GBPI In The News General Assembly set to convene with budget, education reform at the forefront January 10, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin A few days ago, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Executive Director Taifa Smith Butler stood before a gathering of regional educators, legislators and city and county officials at the Albany Welcome Center and emphasized the importance of the state budget. Read the full story. Read more »
GBPI In The News Get education, health care right to build Georgia’s prosperity January 9, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Education and health care spending amount to about three quarters of the state budget Georgia lawmakers are set to shape when they return to the Gold Dome this week. Read more. Read more » Education health K-12 Legislature Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Gold dome preview: Eleven issues to watch during the 2016 legislative session January 8, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin This coming Monday, state lawmakers will travel from the far reaches of the state—from Albany and Brunswick to Young Harris and Zebulon—to the Georgia State Capitol for the 2016 legislative session. Read more. Read more » coverage-gap health Legislature Medicaid Expansion
GBPI In The News GBPI chief Taifa Smith Butler: Georgia needs more investment in human capital January 7, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin As next Monday’s opening of of the General Assembly draws closer, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute held a meet and greet luncheon this week to introduce Executive Director Tiafa Smith Butler to Southwest Georgia. Read more. Read more » Education K-12 Legislature Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Teacher pay, school funding set for robust debate November 27, 2015 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin The next chapter in school funding and teacher pay will open at the state Capitol in January, when Gov. Nathan Deal and lawmakers decide what to do with a report that recommends controversial changes to education policy. Read more. Read more » Claire Suggs Education education-reform-commission K-12 schools
GBPI In The News Poll finds support for more school spending if money well spent November 11, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin A new poll by a group sympathetic to Gov. Nathan Deal’s educational overhaul finds that there is support among Georgia voters to spend more on education but that most want to see more efficiency and effectiveness first. Read more. Read more » Education education-reform-commission K-12 QBE schools
GBPI In The News Proposed funding formual said to “cement in” smaller school payments November 5, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin The funding overhaul under discussion by Gov. Nathan Deal’s education reform panel would shortchange metro Atlanta school districts by tens of millions of dollars. Read more. Read more » Education education-funding K-12 schools
GBPI In The News Georgia lawmakers push Medicaid expansion in General Assembly October 21, 2015 / January 15, 2020 by GBPI Admin With 300,000 Georgians still without health care coverage, some members of the state Legislative delegation are pushing for an expansion of Medicaid for people who fall into the gap of no coverage. Read more. Read more » general-assembly health medicaid Tim Sweeney
GBPI In The News Record lottery profits have some eyeing scholarship bumps October 19, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin The Georgia Lottery hit jackpot with record profits in the first quarter of the state fiscal year, and that has advocates hoping for more scholarship dollars. Read more. Read more » casino Claire Suggs HOPE Scholarship
GBPI In The News Let’s find a better way to fix taxes October 13, 2015 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin State lawmakers can seize a real opportunity to improve the lives of Georgia families if they take up the topic of comprehensive tax reform in the next legislative session. Read more. Read more » Budget & Taxes EITC Income Tax tax reform Wesley Tharpe
