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Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Ashley Young
February 12, 2026
Introduction The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) serves Georgia’s 181 kindergarten -12th grade (K-12) public school districts. GaDOE ...
Senior Analyst of Economic Security or Director of Economic Security
Staci Fox
February 12, 2026
About GBPI The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) strives to conduct rigorous analysis and research to advance ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Ife Finch Floyd
February 11, 2026
Introduction The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Child Care and Parent Services (CAPS); the Georgia ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Human Services
Ife Finch Floyd
February 11, 2026
Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for low-income ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Ashley Young
February 6, 2026
Introduction Georgia’s higher education system is administered through the University System of Georgia (USG) and the Technical College ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Community Health
Leah Chan
February 5, 2026
Introduction Among a range of duties, the Department of Community Health administers the state’s healthcare safety net, reimburses ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health
Leah Chan
February 5, 2026
Introduction The Department of Public Health’s (DPH) programs focus on health promotion and health-related disaster response and preparedness, ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Leah Chan
February 5, 2026
Introduction Among a range of duties, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) operates five state ...
Overview of Georgia’s Budget for Amended Fiscal Year 2026 and the Full 2027 Fiscal Year
Daniel Kanso, PhD
January 23, 2026
Introduction Between Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s first full fiscal year (FY) budget as governor and his eighth and ...
Insights 2026: Resetting the Table and Building an Economy that Serves Us All
Staci Fox
January 13, 2026
Georgia Freight Depot | January 23 | 8:00 am At Insights, GBPI will provide its annual deep dive ...
2026 Policy Priorities
Staci Fox
January 12, 2026
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being ...
It’s Time to Modernize Georgia’s Tobacco User Fee and Add Commonsense Safeguards for a Healthier State
Daniel Kanso, PhD
December 15, 2025
Overview Georgia has the nation’s second lowest state cigarette user fee and lags most other states in adding ...
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