GBPI In The News Health officials approve big changes August 12, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Director of Health Policy Tim Sweeney is quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the FY 2012 funding gap in the state employee insurance plan. Download the news article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution FY 2012 health Misty Williams state employee insurance plan Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Expert: Ga. bonds will keep top rating August 10, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig quoted in the Savannah Morning News. Download the news article. Read more » Alan Essig Georgia Bonds Larry Peterson Savannah Morning News
GBPI In The News Jobs carry high price tag August 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI asks policymakers to consider transparency and accountability when evaluating tax cuts. Download the news article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution business tax breaks Dan Chapman State Taxes tax cuts
GBPI In The News Ga. counties face bigger challenges, not default August 2, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig quoted in the Times-Herald on the impact of the debt-ceiling crisis in Washington. Download the news article. Read more » Alan Essig debt ceiling Times Herald Walter Jones
GBPI In The News Georgia lacks jobs for unemployed workers July 31, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin In an editorial published in the Macon Teleagraph, GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie writes, “Weekly unemployment payments in Georgia average $270 per week, only replacing about one-third of an average worker’s weekly wage. What family would volunteer to live on one-third of their income?” Dowload the editorial. Note: The editorial also was published […] Read more » Clare Richie editorial Macon Teleagraph Unemployment
Health Justice Library Policy Areas Reports Report Highlights Harmful Effects of Federal Medicaid Cuts on Georgia’s Economy July 5, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on Georgia’s economy. These cuts would put as many as 38,420 jobs and as much as $4.4 billion in state business activity at risk, according to a report released today by the national health care consumer organization Families USA. Download the […] Read more » Federal Medicaid Cuts health medicaid Report Tim Sweeney
Press Releases & Statements GBPI Releases New Policy Briefs on SNAP Employment & Training and FY 2012 Allocation of TANF Funds June 23, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute releases two new policy briefs on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training and FY 2012 funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Media interviews are welcomed. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Georgia is poised to maximize its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment […] Read more » FY 2012 Press Release SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Library Policy Areas Georgia Establishes Stand-Alone Public Health Agency Beginning in FY 2012 June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The FY 2012 budget appropriates $186 million in state funding for the newly established Department of Public Health. The FY 2012 programmatic funding level of $166.2 million represents a $25.8 million, or 13.4 percent, decline from the pre-recession FY 2009 budget. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Public Health FY 2012 health State Budget Tim Sweeney
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Smaller Budgets Impact Higher Education June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin This fact sheet provides an overview of the FY 2012 budgets for the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia. Download the PDF. Read more » Education Fact Sheet State Budget Technical College System of Georgia University System of Georgia
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets K-12 Education Library Policy Areas Funding Cuts Affect HOPE Program June 22, 2011 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The FY 2012 budget allocates $650 million in total funding for programs that provide financial assistance for post-secondary education. The majority of the funding is provided by state lottery games. Download the PDF. Read more » Education Fact Sheet FY 2012 HOPE Scholarship State Budget
