Volcker Alliance Releases Third Budgeting Report
Volcker Alliance Releases Third Budgeting Report
The Volcker Alliance has released its latest Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting report. The new report, subtitled The Balancing […]
State Budgeting Research Moves into Fourth Year
State Budgeting Research Moves into Fourth Year
CSLF research associate Alex Hathaway is beginning the fourth year of the center’s work with the Volcker Alliance, a New […]
Does ESPLOST Reduce Maintenance Costs?
Does ESPLOST Reduce Maintenance Costs?
The special purpose local option sales tax for education (ESPLOST) is a widely used alternative capital funding source for school […]
Are You — and Your Organization — Ready for Retirement?
Are You — and Your Organization — Ready for Retirement?
Reaching — and being financially prepared for — retirement has always been part of the American dream. Then the recession […]
Snapshot: Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment and Spending
Snapshot: Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment and Spending
Medicaid is a highly utilized joint state and federal program that provides health care to millions of Georgians. Currently, eligibility […]
Sizing Up Georgia’s Budget Before Legislators Get Back to Work
Sizing Up Georgia’s Budget Before Legislators Get Back to Work
All in all, the state is on very solid footing from a fiscal perspective going into the 2017 legislative session. […]
Hanging in the Balance: The Growing Risks of Unfunded Pensions
Hanging in the Balance: The Growing Risks of Unfunded Pensions
The global financial crisis brought investment risk to the forefront of the minds of state and local government officials as […]
Fed Interest Rate Hike: Where From Here?
Fed Interest Rate Hike: Where From Here?
In December, the Federal Reserve hiked the federal funds rate by a quarter percent for the first time since the […]
Georgia’s FY16A and FY17 Budget – A Quick Look at the Revenues
Georgia’s FY16A and FY17 Budget – A Quick Look at the Revenues
I always get the question: “Will we make a budget?” So, this is a quick look at the governor’s budget […]
Georgia Budget Outlook: Long Road Ahead, but There’s Room for Optimism
Georgia Budget Outlook: Long Road Ahead, but There’s Room for Optimism
(This article was first published by Georgia Fiscal Management Council for its January newsletter.) Georgia’s state budget has been through a […]