Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education Analyst August 5, 2024 / August 5, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA—The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is thrilled to announce Ashley Young’s promotion to Senior Education Analyst. In her expanded role, Ashley will lead GBPI’s focus on K-12 education while continuing her work on need-based financial aid. Her dedication to equitable financial aid policies is evident in her advocacy efforts with the Georgians for […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Health Justice Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave Benefits July 18, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Coalition on Paid Leave announced the release of a comprehensive fact sheet detailing the newly expanded paid parental leave benefits for state government and public school employees. Following the enactment of House Bill 1010 earlier this month, the paid parental leave program was extended from 3 weeks to 6 weeks. […] Read more »
Fact Sheets Health Justice Healthy Housing Hillary Dong How Does Georgia Fund Housing? July 17, 2024 / July 22, 2024 by Hillary Dong Read more »
Ashley Young Blog Higher Education The Ongoing Battle for Student Loan Debt Relief July 16, 2024 / July 18, 2024 by Ashley Young This blog explores the challenges of student loan debt relief and potential solutions, focusing on the experience of borrowers in Georgia–borrowers like me. This past spring, Georgia’s attorney general, Chris Carr, joined seven other state attorneys general in Missouri v. Biden, a federal lawsuit against The Biden-Harris Administration and the Department of Education to […] Read more »
Criminal Legal System Reform Economic Justice Fact Sheets Ray Khalfani Fines and Fees Dashboard July 11, 2024 / September 10, 2024 by Ray Khalfani Read more »
Cover GA Health Justice Leah Chan Press Releases & Statements One-Year Anniversary of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Highlights Need for Reform July 2, 2024 / July 2, 2024 by Leah Chan This statement was released in partnership with Georgians for a Healthy Future. Read more at healthyfuturega.org. July 1st marked the first anniversary of the Pathways to Coverage program. Advocates are urging state leaders to acknowledge that the current design has not met the critical needs of Georgia’s uninsured population. Initially expected to enroll between 31,000 […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox Major Tax Bills Take Effect with Beginning of Fiscal Year 2025 July 1, 2024 / July 1, 2024 by Staci Fox Today, July 1, marks the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025, bringing several major pieces of legislation into effect in Georgia. These include: House Bill 1015: Reduces the flat personal income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39%. House Bill 1023: Aligns the state’s corporate income tax rate to its personal income tax rate, reducing it to […] Read more »
Ashley Young Higher Education Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to US District Court Rulings Blocking Student Loan Relief June 25, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — The Georgia Policy and Budget Institute (GBPI) is disappointed in yesterday’s partial preliminary injunctions issued by US District Courts in Kansas and Missouri that temporarily block student loan borrowers from accessing crucial benefits under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Aid Verification for Equity (SAVE) Plan. These injunctions will prevent reduction in monthly payments and […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Statement on Georgia’s Reported 2023 Revenue Collections June 13, 2024 by Staci Fox GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the state’s publication of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Annual and Fiscal Year Report (2023). Statement from Staci Fox, President and CEO, GBPI: “Georgia’s revenue collections are on track to once again surpass estimates for FY 2024, marking the […] Read more »
Ashley Young Higher Education Press Releases & Statements Organizations Unite in Open Letter to Support Student Loan Debt Relief Amid Legal Challenges June 3, 2024 / August 1, 2024 by Ashley Young FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Today, a network of organizations sent an open letter to the Attorneys General of their respective states, opposing recent lawsuits challenging a student loan debt relief initiative. The lawsuits, initiated by Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr and supported by 17 other states, target the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of […] Read more »
