





By Ife Finch Floyd | May 10, 2022

By Leah Chan | May 5, 2022

By Jennifer Lee | April 6, 2022

By Caitlin Highland | April 5, 2022

Welcome to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. We produce research and state budget analysis to show Georgia ways to provide equitable education, health care and opportunity for everyone. Here you can browse our research or find ways to get involved.
Recent Publications
State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Show Ongoing Progress at the Surface, but Inequities Persist Below
Key Takeaways While March 2022 marked record low unemployment in Georgia at 3.1 percent, underlying inequities persist, as …
GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule
Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes …
Georgians at Risk of Losing Medicaid as Continuous Coverage Requirement Ends
Key Takeaways: Between the start of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement in March 2020 and December 2021 (the …
Georgia Invests $255 Million More In FY 2023 Budget for College Affordability
Two of the biggest higher education investments and policy changes this year come through the Fiscal Year (FY) …
Community Impact

Recap | Insights 2022: Treating Care Workers as Essential, Not Invisible


Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan

In the News
Latest Georgia Unemployment Figures Don’t Tell Whole Story
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has not reached all Georgians equally, and unemployment figures do
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Announces Dominique Derbigny Sims as New Senior Vice President
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute announced the hiring of Dominique Derbigny Sims as
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to Lead Demos
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced that, after nearly a decade at the organization,