Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity It is Time to Bolster Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance System March 24, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF As of March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor has extended the Unemployment Insurance benefits duration to 26 weeks Georgia faces a critical moment to lessen current and impending financial harm for working families, especially those with low wages, during the current coronavirus public health emergency. More than one-third of Georgia workers […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus Health Justice Jennifer Owens Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance March 20, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Jennifer Owens | 2 Comments on Families First Coronavirus Response Act to Provide Georgians with Initial Wave of Assistance Late in the evening on March 18, President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The measure touches a broad array of issues from health care to food assistance to paid leave. The goal of the legislation is to address and ultimately stem the spread of coronavirus by unleashing resources aimed […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 health medicaid SNAP wic
Blog Cash and Safety Net People Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler GBPI Letter Urges Governor, State Leaders to Remove Barriers to SNAP During Pandemic March 18, 2020 / March 15, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler Dear Governor Kemp, It is commendable that Georgia is taking proactive and necessary steps to fight the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and it is imperative that the state consider support for families with tight budgets and few savings who will face great financial strain. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net TANF
Blog Coronavirus Health Justice Laura Harker People Powered Prosperity Fighting COVID-19 in Georgia With Medicaid and New Funding March 18, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Laura Harker The first cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Georgia were reported on March 3, 2020, and the number of people with the virus continues to rise statewide and across the nation. Efforts are underway to help slow the spread of the virus and increase health system capacity for testing and treatment. President Trump declared a […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 medicaid PeachCare Public Health
Blog Budget and Taxes Jennifer Owens Crossover Day Recap: Senate Approves Expanding Record Restriction Before Session is Suspended March 16, 2020 / April 28, 2020 by Jennifer Owens Crossover Day 2020, the deadline by which bills must pass their legislative chamber of origination in order to be considered by the other chamber this session, was marked by much more than the usual flurry of last-minute deals, supplemental rules calendars, forceful requests to reconsider bills that fail floor votes and unending streams of unhealthy […] Read more » Budget budget and taxes Caps Crossover Day Education flat tax medicaid record restriction
Budget and Taxes GBPI In The News Ga. House may go after ‘double deduction’ some get when they file income tax returns March 11, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Caitlin Highland The Georgia House is considering eliminating the “double deduction” of state income taxes some Georgians can take on their tax returns. […] The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute think tank, which opposes state tax cuts for upper-income Georgians, estimated that eliminating the double deduction would raise $130 million in tax revenue. It would increase taxes on […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD People Powered Prosperity Reports A Flat Tax is Wrong for Georgia March 11, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Download PDF Sharp Revenue Losses, Middle-Class Tax Increases Pay for Big Tax Cuts for Top Earners Members of the Georgia General Assembly are considering legislation, HB 949 (LC 43 1624S), to change the structure of the state’s income tax in ways that would negatively affect hundreds of thousands of families across the state while threatening […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes GBPI In The News Georgia House backs second income tax rate cut since 2018 March 10, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Less than an hour after passing a state budget that included spending cuts, the Georgia House backed a plan Tuesday to cut the state income tax rate for the second time since 2018. […] The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, an Atlanta think tank that opposes the bill, said it would reduce state revenue by […] Read more » 2020 flat tax budget and taxes danny kanso
Budget and Taxes GBPI In The News Lawmakers Move Forward With State Income Tax Rate Cut, Tax Code Reform March 10, 2020 / May 19, 2020 by Caitlin Highland Georgia state lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to further cut the state income tax rate, and shift its structure from a graduated income tax ranging from 2% to 5.75% depending on income to a flat income tax rate: 5.375% for all incomes. Danny Kanso, an analyst with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) […] Read more » 2020 flat tax Budget & Taxes danny kanso
Blog Health Justice Laura Harker Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia March 5, 2020 / November 11, 2021 by Laura Harker Note on Nov. 11, 2021: In 2021, Georgia was approved to expand postpartum Medicaid to six months. Federal lawmakers are debating requiring states to extend the program to one year after giving birth. Georgia lawmakers are considering a measure to allow mothers who receive Medicaid to keep their coverage for six months after their delivery. […] Read more » health maternal mortatlity medicaid postpartum
