Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Georgia Criminal Legal Systems Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022 June 29, 2021 / July 1, 2021 by Ray Khalfani Georgia’s 2022 Department of Corrections Budget The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) budget for FY 2022 is $1.12 billion. The department oversees all aspects of the state’s prison system, including contracts carried out by private prisons. Corrections officers make up most of the department’s workforce. The most recent reform efforts focus on more cost-efficient spending […] Read more » Criminal Legal Systems Department of Corrections State Budget
Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022 June 29, 2021 / July 1, 2021 by Ray Khalfani Georgia’s 2022 Human Services Budget The $817 million FY 2022 budget for the Department of Human Services (DHS) increases spending from FY 2021 levels by $20 million to protect the safety of Georgia’s most vulnerable children and families. The Department remains $13 million below FY 2020 spending levels, which were reduced due to anticipated declines […] Read more » Department of Human Services Safety Net State Budget
Budget Primer Health Justice Georgia Health Care Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022 June 28, 2021 / July 1, 2021 by Laura Harker Georgia’s 2022 Health Care Budget The Departments of Community Health, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and Public Health are the three primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $5.6 billion in total state funds for these three agencies in the 2022 budget year, or about 20 […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion State Budget
Budget Primer Higher Education K-12 Education Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2022 June 28, 2021 / July 1, 2021 by Stephen Owens This section is co-authored by K-12 Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Stephen Owens and Higher Education Senior Policy Analyst Jennifer Lee Georgia’s 2022 Education Budget The state budget for K-12 public schools is $10.2 billion in FY 2022. In the 2020 General Assembly, state lawmakers passed a budget with $1 billion in cuts to the Department […] Read more » Education Higher Education K-12 State Budget
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
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus GBPI In The News Press Releases & Statements Worker Justice PRESS RELEASE: American Families Plan Reimagines More Equitable American Economy; Other Opportunities to Advance Prosperity Exist April 28, 2021 / August 8, 2022 by Caitlin Highland ATLANTA—Today, President Joe Biden unveiled his American Families Plan, which, along with his American Jobs Plan, form the basis of his recovery agenda during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our federal lawmakers face an unprecedented opportunity to transform our economy so that it works for every Georgian,” said GBPI Director of Strategic Communications Caitlin Highland. […] Read more » american families plan federal relief federal relief plan
Blog GBPI In The News Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Announces Dominique Derbigny Sims as New Senior Vice President April 16, 2021 / April 19, 2021 by Caitlin Highland ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute announced the hiring of Dominique Derbigny Sims as the new senior vice president. Derbigny Sims currently serves as deputy director of Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap (CWWG), a national network of more than 600 advocates and leaders focused on changing federal policies to strengthen women’s economic security. “Throughout […] Read more » dominique derbigny sims senior vice president
Blog GBPI In The News PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to Lead Demos April 12, 2021 / April 14, 2021 by Caitlin Highland ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced that, after nearly a decade at the organization, President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler will step down at the end of June 2021 to lead Demos, a think tank dedicated to pursuing an inclusive multiracial democracy and economic justice for all. GBPI’s Board of Directors will begin a search for a new […] Read more » Press Release Taifa Smith Butler
