The state legislature has a $6.6 billion surplus heading into the next fiscal year, and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says a lot more resources are being directed at the governor’s Medicaid expansion plan.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan adds eligibility for Medicaid coverage to Georgians earning less than $12,000 a year, but only if they are working, attending school or involved in job training.
Georgia’s future depends on every community having the tools to thrive. For too long, systemic
Federal funding by congressional district Source: University of Michigan, Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard
Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.
Georgia Budget & Policy Institute
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:
