Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education Analyst August 5, 2024 / August 5, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA—The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is thrilled to announce Ashley Young’s promotion to Senior Education Analyst. In her expanded role, Ashley will lead GBPI’s focus on K-12 education while continuing her work on need-based financial aid. Her dedication to equitable financial aid policies is evident in her advocacy efforts with the Georgians for […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Health Justice Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave Benefits July 18, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Coalition on Paid Leave announced the release of a comprehensive fact sheet detailing the newly expanded paid parental leave benefits for state government and public school employees. Following the enactment of House Bill 1010 earlier this month, the paid parental leave program was extended from 3 weeks to 6 weeks. […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Major Tax Bills Take Effect with Beginning of Fiscal Year 2025 July 1, 2024 / July 1, 2024 by Staci Fox Today, July 1, marks the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025, bringing several major pieces of legislation into effect in Georgia. These include: House Bill 1015: Reduces the flat personal income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39%. House Bill 1023: Aligns the state’s corporate income tax rate to its personal income tax rate, reducing it to […] Read more »
Ashley Young Higher Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to US District Court Rulings Blocking Student Loan Relief June 25, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — The Georgia Policy and Budget Institute (GBPI) is disappointed in yesterday’s partial preliminary injunctions issued by US District Courts in Kansas and Missouri that temporarily block student loan borrowers from accessing crucial benefits under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Aid Verification for Equity (SAVE) Plan. These injunctions will prevent reduction in monthly payments and […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Statement on Georgia’s Reported 2023 Revenue Collections June 13, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the state’s publication of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Annual and Fiscal Year Report (2023). Statement from Staci Fox, President and CEO, GBPI: “Georgia’s revenue collections are on track to once again surpass estimates for FY 2024, marking the […] Read more »
Higher Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox SPP Sign-on Letter for Student Loan Debt Relief Lawsuit June 3, 2024 / June 4, 2024 by Staci Fox June 4, 2024 Dear Attorney General Chris Carr: We, the undersigned organizations represent eight of the states included in the Kansas v. Biden and Missouri v. Biden lawsuits. Each of our states includes millions of students, borrowers, and workers from racially and financially marginalized communities. We are deeply concerned by the decision to sue the […] Read more » biden federal lawsuit
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Statement on the Signing of HB 916, Georgia’s $36.1 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget May 8, 2024 / May 8, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the Governor’s signing of HB 916, which funds the state government for FY 2025 beginning July 1, 2024. Statement from Staci Fox, President and CEO, GBPI: “GBPI applauds the state’s first full-year appropriations plan that increases per-person spending above pre-pandemic […] Read more » Budget FY 2025
Blog Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Staci Fox Worker Justice Sine Die 2024 March 29, 2024 / April 11, 2024 by Staci Fox Introduction Staci Fox, President and CEO When the 2024 Legislative Session began on January 8th, Georgia was sitting on $10.9 billion in undesignated, unspent public funds and a $5.4 billion Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR). The possibilities to make big investments on behalf of all Georgians were endless. Late last year, GBPI pondered Georgia’s $16 Billion […] Read more » Budget Criminal Legal Systems Economic Justice Education health-care Sine Die tax
