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NOTES FROM THE SENATE, JANUARY 27, 2012
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM EFFORTS
Georgia’s growing prison population (4th in the U.S.) and the $1.1 billion yearly cost caused Gov. Deal to form the Criminal Justice Reform Council last year and the council issued its findings this fall. Gov. Deal has started to address the issue through budget and policy initiatives starting with his FY012 and FY013 budgets. (More)
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NOTES FROM THE SENATE, JANUARY 20, 2012
2012 Budget Hearings
The Amended FY2012 and General FY2013 budgets have been submitted by Governor Nathan Deal. This week the House and Senate Appropriations committees held weeklong joint hearings with the heads of State Agencies (More)
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NOTES FROM THE SENATE, JANUARY 13, 2012
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES WITH A BUSY WEEK —Passes Legislation- Accepts the Governor’s Budget and Receives December Revenue Report
The first negative Month in 18 months showed state revenues for December at a -1.2%.
Total revenues were $1.53 billion compared with $1.55 billion from December of 2010. Individual Income Taxes were down -1.3%. Net Sales Taxes for the state totaled $402 million for a gain of 7.5%. Motor Fuel Taxes were up a total of 6.5% with sales taxes up 17.8% and excise tax collections down 6%. Corporate income taxes were down -17.3% for the month. Tobacco taxes were up 16.1% but alcohol beverage taxes continued a decline showing -14.4%. (More)
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