Blog Economic Justice Federal Policy Staci Fox The Data is in on Federal Budget Cuts: Great Harm for Rural Georgians, Georgians of Color and Georgians with Low-Incomes April 14, 2025 / April 14, 2025 by Staci Fox Georgia’s future depends on every community having the tools to thrive. For too long, systemic barriers have made it harder for low-income families, rural residents, immigrants, and communities of color to access quality health care, education, housing, and economic opportunity. Federal programs are a key part of how we begin to close those gaps—providing critical […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Economic Justice Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Applauds Introduction of the American Family Act, 2025 April 9, 2025 / April 9, 2025 by Staci Fox Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the federal refundable child tax credit (CTC). This bill would enhance the credit so that it would increase benefits and reach more families with children. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute supports this legislation as it would support American families by […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Economic Justice Education Staci Fox Wrapping up Georgia’s 2025 Legislative Session April 7, 2025 / April 8, 2025 by Staci Fox Friday was Sine Die in Georgia, the day by which a bill must pass out of the Georgia General Assembly to become law this year. The largest bill, and the only one that the General Assembly is obligated to pass, is the budget, House Bill 68. To get the budget out of the conference committee […] Read more »
Education Federal Policy K-12 Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Threatened Executive Order Gutting US Department of Education March 20, 2025 / March 25, 2025 by Staci Fox The Trump Administration has threatened an executive order gutting the US Department of Education (ED). ED administers a range of programs of critical importance to Georgians, including Title I programs serving students living in poverty, Pell grants providing aid to Georgia’s college students experiencing need and the administration of programs serving migrant K-12 students and […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Staci Fox Crossover Day 2025: Tracking Our Priorities March 7, 2025 / March 7, 2025 by Staci Fox Crossover Day 2025 Yesterday was Crossover Day in Georgia, the day by which a bill must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered by the other chamber before the end of Legislative Session and become law. There was an exception this year with the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (HB 72), which has […] Read more » Crossover Day legislative session
Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to White House Freeze on Federal Funds that Support Georgians January 28, 2025 by Staci Fox Late on Monday, January 27, 2025, the White House issued instructions requiring “Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the President’s policies and requirements.” Those instructions meant that federal agencies paused a wide array of activities and disbursements in connection with programs that serve all Georgians […] Read more »
Blog Staci Fox Reflecting on the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2025 January 20, 2025 by Staci Fox “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly” Rev Martin Luther King Jr (1963) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, advocate and fellow Georgian, was a powerful voice who stood […] Read more »
Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Reacts to New Laws that Take Effect January 1st. January 3, 2025 / January 6, 2025 by Staci Fox GEORGIA – GBPI Reacts to New Laws that Take Effect January 1st. School Vouchers At GBPI we believe that all students in Georgia should be afforded access to high-quality education. Due to the passage of SB 233, in the 2025-2026 school year K-12 public school funding will withstand a decrease of an estimated $144 million […] Read more »
Economic Justice Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 December 20, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 Today Congress passed a disaster relief package; a one-year extension of the farm bill, which authorizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and many agriculture programs; and a clean extension of current funding levels until March 14, 2025, through a Continuing Resolution […] Read more »
Author Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits December 13, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA – GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits to Support Families with Small Children Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care have released recommendations to support families with children and to make child care more affordable. […] Read more »
