GBPI In The News Gov. Deal and top Republicans back plan to reduce Georgia tax bounty February 21, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Gov. Nathan Deal and top Republicans in the Legislature announced Tuesday they want to lower income tax rates for individuals and corporations in Georgia. It’s part of a plan to cut into the estimated $4.7 billion state budget windfall over the next five years, resulting from the new federal tax law. Read the full article […] Read more » Budget & Taxes State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Georgia House committee approves HOPE scholarship eligibility change February 21, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin A Georgia House of Representatives committee voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of a bill that would extend student eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship from seven to 15 years. The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute has pushed for the change, citing statistics showing less than 20 percent of students at some colleges receive HOPE while the average age […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship Jennifer Lee
GBPI In The News Georgia governor wants to slash state tax windfall February 13, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin ATLANTA — When Congress overhauled the federal tax code two months ago, Georgia officials didn’t initially realize how much extra money taxpayers would be giving the state. Now, with the governor’s office estimating that Georgians will pay an additional $4.7 billion in state taxes cumulatively over the next five years, lawmakers are debating what to […] Read more » Income Tax State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News The meaning of HOPE: Scholarship misses lower-income students February 8, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin For most University of Georgia students, securing the HOPE or Zell B. Miller scholarships in high school was never a question. According to University System of Georgia data for fall 2015, 98 percent of in-state, first-time freshmen attending UGA received one of these scholarships. Across the state, however, it’s a different story. Read the full […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship J
GBPI In The News Make a $1 billion investment in Georgia’s youth, workers, families and communities January 28, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin You’ve no doubt heard many times Georgia is the No. 1 place to do business, but what if the state can also be the top place to settle and raise a family? That is the audacious vision the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute unveiled at its Jan. 25 policy conference under the banner “People-Powered Prosperity.” Georgia […] Read more » People-Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Help Rural Georgians’ Health and Pocketbook January 15, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Lawmakers appear poised to try something new to help struggling communities in rural Georgia and our neighbors from Blue Ridge to Thomasville are no doubt glad to receive the attention. Ideas floated recently by a state House study committee range from expanding broadband access to paying professionals to relocate to rural communities. Read the full article […] Read more » EITC HOPE Scholarship Medicaid Expansion Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Report: 6 steps Georgia can take To make college affordable January 10, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin More jobs these days require some kind of college education. The rising cost of higher education stands between a lot of Georgians and their diplomas. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute has issued some recommendations to make college more affordable and accessible. Read the full article on WABE. Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship Jennifer Lee
GBPI In The News Report links poverty to school performance in Georgia January 7, 2018 / March 5, 2021 by GBPI Admin Some 70 percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student learning, according to a recent report from the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. That’s a view shared by local school leaders. Read the full article on The Gainesville Times. Read more » Claire Suggs Education K-12
GBPI In The News Austerity cuts hit school system budgets hard December 7, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Removing austerity cuts to the state’s formula in providing funding to public schools was one of a number of issues brought before Floyd County legislators during a joint meeting with local school boards Thursday. Members of the boards of education for the Rome and Floyd County school systems, along with their superintendents, had a chance […] Read more » Education K-12 Legislature
GBPI In The News Georgia Budget and Policy Institute needs community improvement ideas December 6, 2017 / March 15, 2021 by GBPI Admin ALBANY, GA (WALB) – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute asked the faith-based community to give them ideas for improvements, especially in healthcare, in South Georgia. At a meeting Wednesday night, participants used their phones to answer questions about the changes they wanted to be made in their communities. Topics brought up were education, health care, quality of life […] Read more » Education health Jobs
