Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Economic Justice Education Federal Policy Health Justice Higher Education Reports Historic Federal Tax Shift Benefits Wealthiest, Grows Deficit and Exacerbates Georgia’s Rural Challenges July 17, 2025 / July 31, 2025 by GBPI Staff The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. Those policies include supporting Georgians’ basic needs (food shelter, healthcare, education), improving their household financial stability (living wages/stable resources to pay bills) and promoting their long-term economic security (ability to absorb shocks and plan for the future). […] Read more »
GBPI In The News House should not pass bill, lest workers suffer March 27, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Staff Findings from GBPI’s SB 447 analysis are referenced in a letter to the editor in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read the letter. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution letter to the editor SB 447 Senate Bill 447
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Policy Areas Reports Race to the Top Initiative Aims to Improve K-12 Education in Georgia December 16, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Over the next four years, the Georgia Department of Education and 26 local education agencies will invest nearly $400 million into the state’s public education system as part of the federal Race to the Top initiative. This report provides an overview of what outcomes citizens of Georgia can expect after $400 million are invested. Download […] Read more » Education K-12 Race to the Top Report State Budget
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports New Proposed State Fund Cuts Could Cost Georgia Millions in Federal Funds December 15, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Proposed state fund cuts for the Department of Human Services current budget and FY 2012 budget could prevent Georgia from meeting its state maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Older Americans Act (OAA) and cost the state millions in federal funds. Download the PDF. Read more » Department of Human Services OAA Older Americans Act Report State Budget TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Policy Areas Reducing Exemptions is Good Tax Reform, But Taxing Groceries is Highly Regressive December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff All exemptions, credits, and deductions should be examined and weighed against each other and against the principles of tax reform. The grocery exemption, in particular, increases equity and should be weighed against other tax breaks with an equity lens. Eliminating the deduction for state income taxes offers an alternative worth considering. Download the PDF. Read more » Fact Sheet State Budget State Taxes tax exemptions
Fact Sheets Health Justice What is in Store for Georgia’s Medicaid Enrollment? December 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) increases eligibility for Medicaid and provides states significant new funding to pay for the expansion. This fact sheet summarizes the Medicaid expansion and how the billions in new federal funding will help increase health coverage for hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet health medicaid
Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Reports Other States Take Action on Tax Breaks December 6, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Tax breaks are enacted each year and, once in the tax code, remain there without evaluation or scrutiny. These tax preferences shrink the tax base and many reduce fairness by shifting taxes onto other businesses and individuals who do not receive the exemption or cause lawmakers to reduce state services. Georgia can follow models other […] Read more » Reports State Taxes tax breaks tax code
Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas Georgia & Federal Government Ensure Elderly and Newborns Have Safety Net November 8, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff Georgia’s Medicaid program is a significant payer of healthcare services for some of Georgia’s most vulnerable residents. This fact sheet provides an overview about who is served by the Medicaid program, how costs vary by population, and the income-eligibility criteria for Georgia’s Medicaid and PeachCare programs. Download the PDF. Read more » elderly Fact Sheet health medicaid newborns PeachCare
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Georgia Can Promote a Pathway from Poverty to the Middle Class October 19, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff One in five Georgia children live in poverty. This fact sheet provides the latest Census data on poverty in Georgia and recommends an Economic Security Task Force, as well as adequate funding of vital public services. Download the PDF. Read more » Census Data Economic Security Fact Sheet middle class poverty Safety Net
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Health Justice Policy Areas New Federal Tax Credit Benefits 84% of Small Businesses in Georgia October 12, 2010 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Staff The new healthcare law (the Affordable Care Act) includes new tax credits to help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees. This fact sheet examines the new tax credits and how they could help nearly 120,000 small businesses in Georgia better afford health coverage for their employees. Download the PDF. Read more » Affordable Care Act Fact Sheet Federal Budget & Taxes Federal Tax Credit health health insurance small businesses
