After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia
Daniel Kanso, PhD
November 19, 2025
Category: Policy Areas
Breaking the Bank: Eliminating the State Income Tax Harms Most Georgians and Increases the Cost of Living
Daniel Kanso, PhD
November 17, 2025
Introduction Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history. Doing so would dramatically push Georgia’s budget out of balance, given that the income
Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate it
Ashley Young
November 12, 2025
Executive Summary This report explores the complexity of student loan debt in Georgia. It details the magnitude of the student loan debt crisis and explains how the costs of college affect students. To understand how the student loan debt crisis
Press Release: Critical Updates on SNAP
Ife Finch Floyd
October 28, 2025
GEORGIA – While time is running short for federal leaders to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the start of November, the Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that any unspent benefits from previous months can be
From Growers to Grocers: How SNAP Supports the Food Distribution System
Ife Finch Floyd
October 27, 2025
GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown
Ife Finch Floyd
October 23, 2025
As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is
Georgia Starts Fiscal Year 2026 with $14.6 Billion in General Fund Surplus Accounts
Daniel Kanso, PhD
October 20, 2025
This week, the state released its annual Georgia Revenues and Reserves report, which provides information on the state’s financial position after the conclusion of the 2025 fiscal year (FY), ending June 30, 2025. The 2025 fiscal year marked the first
Pathways to Coverage: Looking Back Two Years and Into the Future
Leah Chan
October 13, 2025
In July 2023 Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which provides a new Medicaid option to uninsured, low-income adults who can report working, going to school, or engaging in other qualifying activities for at least 80 hours per month.
GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
Staci Fox
October 1, 2025
Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting
Georgia’s State and Local Public Health System Supports Healthy Communities and a Strong Economy
Leah Chan
September 16, 2025