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Tue., February 7, 2012 4:39pm
A new report from a non-partisan think-tank recommends overhauling how the state uses lottery funds to pay for pre-kindergarten and college scholarships. But Gov. Nathan Deal says many of the ideas are non-starters.
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Tue., August 9, 2011 2:55pm
State agency heads are going into the next budget cycle with another directive to cut. Governor Nathan Deal says, he wants most agencies to remove 2% of spending from budgets due to his office by September. This comes despite a 7% jump in July revenues over last year. Deal's directive exempts Medicaid, prisons and K-12 schools.
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Thu., May 12, 2011 1:33pm
Georgia could round out this fiscal year with a surplus. April’s 2.6 percent revenue spike is the tenth consecutive month of growth. House Appropriations Chair Terry England says any extra money will go straight to the state’s reserve fund.
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Thu., April 7, 2011 2:50pm
A revised tax reform plan would create a large funding gap in the state budget next year. That’s according to a report by the state auditor. The plan would give nearly every Georgian a tax cut.
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Fri., April 1, 2011 3:12pm
State lawmakers spent the week squabbling over whether a proposed tax plan would give every Georgian a tax break. And they’ve paid less attention to increasing state revenues.
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Mon., January 31, 2011 3:40pm
State lawmakers expected new fees to generate millions more dollars than they're actually generating. Lawmakers expected an extra $200 paid by the state's worst speed violators to bring in $23 million. It's actually bringing in about $10 million.
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Wed., March 31, 2010 2:49pm
Rickey Bevington speaks with two experts on how the campaign season is impa
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Tue., November 10, 2009 4:28pm
State lawmakers will have a tough time balancing the state's budget next ye
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Fri., October 9, 2009 5:07am
Net revenue collections for September were about $1.3 billion, compared to
