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The Center for State and Local Finance is a collaborative effort of the Andrew Young School’s nationally ranked faculty to provide research on issues affecting the future of state and local public finance and to educate the next generation of leaders in public financial management.
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In a new report, Peter Bluestone and Nicholas Warner analyze the revenue effects of a senior homestead exemption on the City Schools of Decatur (CSD). The 2016 exemption was meant to check the city’s rapidly growing schools enrollment by keeping more seniors in their homes. The authors suggest several adjustments to the homestead exemption.
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The International Center for Public Policy (ICePP), housed in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS), hosted its 17th […]
Economics PhD student and PFRC public finance fellow, Sukriti Beniwal, presents her research at ABFM. The Association for Budgeting and […]
Georgia State University’s commitment to immersive learning experiences continues to thrive with the 2024 Panthers in the District program. This […]
As South Korea grapples with demographic challenges, the sustainability of its national pension system has become a pressing concern. Professor […]
Fall registration for the Department of Public Management and Policy’s microcredential courses is now open! These offerings include the massive-open-online […]
In a new policy brief, researchers from the Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) dive into the distribution of […]
Do film tax credits work? A New York Times article looks at Michigan’s plan to rejoin this tax credit race […]
With their revenues and cash reserves at record highs after unprecedented federal aid to offset the impact of COVID-19, dozens […]
Georgia lawmakers commenced the 2024 legislative session on January 8, 2024, with a three-year budget surplus of $11 billion and […]
Last month the Fiscal Research Center (FRC) completed four tax preference evaluations for the State of Georgia. These analyses were requested […]
The annual Georgia Tax Expenditure Report provides a comprehensive listing of the state’s statutory provisions that promote quality of life […]
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS) at Georgia State University is launching microcredential workshops in Leadership and Data […]
Congratulations to AYSPS alumna, Nara Monkam! Dr. Monkam is this year’s recipient of the Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional […]
Georgia lawmakers kicked off the 2023 legislative session on Monday, January 9, 2023. With a budget surplus of approximately $6.6 billion, […]
Georgia lawmakers kicked off the 2023 legislative session on Monday, January 9, 2023. With a budget surplus of approximately $6.6 billion, […]
Reports on two of the Fiscal Research Center’s recent tax preference evaluations have appeared in The Atlanta Journal Constitution. The first […]
The annual Georgia Tax Expenditure Report provides a comprehensive listing of the state’s statutory provisions that promote quality of life […]
The University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy is calling for papers for its spring conference on current public finance […]
September 22–24, 2022 | Miami, Florida Adedeji Ogunrinola CSLF Public Finance Fellow | MA in Economics candidate Along with several research […]
Whether you work for a city, county or state — the Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University offers […]
Adedeji Ogunrinola CSLF Public Finance Fellow | MA in Economics candidate I recently attended the World Bank’s annual Group […]
Whether you work for a city, county or state — the Center for State and Local Finance at Georgia State University offers […]
The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts recently published an evaluation of Georgia’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), prepared by Georgia […]
Congratulations to four AYSPS faculty, affiliates, and alumni—Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Charles R. Hankla, Raúl Alberto Ponce Rodríguez, and Eunice Heredia-Ortiz—who have co-won the […]
Can Chen, an associate professor at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and an affiliate at CSLF and John R. […]
CSLF’s sister center, the Fiscal Research Center (FRC), has released its interactive data visualization for the 2022 edition of Georgia’s Rankings […]
The annual Georgia Tax Expenditure Report provides a comprehensive listing of the state’s statutory provisions that promote quality of life […]
Unlike several developed countries, the United States gives sales taxing authority to sub-national governments. Each U.S. state can impose its […]
Edward Elgar Publishing recently issued Tools for State and Local Fiscal Management: From Policy Design to Practice in December 2021. “This […]
Join our team! We are looking for a motivated Research Associate (Public Finance and Policy) to produce and assist in […]
Do people consider property taxes when deciding where to move? Should they? Most people do not think about property taxes […]
Do people consider property taxes when deciding where to move? Should they? Most people do not think about property taxes […]
CSLF’s sister center, the Fiscal Research Center (FRC), has released its yearly tax handbook and Georgia rankings publications to serve […]
The last few months have been challenging for everyone, and like many others, CSLF has had to adapt to a […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) has been named the new Secretariat for the Association for Budgeting and […]
CSLF researchers have recently examined the impact that new computer technologies likes artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the labor […]
With the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak to Georgia, certain key industries have been substantially and directly impacted because of […]
The Volcker Alliance has released its latest Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting report. The new report, subtitled The Balancing […]
CSLF research associate Alex Hathaway is beginning the fourth year of the center’s work with the Volcker Alliance, a New […]
The special purpose local option sales tax for education (ESPLOST) is a widely used alternative capital funding source for school […]
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), a nonpartisan organization representing 169 municipalities in the state, has formed a commission tasked […]
The Center for State and Local Finance has released a report evaluating the impact of property tax exemptions on the […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 established limits on the state and local tax deductions that taxpayers can […]
CSLF affiliate and former Fiscal Research Center director, David L. Sjoquist, has published a new CSLF working paper with Sohani […]
As of October 1, the Center for State and Local Finance, the Fiscal Research Center and the International Center for […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) recently expanded its Volcker Alliance work on fiscal integrity in state government. […]
Medicaid is a highly utilized joint state and federal program that provides health care to millions of Georgians. Currently, eligibility […]
For nearly three decades, sellers of goods across state lines had been protected from state sales tax laws by a […]
Nicholas Warner, a research associate with the Center for State and Local Finance, was interviewed by television news state 13 […]
On April 7, 2018, Alex Hathaway, a research associate with the Center for State and Local Finance, made a panel […]
On May 21, 2018, Nicholas Warner, a research associate with the Center for State and Local Finance, presented the basics […]
On May 18, 2018, at the annual meeting of the Association of Government Accountants (Atlanta Chapter), Peter Bluestone presented research […]
In this presentation, David Sjoquist discusses the future of state taxes during the Public Finance and the New Economy conference […]
Attending a Georgia start-up charter high school increases the likelihood of graduation, and those students are more likely to enroll […]
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded a grant of more than $100,000 to the Center for State and Local […]
The Center for State and Local Finance often conducts incorporation studies, measuring the fiscal impact of proposed cities. Most recently, […]
Economist Sally Wallace, interim dean of Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies during the 2017-18 academic year, […]
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies rose seven spots to No. 18 in the 2019 U.S. News & World […]
Reaching — and being financially prepared for — retirement has always been part of the American dream. Then the recession […]
ATLANTA—While Georgia outperforms its peers in avoiding one-time maneuvers to close budget gaps, it fails to make the grade in […]
A piece highlighting the final results of the Center for State and Local Finance’s work with the Volcker Alliance is […]
Head Start programs are highly concentrated in low-income and rural areas of Georgia, providing vital access to early education and […]
Peter Bluestone presented “A Review of the Georgia Property Tax” to a state of Georgia legislative subcommittee for affordable housing […]
The Center for State and Local Finance recently awarded more than 20 certificates to public finance professionals, who completed our […]
Robert Buschman, senior researcher, and Maggie Reeves, interim director at the Center for State and Local Finance, presented a review […]
Dawn Hudson, who serves as the finance director for Baldwin County, Ga., has been named the new assistant county manager […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s James Salzer wrote an article highlighting pensions challenges in Georgia, using information obtained during a conference held […]
Nick Warner, Ross Rubenstein and Youngwan Son presented “Georgia’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Education: Review of Trends […]
Emily Franklin, a CSLF public finance fellow, presented her research on revenue forecasting — done in partnership with the Volcker […]
Alex Hathaway, a Center for State and Local Finance researcher, presented preliminary findings on state fiscal transparency — done in […]
Laura Wheeler, a senior researcher with the Center for State and Local Finance, was interviewed by WABE/NPR for a segment […]
Andrew Young School Research Centers Receive $300,000 to Study Georgia’s Job Tax Credit, Local Taxes
ATLANTA – The Laura and John Arnold Foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in grant funding to the Fiscal Research […]
Sally Wallace, director of the Fiscal Research Center, presented “What to Expect from our Demographic and Economic Trends” during the […]
Ron Shelby, who leads CSLF’s executive education efforts, recently visited Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania, as […]
New research by the Center for State and Local Finance looks at the economic impact of start-up charter schools in […]
Peter Bluestone’s research on rural Georgia, “Jobs in Georgia’s Urban and Rural Regions and Counties: Changes in Distribution, Type, and […]
ATLANTA – Homes closer to start-up charters schools in Georgia experience higher property values than those farther away, the greatest […]
ATLANTA—The nonwhite population has doubled and segregation has decreased as the Atlanta metropolitan region has grown by more than 300 […]
Registration is open for the Center for State and Local Finance’s 2017-2018 executive education program. CSLF’s course offerings include eight […]
Medicaid is a highly utilized joint state and federal program that provides health care to millions of Georgians. Currently, eligibility […]
Research by Ross Rubenstein and Nick Warner on Georgia’s special purpose local option sales tax for education (trends and policy considerations), […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, is quoted in an Atlanta-Journal Constitution article about Fulton […]
Brand-new schools, technology upgrades, and classroom additions are among the many sought-after items that school leaders consistently look to fund. […]
Public finance careers can start any number of ways. For Usha Rackliffe, she also wanted to be a journalist. In […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, presented an update to an earlier budget presentation on Jan. 18, 2017 at the Atlanta Economics Club. This presentation provided an overview of the Georgia budget by addressing structural revenue dilemmas, current economic constraints, areas of concern in the state’s expenditures, and other forces affecting the state budget. It also adds information about Gov. Nathan Deal’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal.
I took a quick look at the governor’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2017 amended and FY 2018 general budgets. Key […]
All in all, the state is on very solid footing from a fiscal perspective going into the 2017 legislative session. […]
If you live in metro Atlanta, chances are you have encountered services of community improvement districts, or CIDs. But what […]
Georgia has two types of business improvement district models: Georgia community improvement districts (CIDs) and Georgia city business improvement districts, […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an article highlighting the Center for State and Local Finance’s work on studying the effects of […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) at Georgia State University is one of several institutions partnering with New […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) at Georgia State University is one of several institutions partnering with New […]
Bart Hildeth, an affiliated faculty member with the Center for State and Local Finance, is quoted in an article on […]
In a few weeks, city of Decatur residents in Georgia will head to the polls to decide on a controversial […]
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s BIZ highlighted the center’s Oct. 13 presentation, “Grading the Candidates’ Tax Plans: What Will Clinton and […]
On Oct. 13, 2016, CSLF and FRC hosted a special presentation analyzing what Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s tax plans will mean for you and the U.S. economy. The experts discussed the major features of each presidential candidate’s plan, including changes to personal income tax and corporate tax, implications for federal tax revenue, changes to tax burdens across income groups and more.
Peter Bluestone’s September 2016 report, “Jobs in Georgia’s Urban and Rural Regions and Counties,” received the attention of several Georgia […]
R. Demetrius Taylor, budget director for the Georgia Department of Human Services, was recently awarded CSLF’s Certificate in Public Financial […]
ATLANTA—Despite economic recovery and job growth in Georgia, rural communities are struggling more than other parts of the state, according […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a revised rule that brings municipal advisors under the […]
During the 2015 Georgia legislative session, several bills were introduced including the “More Take Home Pay Act of 2015,” which […]
ATLANTA – Manufacturing jobs are on the decline in Georgia and across the U.S. — a trend largely brought on […]
The global financial crisis brought investment risk to the forefront of the minds of state and local government officials as […]
David Sjoquist’s August 2016 report, “Employment and Wage Trends in Manufacturing,” received the attention of several Georgia news outlets. In […]
Carlianne Patrick, an affiliated faculty member with the Center for State and Local Finance, was interviewed by Reporter Newspapers on […]
Carlianne Patrick, an affiliated faculty member with the Center for State and Local Finance, was interviewed by Reporter Newspapers on […]
David Pendered, of Saporta Report, wrote an article on the Center for State and Local Finance’s study of community improvement […]
Lindsay Kuhn, a fellow at the Center for State and Local Finance, presented “Georgia’s Community Improvement Districts” on June 24, 2016, at the Andrew Young School. […]
ATLANTA – Community improvement districts (CIDs) are an increasingly popular method of promoting economic growth in Georgia, with 25 active […]
Registration is open for the Center for State and Local Finance’s 2016-2017 executive education in public finance program. Classes available include […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) wrapped up the second year of its executive education program by awarding five […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF), is one of several experts included in WalletHub’s […]
In the fall of 2015, Georgia vied with several other states to lure away the General Electric Company corporate headquarters […]
A Tale of Two States by Carolyn Bourdeaux Sources: Fiscal Research Center, Georgia’s Rankings Among the States: Budget, Taxes and […]
Ambassador Andrew Young, a noted civil rights leader and former mayor of Atlanta, will be a guest speaker at the […]
Public finance leaders aren’t just number-crunchers and bearers of bad (or good) budget news. They are all-in-one leaders whose value […]
Anthony “Tony” A. Williams, a two-term mayor of Washington, D.C., will be the guest speaker for the Center for State […]
In January, CSLF published a report examining the use of tax allocation districts (TADs) in Georgia that shows some of […]
Kellee Richards, a policy coordinator with Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, is enrolled in the Center for State and […]
In December, the Federal Reserve hiked the federal funds rate by a quarter percent for the first time since the […]
Saporta Report’s David Pendered wrote an article on the Center for State and Local Finance’s latest research on tax allocation […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux is interviewed by WABE’s Elly Yu regarding a proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax rate from […]
In a WABE piece on Georgia’s 2016 legislative session, Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, is quoted in a news article about the city […]
ATLANTA — Revenues from Atlanta’s 10 tax allocation districts (TADs), districts where incremental growth in property tax revenues is used […]
I always get the question: “Will we make a budget?” So, this is a quick look at the governor’s budget […]
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies will host the Next Generation of Public Finance Conference May 5-6. Proposals are being […]
(This article was first published by Georgia Fiscal Management Council for its January newsletter.) Georgia’s state budget has been through a […]
Georgia State University, and therefore the Center for State and Local Finance, will be closed for winter break beginning Dec. […]
The Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) will host an exceptional line-up of state and local accounting experts during […]
Brenda Parker, (pictured on the left) a budget analyst with the Georgia Technology Authority, was recently awarded the Certificate in Public Financial […]
Georgia’s statewide per-student property tax digest has been declining since the Great Recession, affecting school districts’ revenues and, thus, their […]
Brenda Parker, a budget analyst for the Georgia Technology Authority, recently became the second graduate of the center’s rigorous Certificate […]
Russell Hinton (pictured), former state auditor of Georgia, and Paul Glick, chief financial officer for Harris County, Ga., will lead the center’s […]
The Atlanta Journal- Constitution’s investigative blog highlighted the Center for State and Local Finance’s budget lecture held Nov. 12. In […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, was quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog regarding the state budget. […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted David Sjoquist regarding poverty in American. The article, “Fewer in Georgia in poverty, at least on […]
Georgia is slated to have as much as $1 billion more to spend in next year’s state budget, according to a […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director of the Center for State and Local Finance, presented “Georgia’s Budget: The Big Picture” on Nov. 12, 2015 at […]
Nicholas Warner, a research associate, presented research on forecasting for school district revenues and expenditures at the Georgia Association of […]
When children go to school, they don’t typically peek into the finance department and think, ‘That’s what I want to […]
Georgia Treasurer Steve McCoy will be a guest presenter for the Center for State and Local Finance’s (CSLF) upcoming executive education […]
A number of media outlets have written articles highlighting a recent report by Georgia State University and Oklahoma State University […]
As hard hit as Georgia was by the Great Recession of 2007–09, the state’s economy was much larger in fiscal […]
As hard hit as Georgia was by the Great Recession of 2007–09, the state’s economy was much larger in fiscal […]
Chris Jones said it was a smooth transition, moving from chief financial officer to the No. 2 spot of the […]
Carolyn Bourdraux, associate professor of public management and policy, made a presentation before the Connecticut legislature Sept. 30, 2015, and it includes information on […]
Registration is open for the Center for State and Local Finance’s (CSLF) executive education course in treasury and investment management, […]
While other states have made significant gains in revenue collected since the end of the Great Recession, Georgia has not. […]
Over the past two decades, metro Atlanta has flourished in population and job growth, but it has lost considerable ground in […]
Rahul Pathak, a graduate research assistant, presented a review of comprehensive state tax reforms at the Association for Budgeting and Financial […]
Laura Wheeler, a senior research associate, and Mels de Zeeuw, M.A. (economics), presented their work on electric vehicle tax incentives […]
The Center for State and Local Finance will have a strong contingent at the upcoming Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) […]
Senior Research Associate Peter Bluestone presented the findings of a report, “Dynamic Revenue Analysis: Experience of the States,” at the […]
Senior Research Associate Laura Wheeler presented municipal incorporation and annexation in Georgia, as well as practices in other states before a Georgia […]
Senior Research Associate Laura Wheeler presented municipal incorporation and annexation in Georgia, as well as practices in other states before a Georgia […]
Senior Research Associate Laura Wheeler presented on revenue forecasting before the Atlanta chapter of the Association of Government Accountants on […]
Robert Morales, an advisory board member with the Center for State and Local Finance‘s executive education program, is nearly two months into […]
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped in July to 6 percent, the lowest it has been in seven years, according […]
Homebuyers are willing to pay a premium for greater access to charter schools, contributing to increased property values in those […]
Supporting business retention and recruitment is the primary goal for state and local economic development policy in the United States. […]
Bad debt choices can affect the fiscal health of a jurisdiction for generations. Take Puerto Rico: It has amassed a […]
Georgia has more constitutional restrictions on public aid to private companies, and therefore on non-tax economic development incentives than most […]
The Tax Policy Center included information on CSLF’s state-level dynamic scoring research in “Daily Deduction” on July 9, 2015. The Tax […]
Becky East, CSLF advisory board member, takes a few minutes to give advice to public finance professional interested in advancing […]
Cindy West was not looking for any additional training. In fact, the Statesboro director of finance had already completed a […]
On July 3, Saporta Report published an article about the Center for State and Local Finance’s brief, “Changes in Georgia’s Migration […]
Scienceline, a project of New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, referenced work by the Center for State […]
The Center for State and Local Finance and the Fiscal Research Center recently completed two research projects focusing on state-level dynamic […]
On June 22, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s (AJC)’s “Get Schooled” blog published findings from the Center for State and Local Finance’s […]
The Georgia Insider, an e-newsletter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s top weekly news in state politics and issues, referenced the Center for State and […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux, director for the Center for State and Local Finance, weighed in on the states’ experiences with dynamic scoring […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) recently reported that Georgia is ranked near the bottom among U.S. states when it came to […]
Green Car Reports, an industry publication on hybrid vehicles, electric cars and clean energy, in May highlighted the center’s latest […]
Dynamic Scoring and Georgia While the debate over dynamic scoring has been focused on the national level, the Fiscal Research […]
Registration is now open for a series of six new courses tailored for chief financial officers and those who aspire to be chief financial officers.
Team Georgia, a website especially for state of Georgia employees, featured the Center for State and Local Finance (CSLF) in an […]
Are tax-free shopping days an economic boon? Robert Buschman, a senior research associate, weighs in for a PolitiFact Georgia article […]
PolitiFact Georgia quoted Senior Research Associate Laura Wheeler in a recent “truth-o-meter” article about assertions regarding the national debt and […]
Wells Fargo featured research on capital gains by Sally Wallace and David Sjoquist in a commentary piece about state revenues […]
School districts in Georgia’s metro areas accounted for a disproportionate amount of the state’s decline in property tax revenue since […]
The Fiscal Research Center has released the 21st edition of its comprehensive guide to Georgia’s taxes. This annual, go-to resource is designed to give a quick overview of all major state and local government taxes in Georgia.
By Robert Buschman and David L. Sjoquist In his December 12 GPPF blog postwith Georgia GOAL’s Jim Kelly and his […]
In 2014, Georgia finally brought in more taxes than it did seven years ago. Still, it ranks among the lowest in taxes per capita. CSLF expert Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux details the state’s FY 2015 outlook and explains the revenue dilemma.
In this report, CSLF Expert and Senior Research Associate, Peter Bluestone, indicates how changes in Georgia’s economy affected employment differently […]
CSLF expert Carlianne Patrick explains that employment in rural counties may be harmed by increasing non-tax economic development incentives in […]
State Government Revenue Recovery from the Great Recession is just released via Sage Publications OnlineFirst: http://slg.sagepub.com/content/early/recent. The article will be […]
This report explains that as of 2007 almost 30 percent of state businesses are minority-owned and 8.8 percent are immigrant-owned. […]
In this report, CSLF experts Gregory Lewis and Rahul Pathak compare state and local governments (SLGs) workforce patterns in Georgia, […]
Public Budgeting in Context: Structure, Law, Reform and Results This book examines budgeting at all levels of U.S. government and […]
Public Budgeting in Context: Structure, Law, Reform and Results and Sustaining the States: The Fiscal Viability of American State Governments.
While the U.S. economy has improved since the end of the Great Recession, state government revenues have in most cases still not completely recovered. In this brief, CSLF Principal Associate James Alm and Affiliated Faculty David Sjoquist explore the factors affecting state revenue recovery.
According to a recent Brookings Institute report, income inequality in the City of Atlanta is the highest among the 50 cities studied. In our latest report by Lakshmi Pandey, David L. Sjoquist and Laura Wheeler, we find that the story is more complex.
David L. Sjoquist presented “Tax Allocation Districts: How They Work” at the DeKalb County School District meeting in Georgia.
David L. Sjoquist presented “Tax Allocation Districts: How They Work” at the DeKalb County School District meeting in Georgia.
A presentation by Sally Wallace (GSU Economics Department Chair) to an investment company in Atlanta on May 15, 2014.
David Sjoquist is featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle article “Atlanta Awaits New Streetcar…” (April 11-17, 2014)
The three maps presented here show total and per capita federal funds received by each Georgia county.1 Maps 1 and 2 […]
Peter Bluestone, FRC Senior Associate, and John Matthews, FRC Principal Associate, were featured in a NeighborNewspapers.com article discussing the feasibility […]
Peter Bluestone, FRC Senior Associate, and John Matthews, FRC Principal Associate, were featured in a NeighborNewspapers.com article discussing the feasibility […]
Differences in the severity of instructional spending cuts by public school districts across Georgia are depicted in a series of […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in a Douglas County Sentinel article discussing the Georgia governor’s decision not to expand Medicaid or set […]
The Effect of Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship on College Major: A Focus on STEM. A presentation by David Sjoquist and Jon […]
Sally Wallace presented Fiscal Architecture of the District of Columbia, summarizing economic/demographic trends, the impact on DC revenue, and suggested options related […]
David Sjoquist presented An Analysis of the District of Columbia’s Property Tax Assessment Limitation, as part of a session called “Papers from […]
A Briefing on Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget With a Focus on Education Funding. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux (FRC […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in a Lawrence Journal-World article discussing how Kansas tax changes may cause increased property taxes and decreased […]
The Kansas Experiment: Considering Dynamic Effects. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux at the annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference at The […]
University of Virginia economist Susan Turner was featured in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article discussing the impact of the great recession on […]
University of Virginia economist Susan Turner was featured in an Atlanta Journal Constitution article discussing the impact of the great recession on […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was interviewed on Atlanta’s All News Radio (106.7) commenting on David Sjoquist’s recently published report on “Population, Employment and […]
Peter Bluestone was quoted in the Georgia Public Broadcasting News website article on the effect of the Federal shutdown and sequestration […]
Peter Bluestone was featured in The Augusta Chronicle article explaining the effect of the Federal sequestration on current funding levels of […]
Peter Bluestone was featured in The Augusta Chronicle article explaining the effect of the Federal sequestration on current funding levels of […]
David L. Sjoquist was featured in an Atlanta’s Business Chronicle article discussing Georgia’s economic downturn in the mid 2000s and its […]
Peter Bluestone authored a guest column for the EastAtlanta Patch discussing the possible economic impact on Georgia cities and institutions if […]
Over the past 50 years, Georgia has enjoyed remarkable growth of population, employment, and income, but since the mid-1990s the […]
Measuring the Effect of Job Creation Tax Credits. A presentation by Laura Wheeler (FRC Senior Research Associate) at the annual […]
The ratio of federal spending to gross state product was 22 percent in Georgia in fiscal year 2010; however, the […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article exploring the impact on Georgia counties resulting from a possible U.S. Federal […]
The high technology sector is one that is actively pursued by many state and local governments, including Georgia, and an […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was interviewed by an ABC affiliate (WSB-TV in Atlanta) regarding how the Atlanta VA (Veteran’s Administration) Hospital has used […]
State Individual Income Taxes. A presentation by Sally Wallace to the Nebraska Tax Modernization Committee Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska on August 9, […]
Tax Reform: Georgia Style. A presentation by David L. Sjoquist to the Nebraska Tax Modernization Committee Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska on August […]
State Corporate Income Taxes. A presentation by David L. Sjoquist to the Nebraska Tax Modernization Committee Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska on August […]
The Fiscal Research Center was quoted in an article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Georgia’s tax holiday debate , August 8, 2013.
The Fiscal Research Center was quoted in an article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Georgia’s tax holiday debate , August 8, 2013.
Robert Buschman was featured in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article on Georgia’s tax holiday debate,August 7, 2013.
David Sjoquist was featured in the World-Herald Bureau article on Nebraska’s tax reform effort, August 6, 2013.
David Sjoquist was featured in the World-Herald Bureau article on Nebraska’s tax reform effort, August 6, 2013.
David Sjoquist was interviewed in a article from JournalStar.com (Lincoln, Nebraska) on the subject of sales tax exemptions, August 6, […]
David Sjoquist was featured in an article in the July 11-17, 2013 issue of Creative Loafing Atlanta titled “Georgia’s Blank Check […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux contributed an article in the July 2013 issue of Governing magazine. “Could Medicaid Be A Moneymaker?” is part of […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was recently interviewed for an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story about Marietta voters deciding whether to take a chance on real […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was recently interviewed for an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story about Marietta voters deciding whether to take a chance on real […]
Sally Wallace was featured in the Georgia Municipal Association newsletter discussing the shift in US city priorities of attracting younger-generation workers, […]
Getting Adjusted to the New Normal. Local Government Finance in Georgia Post-Recession. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux at the National […]
Peter Bluestone was interviewed by an ABC affiliate (WSB-TV in Atlanta) regarding how the sequester will effect local federal employees, , March […]
Carolyn Bourdeaux was interviewed by WABE – FM 90.1 (Atlanta’s home for NPR and PBS public radio) regarding how Georgia is […]
Sally Wallace was interviewed for a Douglas County Sentinel article on the recent fiscal cliff deal reached by Congress and how […]
Atlanta Journal Constitution/Politifact recently quoted a December 2012 FRC brief byZackary Hawley, FRC Principal Associate, on jobs in Georgia discussing the changes in […]
A Briefing on Georgia’s Budget. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux to the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education on November 14, […]
A Briefing on Georgia’s Budget and TABOR. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux to the Georgia Chapter of the AARP on […]
This community forum on education finance in Georgia included nationally recognized scholars on education policy and school finance as well […]
This community forum on education finance in Georgia included nationally recognized scholars on education policy and school finance as well […]
The Changing Shape of State Spending. A presentation by Carolyn Bourdeaux to the Southern Legislative Conference on September 25, 2012. Click here […]
Georgia’s Taxes. A presentation by David Sjoquist to the Justice, Advocacy and Public Policy Committee of Trinity Presbyterian Church on May […]
Property Tax Overview. A presentation by David Sjoquist for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute event “Tax Reform: A Reality Check […]
Property Tax Overview. A presentation by David Sjoquist for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute event “Tax Reform: A Reality Check […]
