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
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
A large swath of jobless people and their families being pushed toward a financial cliff while the state’s economic recovery is slowed by their distress. Tens of thousands of Georgians have already seen their pandemic benefits dry up, and more
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 2021. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign.
New state data show kindergarten enrollment in Georgia’s public schools has dropped 11% this fall. That means public schools could lose more than $100 million in state funding next year. Stephen Owens is a senior policy analyst at the Georgia Budget
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 first time in GBPI history this annual policy conference was both free and virtual. We achieved
Georgia’s new health insurance reform plan will address three problems at once, Gov. Brian Kemp announced recently when he rolled out two insurance “waivers” approved by the federal government. The two waivers will allow the state to undertake a limited
Georgia has earned a reputation for being one of the most business friendly states in the nation, but a majority of Georgians believe tax incentive programs meant to attract manufacturers to the state need oversight. According to a Georgia Budget
Federal health officials have given formal approval to Gov. Brian Kemp’s request for a waiver to expand health coverage options for low-income Georgians. Laura Harker of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, which supports Medicaid expansion, points out that the
Gov. Brian Kemp held a signing ceremony at the Georgia Capitol to mark the federal approval of a plan he says will help put insurance cards in the hands of residents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians.
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
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