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American Society of Civil Engineers | March 27, 2013
Between now and 2020, the infrastructure investment shortfall in the U.S. will grow to over $1 trillion.
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National League of Cities, National Association of Counties & U.S. Conference of Mayors | March 13, 2013
The imposition of a 28% benefit cap on interest income on municipal bonds would have increased costs by over $173 billion since 2003.
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Fiscal Research Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University | January 31, 2013
A new report shows that Georgia lost tens of thousands of "prime" or "premium" jobs in the decade from 2000-2009, predating much of the impact of the recession.
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | November 27, 2012
After reaching a peak of about $55,000 in 2006, Georgia’s median household income in 2011 is virtually the same as it was in 1990, considering inflation.
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PlaceEconomics | October 25, 2012
A small building sitting empty for one year in a small-town commercial district will have a negative economic impact of $386,750.
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | September 26, 2012
To fill Georgia's "jobs deficit" - the combination of jobs previously lost and those that must be created to keep up with population growth - by July 2015, Georgia would need to create 14,000 jobs per month.
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Council on Foreign Relations | August 24, 2012
Needed maintenance on the nation's highways and transit systems would require increasing the $48 billion the federal government currently spends annually on capital investments by at least 60%.
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American Planning Association | July 13, 2012
A recent American Planning Association poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe their community needs more planning to promote economic recovery.
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Knight Foundation | May 31, 2012
A Knight Foundation report finds that KaBOOM! projects help volunteers and local organizations cultivate the skills, confidence and inspiration to get more involved in their communities.
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Pew Center for the States | April 27, 2012
Georgia grouped among 26 states that fail to measure whether business tax credits, exemptions, and deductions deliver what is promised.
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U.S. Treasury Department | March 23, 2012
Nearly 90 percent of the jobs in the sectors that benefit most from infrastructure spending are middle-class jobs.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors | February 29, 2012
The recovery is very uneven across US regions, with the southeastern and southwestern metros, who were most affected by the housing bubble, looking ahead to years of recovery.
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | January 3, 2012
Georgia has lost over 351,000 jobs since the start of the Great Recession in December 2007.
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | September 13, 2011
Georgia's FY 2012 estimate for general fund and motor fuel revenues remains below FY 2007 levels.
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Building America's Future | August 16, 2011
U.S. infrastructure has fallen from first place in the World Economic Forum's 2005 economic competitiveness ranking to number 15 today.
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American Society of Civil Engineers | July 27, 2011
Deteriorating surface transportation infrastructure will cost the American economy more than 870,000 jobs, and suppress the growth of the country's Gross Domestic Product by $3.1 trillion by 2020.
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Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young | May 27, 2011
The federal share of spending on transportation and water infrastructure peaked at around 40% in the late 1970s.
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U.S. Census | March 30, 2011
Georgia's population increased by over 1.5 million, or 18.3%, between 2000 and 2010.
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Tax Foundation | February 25, 2011
Georgia's state and local tax burden ranked 32nd in the nation in 2009.
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute | January 27, 2011
In Georgia's FY 2011 budget, nearly fifty-nine cents of every dollar is spent on education.
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