GBPI In The News Cobb judge approves Tyler Perry’s $1.8M tax break to park his jet there October 5, 2017 / March 12, 2021 by GBPI Admin Tyler Perry will get a $1.83 million cut in Cobb County taxes in exchange for registering and basing his luxury jet at McCollum Field. On Thursday, Cobb Superior Court Judge G. Grant Brantley approved the last component of the package — a $35.3 million bond deal to refinance the aircraft. State tax experts and former Cobb leaders […] Read more » tax breaks Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Study: Georgia would see big gains under GOP bill, but not long term September 20, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia and several other Southern states initially would gain in federal health care funding under a Republican bill speeding through the U.S. Senate, a new analysis finds. But that effect would begin to wear off after a decade from now, and ultimately could lead to losses for all states as compared with current funding streams, […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Laura Harker Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News The cost of removing DACA in Georgia September 13, 2017 / March 12, 2021 by GBPI Admin Last week, the Trump Administration announced plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program grants legal protections to people who entered the United States illegally as children. The decision left roughly 800,000 people who rely on the program in a legal limbo. Listen to the interview on GPB News. Read more » economy immigration Wesley Tharpe
GBPI In The News Georgia desperate for need-based aid September 8, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin It is no secret that college tuitions around the nation are rising every year. These rising prices cause what I call “student-cutbacks,” where large percentages of students are forced to drop out of their universities because they can no longer afford their education. This problem has grown in Georgia in the past years, and the […] Read more » Higher Education HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Georgia college graduation program showing progress September 1, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin In 2011, the University System of Georgia launched an initiative aimed at ensuring more students leave school prepared for the high-skilled jobs the modern workforce requires. Read the full article on The Atlanta Business Chronicle. Read more » college Education Jennifer Lee
GBPI In The News Georgia colleges need more state support, studies say August 25, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 the fourth-highest tuition increase of any state since 2008, nearly 75 percent. Read the full article […] Read more »
Community Impact Mission Moment GBPI Research Opens New Dimensions for Latin American Association August 20, 2017 / April 9, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 challenge when the topic is the vital contribution of immigrants to the community. GBPI did […] Read more »
Community Impact Mission Moment Georgia Women’s Policy Institute Leverages Facts for Change August 20, 2017 / April 9, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 plenty of dedication and energy to advocate for the betterment of Georgia families. Arm her […] Read more »
Community Impact Mission Moment Kate Little supported GBPI from the beginning to inform state policymaking August 20, 2017 / April 9, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 Little, President and CEO of Georgia ACT Kate Little knows nonprofits. She has a long […] Read more »
GBPI In The News Opinion: Ga. should move past wait-and-see on Medicaid expansion August 6, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act survived 2014 intact, so state leaders decided […] Read more » Affordable Care Act Laura Harker Medicaid Expansion
