Charlie Harper is the publisher of GeorgiaPol.com, and the Executive Director of PolicyBEST, which focuses on policy solutions in the areas of Business Climate, Education, Science & Medicine, and Transportation.
State grapples with tax revenues, budget cuts
While theatrics in Washington have consumed virtually all of the political headlines over the past week, a two-day budget hearing in Atlanta framed the state of Georgia’s economy and tax policy. No immediate votes are scheduled, but the discussion provided a road map to future implications for the state’s politics and impacts on the pocketbooks of all Georgians.
The hearings featured a scattering of local economists, as well as experts with insights into Georgia’s workforce, tourism, and housing industries. Notably absent were state agency heads who have been charged by Governor Brian Kemp with preparing budget cut recommendations for 4 (more…)
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State grapples with tax revenues, budget cuts
