Georgia’s State and Local Public Health System Supports Healthy Communities and a Strong Economy
Leah Chan
September 16, 2025
Month: September 2025
Fast Facts: Funding for Georgia’s State and Local Public Health System
Leah Chan
September 16, 2025
Georgia’s health security and economic well-being depend on a modernized, fully funded state and local public health system. This brief provides policymakers and advocates with a brief overview of how Georgia funds public health. For more background on the importance of
GBPI Comment to Improve Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
David Schaefer
September 3, 2025
By notice issued on 7/2/25, the Department of Labor (DOL, henceforth “the Department”) has published proposals for the rescission of rules published by the Department on April 29, 2024, governing aspects of the H-2A guest workers program. The Georgia Budget
GBPI Public Comment with RISE Committee Recommendations
Ashley Young
September 2, 2025
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s (GBPI) mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. GBPI welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Education’s proposal notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing the
Labor Day 2025: State Complacency and Federal Decisions Threaten Workers’ Economic Security
David Schaefer
September 1, 2025
Georgia is often cited as “no. 1 for business,” but developments in 2025 underscore the state’s history of disinvesting in workers’ access to a living wage, nutrition, healthcare and more. For example, 34 states have a minimum wage that is
