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
GBPI In The News Unemployed Georgians Approaching Dec. 26 Financial Cliff December 21, 2020 / December 21, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 will join them as federal programs expire. More than 400,000 Georgians are currently jobless, according […] Read more » Unemployment
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 2021 Policy Priorities December 2, 2020 / January 7, 2021 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 2021. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more »
GBPI In The News Georgia’s Kindergarten Enrollment Falls, Signaling Possible Drop In School Funding November 29, 2020 / December 21, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 and Policy Institute. He says a steep drop in kindergarten enrollment can affect school budgets […] Read more » K-12
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2021: Race, Resilience and Recovery November 16, 2020 / February 8, 2021 by Lindsey Garland 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 record-breaking turnout with over 500 registered attendants from all over the state. This year’s policy […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
GBPI In The News Critics: Georgia health-insurance reforms a ‘missed opportunity’ November 1, 2020 / December 21, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 expansion of its Medicaid program and give Georgians with incomes too high to qualify for […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News Poll: Georgia’s Business Tax Incentives Need Oversight October 19, 2020 / October 23, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 & Policy Institute (GBPI) poll, 68.7% of Georgians support implementing a formal review process to examine […] Read more » tax breaks tax-incentives taxes
GBPI In The News Kemp Rolls Out Medicaid Plans October 18, 2020 / October 23, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 Georgia waiver will not receive the 90% federal match that an expansion would provide. The […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion waivers
GBPI In The News Challenges Loom After Federal Approval of Kemp Health Plan October 16, 2020 / October 23, 2020 by Alex Welch 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 too little to qualify for subsidies on the federal exchange. The $218 million-per year plan […] Read more » health medicaid Medicaid Expansion waivers
