Ashley Young Education Fact Sheets Federal Policy Higher Education K-12 Education Georgia’s Public Schools Could Lose Funding and College Students Could Lose Financing Options in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ashley Young Read more »
Fact Sheets Federal Policy Health Justice Leah Chan Georgians could see hospital closures and reduced health coverage due to Medicaid changes in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Leah Chan Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Fact Sheets Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Unprecedented Cuts to SNAP in New Federal Law Could Lead to Georgia Seeing Significant Increases in Food Insecurity and Hunger July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Policy Georgians Will Face Cuts to Core Programs and Higher Federal Debt to Finance Reduced Taxes for Top Earners in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Federal Policy Staci Fox Our Comment on the National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database July 22, 2025 by Staci Fox On July 21, 2025, GBPI’s President and CEO, Staci Fox, submitted the following formal comment to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) submits these comments in response to the System of Records Notice for USDA/FNS-15: “National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database,” published in the Federal Register by […] Read more »
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Economic Justice Education Federal Policy Health Justice Higher Education Reports Historic Federal Tax Shift Benefits Wealthiest, Grows Deficit and Exacerbates Georgia’s Rural Challenges July 17, 2025 / July 31, 2025 by GBPI Staff The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. Those policies include supporting Georgians’ basic needs (food shelter, healthcare, education), improving their household financial stability (living wages/stable resources to pay bills) and promoting their long-term economic security (ability to absorb shocks and plan for the future). […] Read more »
Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Congress Passing Reconciliation Bill July 3, 2025 / July 3, 2025 by Staci Fox After weeks of debate, Congress has passed the reconciliation bill (once known as the One Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA) by a 218-214 vote in the House of Representatives. The bill now heads to the president’s desk for signature, and features inequitable provisions that are deeply harmful to marginalized and rural Georgians, including: Providing tax […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Health Justice Leah Chan Georgia Health Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 1, 2025 by Leah Chan Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. Georgia’s 2026 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Health (DCH) and Public Health (DPH) are the primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide almost $7.7 billion in state funds for these three […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Worker Justice Georgia Economic Justice Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 1, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with providing employment services for businesses and workers, workforce data and maintaining an Unemployment Insurance (UI) system. The FY 2026 DOL budget is about $8.9 million, a $352,000, a […] Read more »
Ashley Young Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Education Higher Education K-12 Education Georgia Education Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 2, 2025 by Ashley Young Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Department of Early Care and Learning FY 2026 Budget The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS); the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; Nutrition Services, which administers the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; the Summer Meals program for low-income children […] Read more »
