GEORGIA — GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 Today Congress passed a disaster relief package; a one-year extension of the farm bill, which authorizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and many agriculture programs; and
This report was co-authored by Ray Khalfani, Senior Analyst, Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems and Ife Finch Floyd, Director of Economic Justice Introduction Excessive local government reliance on fines and fees is tied to persistent barriers to economic
Introduction Georgia’s health security and economic well-being depend on a thriving, fully funded state and local public health system. Public health interventions, such as improved sanitation and access to family planning, were the most significant contributors to Americans leading
GEORGIA – GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits to Support Families with Small Children Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care
Join us for Insights 2025: A Roadmap to Opportunity. This year it’s more important than ever to keep track of the dollars our lawmakers are spending and the policies they are implementing. Every year GBPI begins legislative session by examining
Introduction Most Georgians will get a traffic ticket in their lifetime. Some may have to go to court for these and other minor infractions because of an inability to pay or a traffic offense that requires a court hearing. Given
Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) applauds the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission for including an initial set of opportunities for health care coverage expansion and quality improvement in their December 2024 report. GBPI strongly supports the recommendation to examine improvements
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
