Two organizations have issued new reports reaching the same conclusion: The state of Georgia is not doing enough financially to help students graduate from its colleges. The Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report Wednesday that shows Georgia had
GBPI has brought great value and a new dimension to our work. -David Schaefer, director of advocacy for the Latin American Association It’s critical that state and local lawmakers find a way through the fog that often makes clarity a
Working with GBPI was the key to my understanding of tax and budget issues that affect women and girls. -Michelle Schreiner, Georgia Women’s Policy Institute Fellow Michelle Schreiner and the other fellows at the Georgia Women’s Policy Institute brought with them
I realize that more than anything else public policy impacts the work that we do. GBPI works every day to inform and educate our elected officials to help them make the best decisions to help the least of us. Kate
In 2013, Georgia leaders had the chance to prepare to accept $3 billion in federal money to expand Medicaid at the state’s first opportunity the next year. Instead they decided to wait and see if 2014 national elections would undercut
Consumers in 16 states can take advantage of sales tax holidays this year — going on frenzied shopping sprees to buy items such as backpacks, computers and school clothes tax-free. But states confronting budget woes and a long list of
The roller coaster of uncertainty over federal health care legislation may have halted, at least for now. Last week’s defeat of Senate health legislation, though, has led to another round of instability, expected to rattle the health care industry over
According to a study based on census data, recently highlighted by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, some 3,200 members of this state’s law enforcement community — bailiffs, prison guards, jailers, beat cops and deputy sheriffs — are food stamp recipients. “That’s probably
Welcome to GBPI’s 2018 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $25 billion in state funds for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget plan anticipates a revenue increase of $1.26 billion, or 5.3 percent more than the prior year. Keep in
Higher Education Budget Overview The Legislature is directing $2.3 billion to the university system and $361 million to the technical college system. About $114 million of the state’s General Fund is allotted to the Georgia Student Finance Commission for scholarship,
The budget primer outlines the state budget for the year, recognizes substantial changes from the preceding year and provides a clear-eyed view on what lawmakers have prioritized for our state. This year, there will also be a focus on budget trends over the full eight years of Gov. Kemp’s tenure as we prepare for Georgia’s next leaders to take office.
Our budget primer is slated to be published the first day of the fiscal year, July 1. Join us for our virtual town hall to discuss our data, or request a physical copy of the primer to be sent to your address.
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