Tag Archives: Alan Essig

Political Notes – Where does the ports project get funded?

There were cheers all around for the approval of the Savannah harbor deepening by the Army Corps of Engineers, but how will the project be financed? . . .

Tags: Alan Essig , Corps of Engineers , DCH , Georgia Ports , Jack Kingston , Medicaid fraud , Savannah River deepening , Saxby Chambliss , state revenues , WellCare

House panel endorses venture capital bill

Legislation for the state to create a $200 million venture capital fund picks up support in a House subcommittee . . .

Tags: Alan Essig , Allen Peake , Carl Rogers , Richard Smith , venture capital fund

Is Georgia getting its money’s worth from tax breaks?

Fiscal analyst Alan Essig calls for some accountability from corporations that get tax breaks from the General Assembly . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Alan Essig , Georgia Budget & Policy Institute , job creation , tax breaks

Another view on the HOPE crisis

Some thoughts from a fiscal expert on how best to use lottery revenues and repair the HOPE scholarship program . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Alan Essig , Georgia Lottery revenues , HOPE scholarships

Political Notes – Video activity in the lite gov’s race

Casey Cagle and Carol Porter release new video spots in the lieutenant governor’s race; the Macon Telegraph comments on the efforts to unseal Austin Scott’s divorce records . . .

Tags: Alan Essig , Austin Scott , Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , divorce records , Georgia revenue growth

Revenue numbers were good – but not that good

Georgia’s revenues have increase somewhat during the first two months of the current fiscal year — but not as impressively as revenue department reports would have you believe . . .

Tags: Alan Essig , Georgia Budget & Policy Institute , Sonny Perdue , state revenue growth