GBPI In The News Make a $1 billion investment in Georgia’s youth, workers, families and communities January 28, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin You’ve no doubt heard many times Georgia is the No. 1 place to do business, but what if the state can also be the top place to settle and raise a family? That is the audacious vision the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute unveiled at its Jan. 25 policy conference under the banner “People-Powered Prosperity.” Georgia […] Read more » People-Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Help Rural Georgians’ Health and Pocketbook January 15, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Lawmakers appear poised to try something new to help struggling communities in rural Georgia and our neighbors from Blue Ridge to Thomasville are no doubt glad to receive the attention. Ideas floated recently by a state House study committee range from expanding broadband access to paying professionals to relocate to rural communities. Read the full article […] Read more » EITC HOPE Scholarship Medicaid Expansion Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Budget and Taxes Higher Education K-12 Education Worker Justice State of the State Highlights Recent Gains, But Major Needs Remain for Georgia January 11, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Gov. Nathan Deal gave his eighth and final State of the State address, titled Orchards of Opportunity, Thursday morning, highlighting accomplishments and challenges throughout his tenure, taking a focus on business and looking ahead in 2018. The GBPI team provided commentary on Twitter throughout his address, offering insight on progress made in recent years and focusing […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy Education Higher Education HOPE Scholarship K-12 medicaid Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News Report: 6 steps Georgia can take To make college affordable January 10, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin More jobs these days require some kind of college education. The rising cost of higher education stands between a lot of Georgians and their diplomas. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute has issued some recommendations to make college more affordable and accessible. Read the full article on WABE. Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship Jennifer Lee
GBPI In The News Report links poverty to school performance in Georgia January 7, 2018 / March 5, 2021 by GBPI Admin Some 70 percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student learning, according to a recent report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. That’s a view shared by local school leaders. Read the full article on The Gainesville Times. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
GBPI In The News Austerity cuts hit school system budgets hard December 7, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Removing austerity cuts to the state’s formula in providing funding to public schools was one of a number of issues brought before Floyd County legislators during a joint meeting with local school boards Thursday. Members of the boards of education for the Rome and Floyd County school systems, along with their superintendents, had a chance […] Read more » Education K-12 Legislature
GBPI In The News Georgia Budget and Policy Institute needs community improvement ideas December 6, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by GBPI Admin ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute asked the faith-based community to give them ideas for improvements, especially in healthcare, in South Georgia. At a meeting Wednesday night, participants used their phones to answer questions about the changes they wanted to be made in their communities. Topics brought up were education, health care, quality of life […] Read more » Education health Jobs
GBPI In The News Most Georgia schools graded D or F by the state serve low-income kids December 5, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin In its new analysis of the grades awarded to schools by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute found most schools where at least half of students are low-income earned a D or F, including 99 percent of extreme-poverty schools. (The institute defined extreme poverty as 75 percent or more of students coming from […] Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
GBPI In The News Georgia Senate panel seeks slowdown in passage of tax credits November 20, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin A Georgia Senate panel is expected to recommend what would be a fairly revolutionary change in the way lawmakers have traditionally passed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of special-interest tax breaks at the end of each General Assembly session. Read the full article on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read more » Legislature tax breaks Wesley Tharpe
Blog Insights Policy Conference Sponsorships November 17, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI’s annual Insights Policy Conference returns on Jan. 25, 2018, to bring together a broad range of stakeholders passionate about pressing state policy issues facing Georgia. As GBPI’s signature event, this conference provides the most up-to-date analysis of state policy through briefings on just-released state budget proposals, salient speakers addressing timely topics and thought-provoking discussions. Read more »
