GBPI In The News Health Justice Press Releases & Statements RECAP: GBPI Hosts Press Call on Poll Urging Legislators to Provide Support for DFCS Ahead of Medicaid Unwinding February 17, 2023 / September 12, 2023 by Anthony Hill RECAP: GBPI Hosts Press Call on Poll Urging Legislators to Provide Support for DFCS Ahead of Medicaid Unwinding ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Yesterday, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, along with other health care access advocates, held a virtual press call urging legislators to provide support for The Department of Children and Family Services (DFCS) ahead […] Read more » health-care medicaid unwinding Press Release
GBPI In The News Georgia’s education funding formula: It’s complicated February 13, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill The General Assembly is unlikely to change Georgia’s education funding formula this session, legislators have told Capitol Beat. A state Senate study committee chaired by Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, met several times last fall to consider changes to the state’s complicated education funding method, which was established in 1985. The formula provides funds to local […] Read more » education budget k-12 education QBE
GBPI In The News New poll shows Georgians support Medicaid expansion, increasing education funding February 3, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill A new poll shows Georgians support using some of the state’s record surplus to improve social services by expanding Medicaid and increasing funding for education. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), a left-leaning think tank in Atlanta, commissioned the poll of 1,099 Georgians through the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
GBPI In The News GBPI says full Medicaid expansion is more fiscally responsible than Georgia’s waiver plan January 24, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill The state legislature has a $6.6 billion surplus heading into the next fiscal year, and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says a lot more resources are being directed at the governor’s Medicaid expansion plan. Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan adds eligibility for Medicaid coverage to Georgians earning less than $12,000 a year, but only if […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Past Events Recap | Insights 2023: Equitable Budgeting Makes Perfect Sense January 20, 2023 / March 7, 2023 by Nadia Hicks Georgia is at a crossroads with $6.6 billion in surplus that could be used to fund necessary programs and services, like education and health care, and strengthen the workforce. Join us to analyze the governor’s proposed budget and explore key policy priorities for the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. Now is the moment for equitable budgeting […] Read more » Insights Policy Conference
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2023 Policy Priorities January 9, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Nadia Hicks | 1 Comment on 2023 Policy Priorities The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians equitably share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2023. For more insights throughout Legislative Session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter or on Instagram @georgiabudget and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more » policy priorities
GBPI In The News How Georgia’s new Medicaid work requirement program will work January 6, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill After years of legal wrangling, the countdown to the July 1, 2023, launch date of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements program is underway. The new plan – officially called Pathways to Coverage – will require enrollees to complete 80 hours of work, education, job training, or community service per month to get Medicaid health insurance. Once […] Read more » Medicaid Expansion pathways work requirements
Cash and Safety Net GBPI In The News Health Justice K-12 Education Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision August 4, 2022 / August 8, 2022 by Anthony Hill RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision ATLANTA — In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision last week to allow Georgia’s House Bill 481 to go into effect following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade, the Georgia Budget and […] Read more » health health-care immigration Press Release
Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2023 July 27, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd This section is co-authored by Economic Justice Senior Policy Analyst Ife Finch Floyd and Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems Policy Analyst Ray Khalfani. Georgia’s 2023 Human Services Budget State lawmakers approved $920 million for the Department of Human Services (DHS). The DHS budget restores cuts from previous years and includes more state resources than […] Read more » Department of Human Services Safety Net State Budget
Budget Primer Criminal Legal System Reform Georgia Criminal Legal Systems Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2023 July 27, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Ray Khalfani Georgia’s 2023 Department of Corrections Budget Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) budget for FY 2023 is $1.28 billion. GDC oversees all aspects of the state’s prison system, including contracts carried out by private prisons. Corrections officers make up most of the department’s workforce. Several reform bills since 2012 sought to address issues related to prison […] Read more » Criminal Legal Systems Department of Corrections State Budget
