GBPI In The News Georgia educators stand in solidarity against proposed $1 billion budget cut June 26, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch This week, teachers and educators gathered on the steps of the Capitol building in downtown Atlanta from as far away as Catoosa County in reaction to severe budgets planned for the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for the upcoming school year and beyond. If the cuts to GaDOE’s budget are in the long run, agencies such as […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19 Jennifer Owens K-12 revenue
GBPI In The News Lawmakers Approve Vaping Tax, Raises Age For Tobacco Products To 21 June 26, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Lawmakers on the last day of the legislative session passed a bill taxing vaping products for the first time and raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21. The move, when signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, means an estimated $9.6 million and $14.5 million in extra revenue for the state. However, that is far […] Read more » Budget danny kanso revenue tobacco tac vaping tax
GBPI In The News State House committee pushes for new tax on vaping products June 25, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch A key Georgia House committee approved a 7% tax on vaping products Wednesday but declined to take on a hike in tobacco taxes. Vaping products could be taxed at as much as 7% of the wholesale price, depending on the type of device. That would add about $6 million per year to the state’s general […] Read more » Budget revenue Tobacco Tax
GBPI In The News CCPS Shares Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Video Regarding Budget Cuts June 24, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch Clayton County Public Schools is proud to share the following video provided by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute as it details the budget cuts to K-12 public school funding fiscal year 2021 proposed in the State of Georgia Budget. Watch the video here at the CCPS site. Read more » 2013 budget Budget K-12
GBPI In The News Georgia lawmakers approve more generous jobless benefits June 24, 2020 / August 6, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Workers in Georgia would be allowed to earn several hundred dollars more a week while keeping their full unemployment benefits under a bill that passed the General Assembly on Wednesday. Employees also would potentially be eligible to receive benefits for a longer period of time under Senate Bill 408, which the Senate sent to Gov. […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 jobs and economy Unemployment
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Raise Revenue to Protect Georgia Families June 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Welch Download PDF Dear Governor Kemp and Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Thank you for your work in service of our state during this very difficult time. As partners in the effort to help our state recover, we are asking you to take action to protect the funding of critical services and programs in Georgia. […] Read more » 21budgetcuts Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts coronavirus Education health Higher Education K-12 Safety Net
GBPI In The News ‘Enough is Enough’ rally in Forsyth Park draws hundreds of diverse community members June 7, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Hundreds of diverse community members gathered in Savannahs Forsyth Park for the Enough is Enough rally aiming to transform recent protests into a movement with speeches by varied local leaders on Saturday, June 6. [Nick Robertson/SavannahNow.com] […] Amanda Hollowell with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute speaks before hundreds of diverse community members who gathered […] Read more » Amanda Hollowell racial equity
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events GBPI Budget Town Hall June 5, 2020 / June 5, 2020 by Alex Welch COVID-19 created an economic crisis that led Georgia lawmakers to call for deep budget cuts to every state agency. But without an effort to raise revenues and fix budget shortfalls, our state faces a massive economic downturn that will severely underfund critical programs and services, harming the lives of millions of Georgians in every community […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts COVID-19 Education health K-12 Safety Net
GBPI In The News State Rep. McLaurin joins push for tobacco tax hike to offset $3.5B budget shortfall May 29, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch A state representative from Sandy Springs joined a colleague in suggesting Georgia should increase the cigarette tax to help cover a $3.5 billion budget shortfall that could cause at least 1,000 layoffs and an equal number of furloughed workers. Rep. Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) joined Rep. Angelika Kausche (D-Johns Creek) in a virtual town hall […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts danny kanso Tobacco Tax
GBPI In The News Georgia health care facilities opening up, with some COVID-19 guidelines here to stay May 28, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Like the rest of Athens, the health care industry is opening up after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. […] But it’s not business as usual and won’t look the same again, say healthcare authorities. “The impact of COVID-19 will be with us far into the future, and we won’t be returning to a pre-COVID-19 […] Read more » COVID-19 health-care Laura Harker
