Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2024 Policy Priorities January 10, 2024 / January 10, 2024 by David Schaefer The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute advocates for policies that increase well-being and economic security for Georgia’s marginalized communities. These are the state policy priorities GBPI will pursue during 2024. For more insights throughout Legislative Session, be sure to register for our Insights Conference, follow @GaBudget on Twitter or @georgiabudget on Instagram and sign up for our newsletter. For […] Read more » policy priorities
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2023: Equitable Budgeting Makes Perfect Sense January 20, 2023 / March 7, 2023 by Nadia Hicks Georgia is at a crossroads with $6.6 billion in surplus that could be used to fund necessary programs and services, like education and health care, and strengthen the workforce. Join us to analyze the governor’s proposed budget and explore key policy priorities for the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. Now is the moment for equitable budgeting […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2023 Policy Priorities January 9, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Nadia Hicks | 1 Comment on 2023 Policy Priorities The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians equitably share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2023. For more insights throughout Legislative Session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter or on Instagram @georgiabudget and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more » policy priorities
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2022: Treating Care Workers as Essential, Not Invisible January 21, 2022 / January 17, 2023 by Caitlin Highland Each year the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute hosts an annual policy conference to inform policy discussions during the state’s Legislative Session. For the second year in a row, this annual policy conference was both free and virtual. This year’s conference focused on how Georgia can better support our care workers, many of whom are […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2022 Policy Priorities December 13, 2021 / January 7, 2022 by Caitlin Highland The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2022. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter or georgiabudget on Instagram […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Federal Policy Taifa Smith Butler Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan June 3, 2021 / June 3, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute recently sent a letter to Georgia’s U.S. representatives and senators to urge them to support the provisions that are already included in the American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan as well as a few additional provisions that would help build a quicker, more equitable recovery. You can read […] Read more » american families plan american jobs plan American Rescue Plan arp
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact People Powered Prosperity Toolkits Worker Justice #RecoverGA Digital Day of Action Toolkit May 24, 2021 / June 16, 2021 by Alex Welch Congress is finalizing legislation meant to support recovery for Georgia and the entire country. GBPI will lead a digital day of action on Thursday, June 3, for Georgians and organizations statewide to join together in demanding our federal lawmakers build the most secure safety net they can with these recovery plans. Key safety […] Read more »
Blog Community Impact K-12 Education Stephen Owens Fund Georgia’s Future and Partners Recommend a Plan for ARPA Funding May 19, 2021 / May 19, 2021 by Stephen Owens Dear Superintendent Woods: The undersigned civil rights and education advocacy organizations in Georgia write to provide public input for the Georgia Department of Education’s (GaDOE) use of funds provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). This joint letter was authored by steering committee members for Fund Georgia’s Future, a new coalition created […] Read more » American Rescue Plan arp arpa k-12 education
Community Impact People Powered Prosperity Partner Spotlight: The Atlanta Community Food Bank March 16, 2021 / March 19, 2021 by Guest Contributor GBPI has worked with the Atlanta Community Food Bank on critical issues like a state earned-income tax credit and P-EBT. These comments were written by Megan Middleton, Director of Government Affairs for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. About Atlanta Community Food Bank The Atlanta Community Food Bank works to end hunger with the food, people and […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Community Impact People Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler Letter Urges Governor to Restore Budget Cuts, Deploy Revenue Shortfall Reserve February 26, 2021 / March 2, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler Dear Governor Kemp, The proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 includes $1.2 billion in continued cuts from FY 2020 state spending to programs and services across Georgia. At a time when millions of families are experiencing greater needs due to the pandemic, this budget would underfund Georgia’s schools, services for Georgians with […] Read more » Budget Cuts
