
  Presentation by Alan Essig, Executive Director (PowerPoint PDF)
• How to Strengthen TANF as an Anti-Poverty Program
  • Leveraging Federal TANF Funds
    Presentation by Jack Tweedie, Director of the Children and Families Program, National Conference of State Legistatures (PowerPoint PDF)
  • Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative – A Model for Georgia
    Presentation by Dr. Karon J. Rosa, Program Director, Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative (PowerPoint PDF)
  • Georgia Work Ready Regions
    Presentation by Debra Lyons, Director, Governor’s Office of Workforce Development (PowerPoint PDF)
  • TANF Overview - Strategies Georgia Can Use to Reduce Poverty
    Presentation by Clare S. Richie , Senior Policy Analyst (Powerpoint PDF)
  • TANF Emergency Fund in Georgia
    Presentation by Clare S. Richie , Senior Policy Analyst (Powerpoint PDF)
• Healthcare Budgets in the Time of Fiscal Crisis
  Updates to come
• National Economic Outlook
  Presentation by Michael Ettlinger, Vice President for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress
  • How the Recovery Works (Animated Video)

GBPI Analysis of Use of Child Care ARRA Funds in Georgia

• Use of ARRA Funds for Subsidized Child Care in Georgia — October, 2009
  Presentation by Clare S. Richie , Senior Policy Analyst (Powerpoint PDF)

GBPI Analysis and Recommendations for Proven TANF-Funded Initiatives

• Strategies Georgia Can Use to Reduce Rising Poverty — September, 2009
  Presentation by Clare S. Richie, Senior Policy Analyst (Powerpoint PDF)

GBPI Analysis of HealthCare Policy

• Paying for National Health Insurance Reform — August, 2009
  Presentation by Tim Sweeney, Senior Policy Analyst (PowerPoint PDF)

GBPI Analysis and Recommendations of Child Care in Georgia — May, 2009

• Uses and Recommendations for ARRA Stimulus Funds for Georgia's Child Care Program (CAPS)
  Presentation by Clare S. Richie, Senior Policy Analyst (PowerPoint PDF)

GBPI Policy Conference — January, 2009

• Revenue Solutions for Georgia's Revenue Problems
  Presentation by Alan Essig, Executive Director (PowerPoint PDF)
• Economic Outlook
  Presentation by John Robertson Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (PowerPoint PDF)

GBPI Budget and Tax Presentation — Fall 2008

• Presentation by Alan Essig, Executive Director (PowerPoint PDF)

Tax Reform — A Reality Check

From October 2007 through January 2008, GBPI hosted a series of meetings throughout Georgia called "Tax Reform: A Reality Check," which were designed to educate the public about tax proposals being discussed by state legislators. Resources from the meetings, GBPI analysis, and updates throughout the legislative session can be found below.

Tax Reform Presentations and Videos

• Alan Essig of GBPI on The 'GREAT' Plan (HR 900) (Powerpoint PDF) (Video)
• Sarah Beth Gehl of GBPI on SR 20 (Powerpoint PDF) (Video)
• Mayor Shirley Franklin Comments on Tax Reform (Video)
• Dr. Jack Parish, Superintendent of Henry County Schools Comments on Tax Reform (Video)
• Dr. Dave Sjoquist on Property Taxes in Georgia (Powerpoint PDF) (Video)
• Carole Hedges on the Colorado TABOR Experience (Powerpoint PDF) (Video)
• Dr. Daniel Mullins on Local Tax and Expenditure Limitations (Powerpoint PDF)
• The Real Story Behind TABOR (Video)
  (Notes: 25Mb file may take a long time to download; video link courtesy Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

GBPI Tax Reform Fact Sheets

• HR 1246 and HB 1244 - House Amends Tax Package: Combines Massive House and Senate Cuts (04/01/2008)
• HR 1246 Reality Check - Georgia Will Not Grow Its Way Out of the HR 1246 Revenue Cuts. (03/12/2008)
• HR 1246 Reality Check - With HR 1246, Georgia About to Pile on to Virginia Fiscal Car Wreck. (03/11/2008)
• HR 1246 and HB 1158 - Latest House Tax Reform Proposal (03/10/2008)
• SR 20 ('TABOR') Fact Sheet (01/09/2008)
• SR 20 ('TABOR') Flawed Formula (01/09/2008)
• Rational Tax Reform (01/09/2008)
• Georgia Budget and Tax Facts (01/09/2008)
• Georgia Property Taxes and Education Funding (01/09/2008)

 

2007 GBPI Policy Conference

• What Accounts for the Rise in Health Care Spending In Georgia?
  - Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD
• New Studies Finding Flaws in HSAs
  - Timothy Sweeney, GBPI
• K-12 Education in Georgia: Lawsuits, Adequacy and Money
  - David L. Sjoquist
• The Critical Need for Qualified Teachers in Georgia
  - Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
• Tax Expenditure Reporting: Holding States Accountable for Spending Through the Tax Code
  - Jason Levitis, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Report from The Governors Education Finance Task Force
• Georgia Tax Reform and Modernization
  - Sarah Beth Gehl, Deputy Director GBPI
• Virginia Tax Workshop: Making Taxes Fair, Adequate and Modern