Budget Primer Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Leah Chan The 20-Year View In 2004-2005, Georgia had the 8th highest uninsured rated in the nation, and in 2022, the 3rd highest. Over the last 20 years, GBPI has continued to advocate for health care access achieving incremental but meaningful wins like the 2023 elimination of the 5-year Medicaid waiting period for pregnant women and children […] Read more » Access to Care Behavioral Health Budget Analysis Community Health Developmental Disabilities Disease Prevention federal funding FY 2024 Health Budget General Fund health coverage Health Priorities Health Spending Low-Income Georgians medicaid Medicaid Expansion mental health Pathways to Coverage Public Health Retention State Funds Substance Use Disorders Workforce Recruitment
Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Ife Finch Floyd This section is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Senior Analyst of Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems Ray Khalfani. The 20-Year View In 2004 and again in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, approximately 1 in 5 children lived in poverty. In addition, about 1 in […] Read more » Budget Department of Human Services DHS foster-care FY 2024 Human Services medicaid Social Services State Budget Workforce Challenges
Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Georgia Criminal Legal Systems Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025 August 8, 2024 / August 8, 2024 by Ray Khalfani The 20-Year View Over the last 20 years, the costs of running Georgia’s prisons have risen by almost 70%. Despite promises of reform over the years, the number of individuals within the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections has largely remained unchanged, hovering near 51,000 in 2023. During this period, GBPI has continued to […] Read more » Budget criminal justice Equitable Investment Fines and Fees incarceration Local Governments Mass Incarceration Racial Inequity
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Reports Worker Justice From Barriers to Bridges: Expanding Access to Child Care and Improving Upward Mobility for Georgia’s Child Care Workers May 21, 2024 / May 28, 2024 by Ife Finch Floyd Executive Summary The child care system in Georgia creates barriers to economic opportunity for women workers and early childhood education (ECE) teachers who are mostly women. Costs are too high relative to medium family income in most Georgia counties. For families of color, child care costs take up a greater share of their median […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Ray Khalfani Reports Worker Justice Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor February 23, 2024 / February 23, 2024 by Ray Khalfani Governor Kemp’s proposed budget for the amended fiscal year (AFY) 2024 provided a net increase of nearly $844,000 for the Department of Labor (DOL), covering $1,000 bonuses for agency staff. While overall DOL spending will decrease by 4% between AFY 2024 and FY 2025, spending proposals for fiscal year 2025 invest $443,000 in […] Read more » Department of Labor jobs and economy
Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections February 20, 2024 / February 20, 2024 by Ray Khalfani For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, Governor Brian Kemp proposed a $1.48 billion budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), an agency overseeing the state’s prison system. The FY 2025 proposed budget is nearly $153 million higher than what was approved initially for FY 2024. This increase is primarily attributed to cost-of-living adjustments […] Read more » corrections legal system
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 13, 2024 / February 13, 2024 by Ife Finch Floyd Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for low-income individuals, aging services and child support.[1] Governor Kemp proposed increasing spending by about $1 billion to DHS in the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2024 budget and another $1 billion to the department in Fiscal Year […] Read more » child care Department of Human Services foster-care Human Services low income assistance
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities February 7, 2024 / February 8, 2024 by Leah Chan Among a range of duties, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities operates five state psychiatric hospitals, provides evaluation and treatment for individuals under the jurisdiction of the court system to determine their competency to stand trial, and provides community-based services to Georgians living with mental health conditions, substance use disorders and […] Read more » Behavioral Health Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Budget Cuts dbhdd
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health February 7, 2024 / February 7, 2024 by Leah Chan The Department of Community Health administers the state’s healthcare safety net, reimburses hospitals for services provided to uninsured and underinsured Georgians, manages health insurance coverage for state and school system employees, and regulates health and long-term care facilities. Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 provides the Department with $5.2 billion […] Read more » Department of Community Health health-care medicaid patients first act PeachCare
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Leah Chan Reports Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health February 7, 2024 / February 7, 2024 by Leah Chan The Department of Public Health plays a vital role in safeguarding the well-being of Georgians, with responsibilities ranging from monitoring infectious diseases and health threats to responding to health-related disasters. Governor Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 provides the Department with $422 million in state funds. Of the total $826 million […] Read more » Department of Public Health health health-care Public Health
