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Headlines : Georgia
Georgia House passes amended budget
Georgia would spend about $18.6 billion in state money this year -- an increase of nearly $255 million over what was originally planned -- under a midyear budget House members passed Friday.
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Headlines : Georgia
GA Gov: Next year budget increase just three-tenths of 1 percent
Deal proposed a $19.2 million Fiscal 2013 budget, up from $18.3 million this year. "Other than funding these areas of growth, my budget calls for funding increases of three-tenths of 1 percent," Deal told assembled legislators at the State Capitol.
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Headlines : Georgia
Deal wants to increase state's spending
Dlugolenski said this year's "zero-based" budgeting process reduced the agencies' budgets by a total of $9 million, and said the governor's office plans to analyze more agencies using the process next year.
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Headlines : Georgia
Deal's budget plan: Merge or eliminate some state agencies
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will propose the consolidation or elimination of some state agencies in his 2013 budget.
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Solutions : Georgia
Realigning Georgia’s Fiscal Priorities
Nearly every school system has a "Taj Mahal" tale, whether of grand buildings or fancy stadiums, because they are forced to spend E-SPLOST revenue on capital projects. But Georgians, like all Americans, have been hit hard by the recession and are ready to see government prioritize needs. Our top ten ranking in capital spending for education is a good place to start. Addressing problems like traffic congestion will require more money. But we must first take every available opportunity to realign spending to limit the tax burden on our families and businesses.
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Gov. Nathan Deal
Office of Governor Nathan Deal
142 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: (404) 656-1776
Fax: (404) 656-5947
Governor's Office
Trey Childress, Director
Office of Planning and Budget
270 Washington Street, SW, Room 8066
Atlanta, GA 30334-8500
Phone (404) 656-3820
Fax: (404) 656-3828
www.opb.state.ga.us
courtney.sims@opb.state.ga.us
2012 Legislative Calendar: Regular Session convenes January 9, adjourns mid April.
Legislative Budget Leaders:
Rep. Terry England (R), Chair, House Appropriations Committee, (404) 463-2247
Sen. Jack Hill (R), Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee, jack.hill@senate.ga.gov (404) 656-5038
Sen. Greg Goggans (R), Vice-Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee, goggans@vzw.blackberry.net (404) 463-5263
Rep. Chuck Martin (R), Chair, House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, (404) 656-5064
Rep. Mike Cheokas (R) Vice-Chair, House Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, (404) 656-0325
Sen. Bill Heath (R), Chair, Senate Finance Committee; Chair, Senate Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue, billheath@billheath.net (404) 656-3943
Sen. John Albers (R), Vice-Chair, Senate Finance Committee, info@senatoralbers.com (404) 463-8055
The current state budget can be found here.
Georgia is required to pass a "balanced budget." Article III, Section 9, Paragraph IV of the Constitution ratified in 1982 prohibits the general assembly from appropriating funds that, in aggregate, exce ed the previous year's surplus funds added to the current year's estimated revenue. Any appropriation that violates the balanced budget requirement is supposed to be voided. State law forbids the carrying over of a deficit from one year to the next.
The State budgets several funds which are aggregated into a single one called Budget Fund (the CAFR states that the Budget Fund differs from the funds present in the basic financial statements). Funds included in the Budget Fund are: State General Funds, Brain and Spinal Injury Funds, Lottery Funds, State Motor Fuel Funds, Tobacco Settlement Funds, and various Federal Funds are budgeted. Each year, the State of Georgia prepares a balanced budget in which expected revenues equal expected expenditures. This budget, however, never holds and so the State should put more effort in preparing a realistic budget. The Budgetary Comparison Schedules are missing information such as transfers, net transactions, beginning balances and ending balances. [from the Institute for Truth in Accounting]
Find the state's bond ratings here.
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Medicaid :
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HEADLINES: Georgia
Lawmakers come to state budget deal
House and Senate negotiators approved an $18.3 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year that cuts college funding and borrows from Medicaid to fund shortfalls in the teacher and employee retirement systems.
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HEADLINES: Georgia
Medicaid smart card idea raises questions
The system would cost more than $23 million to implement at a time when Georgia’s budget is in dire straits and the potential payoff is uncertain.
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Higher Education :
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HEADLINES: Georgia, Texas, California, Wisconsin
College Football Programs Impacted by State Budgets
Back to school can also mean a trip back to campus to cheer on a favorite football team. With most teams kicking off their season this Saturday, SBS's week-long series wraps up today with a look at how state budget impact state university football programs.
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HEADLINES: Georgia
Ga. Governor signs $18.3B budget, vetoes 9 bills
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed an $18.3 billion budget that increases health insurance premiums for state employees, slashes funding for Georgia's college system and cobbles together money to go after tax cheats.
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Solutions: Georgia
Realigning Georgia’s Fiscal Priorities
Nearly every school system has a "Taj Mahal" tale, whether of grand buildings or fancy stadiums, because they are forced to spend E-SPLOST revenue on capital projects. But Georgians, like all Americans, have been hit hard by the recession and are ready to see government prioritize needs. Our top ten ranking in capital spending for education is a good place to start. Addressing problems like traffic congestion will require more money. But we must first take every available opportunity to realign spending to limit the tax burden on our families and businesses.
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Solutions: Georgia
Eight Affordable Ideas for Georgia
Georgia should continue to push the reforms that have made this one of the best managed states in the nation, but innovation is the best opportunity for true reform. Tax, regulatory and tort reform will create the right conditions for innovation in the private sector while the state pursues innovation in the areas of criminal justice, education and heath care.
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Georgia
Eight Affordable Ideas for Georgia
Georgia should continue to push the reforms that have made this one of the best managed states in the nation, but innovation is the best opportunity for true reform. Tax, regulatory and tort reform will create the right conditions for innovation in the private sector while the state pursues innovation in the areas of criminal justice, education and heath care.
