GBPI Guest Blog A proven policy to help working families succeed in Georgia by Keeva Kase, President & CEO Buckhead Christian Ministry Too many Georgians in our community struggle to reach the middle class, even as they strive to climb
More Investments for Big System Reforms Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed $825 million Department of Human Services budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes new support to meet the needs of Georgia’s foster care system and to help ensure the safety
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute works to build a more inclusive economy so that everyone can participate and thrive. We believe Georgia can be a state where everyone has a chance at a decent job so they can raise
SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE: Lawmakers in the Georgia House approved an amendment to the state’s 2019 budget that includes more than $270 million dollars in funding to assist with Hurricane Michael relief efforts. South Georgia experienced catastrophic losses within our agriculture
On October 10, the federal administration released a proposal to radically change the U.S. immigration system by redefining the terms by which an immigrant would be considered likely to become a so-called “public charge.” If enacted, the proposed rule would
Embracing Equity and Inclusion to Bolster Georgia’s Economy By Wesley Tharpe, Research Director and Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst Georgia is widely known as one of the fastest-growing states in the country and is projected to remain so for the
October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and Georgia has something to celebrate as the state with the second-highest growth rate of women-owned businesses in the country. Georgia is home to 522,200 women-owned firms employing 283,100 people and contributing roughly
No matter where you live in Georgia, the cost of housing stretches the paychecks of more and more families. From 2012-2016, roughly 1.3 million Georgia households were renters, representing 37 percent of Georgia’s population during that time. Housing issues look
ATLANTA – Most Georgia counties do not keep track of how much local taxpayer money goes toward their part in carrying out enhanced immigration enforcement, but the costs are likely substantial, according to a new report. Read the full article
Georgians struggling to move from poverty to the workforce stand to gain new pathways to employment under a proposed change to one of the country’s primary assistance programs. This summer the U.S. House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee approved the Joining
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
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