
Georgia unemployment benefits among shortest in nation
Fannin Sentinel Editor Elaine Owen uses data from GBPI to report on unemployment benefits in Georgia. Read full article.

Fannin Sentinel Editor Elaine Owen uses data from GBPI to report on unemployment benefits in Georgia. Read full article.

Unemployment insurance data from the GBPI is referenced by reporters Christopher Quinn and Dan Chapman in an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read full article.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig discusses how the new tax bill will change how consumers buy cars and shop online. Read the full article.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features GBPI Director of Health Policy Timothy Sweeney’s Op-ed on the Affordable Care Act. Read the Essay.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig shares his thoughts on Governor Deal’s preference to work behind the scenes. Read the full article.

The Economist, one of the world’s foremost magazines shares GBPI’s analysis of the tax package. Read full article.

GBPI Policy Analyst Wesley Tharpe is quoted in the Covington News on the omnibus tax bill. Read the full article.

Findings from GBPI’s SB 447 analysis are referenced in a letter to the editor in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read the letter.

GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is quoted on SB 447 in a press release from the Georgia Senate Press Office. Read the press release.

GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig is quoted on the new tax bill. Read full article.
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.
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