GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here.
Posted by Timothy Sweeney Today at the Department of Community Health Board meeting, the state failed to outline how it would address its funding shortfall and instead chose to blame the federal government’s lack of “flexibility” for funding issues facing
GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney releases the following statement in response to the Department of Community Health Board meeting today. “Instead of blaming Washington for Georgia’s shortcomings, lawmakers should take a balanced approach that includes new revenues so
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article about potential cuts to the state’s Medicaid program. Read full article here.
Posted by Taifa S. Butler When the Powerball jackpot reached more than $320 million last week — the fourth-largest jackpot ever – that was good news for Georgia students, since the more lottery tickets people buy, the more money there
GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a guest writer; read Essig’s piece on the structural deficit here.
Posted by Alan Essig As published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Here is an opinion piece from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s executive director Alan Essig on Georgia’s fiscal crisis and the solutions that help move the state forward. The
GBPI Education Analyst Cedric Johnson is featured in Atlanta Alive’s segment on how lottery funds are distributed among students through the HOPE scholarship. View video here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on the cost of Medicaid expansion to the state; Sweeney believes the state projections of Medicaid costs are high. Read full article here.
GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in this article on Medicaid block grants; Sweeney says block grants will reduce the amount of money coming to states. Read full article here.
The Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that SNAP recipients can use their EBT card with any unspent SNAP benefits in November.
However, as DHS reported before, the November SNAP benefits will be suspended until federal funds are available.
If you are in need of food, you can find a local food bank here.
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
