Blog Budget and Taxes Criminal Legal System Reform Health Justice Higher Education Hillary Dong K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Crossover Day 2024: Large Surplus Remains; Ed Legislation Tips Positively; Property Tax and Immigration Policy Reverse Progress February 29, 2024 / March 4, 2024 by Hillary Dong Need help understanding these bills? A bill glossary is at the bottom of this page. You can also view our bill tracker here. Yesterday was Crossover Day, the day by which a bill must pass out of its originating legislative chamber to be considered by the other chamber before the end of Georgia’s Legislative Session. […] Read more » Budget Criminal Legal Systems Crossover Day Economic Justice Education health-care tax
Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Education K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Stephen Owens New GBPI/UGA Poll Shows Georgians Oppose Private School Vouchers; Support Funding Public Schools February 27, 2024 / February 28, 2024 by Daniel Kanso, PhD A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) from the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center shows that most Georgia parents and registered state voters oppose private school vouchers. At the mid-point of the 2024 Legislative Session, the Georgia General Assembly is considering legislation […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Higher Education K-12 tax breaks
Ashley Young Blog Higher Education A Black History Month Tribute: Celebrating the Gift of HBCUs and the Legacy of the Atlanta Student Movement February 2, 2024 / February 2, 2024 by Ashley Young At Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), we envision a fair and inclusive Georgia where all people prosper. In keeping with that vision, we urge the state to honor the arduous journey of Black students and the invaluable role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Georgia. As a North Carolinian, I grew […] Read more » black history month Budget Surplus college affordability Education Access HBCUs Higher Education
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Community Impact Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice 2024 Policy Priorities January 10, 2024 / January 10, 2024 by David Schaefer The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute advocates for policies that increase well-being and economic security for Georgia’s marginalized communities. These are the state policy priorities GBPI will pursue during 2024. For more insights throughout Legislative Session, be sure to register for our Insights Conference, follow @GaBudget on Twitter or @georgiabudget on Instagram and sign up for our newsletter. For […] Read more » policy priorities
Blog Health Justice Closing Georgia’s Coverage Gap Could Provide a Lifeline for Young Adults with Mental Health Struggles December 8, 2023 / December 8, 2023 by Hillary Dong About the authors: Rox Moffett is a Policy and Press Strategist with the Georgia Youth Justice Coalition. Hillary Dong is a Health Policy Fellow with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. I have struggled with mental health since elementary school. I was bullied and ostracized, which has had a detrimental impact on my mental […] Read more » Advocacy Toolkit Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Outreach continuous coverage Eligibility Caseworkers Federal Flexibilities Georgians for a Healthy Future Georgians' Health Security Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity Health Care Support Health Messaging Medicaid Advocacy Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Red Tape Medicaid Renewals medicaid unwinding Medicaid/PeachCare Enrollment Procedural Denials Rural Health Care
Blog Health Justice Leah Chan Children Stand to Lose During Medicaid Unwinding, But There’s More We Can Do to Keep Georgians Covered August 29, 2023 / August 29, 2023 by Leah Chan More than 170,000 Georgians have lost access to health care coverage since Medicaid unwinding began in April. More than 90% of those who lost coverage have lost it for procedural reasons, which means they are likely still eligible but are denied coverage due to a human or technological error in the renewal process. Signs indicate […] Read more » Advocacy Toolkit Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Outreach continuous coverage Eligibility Caseworkers Federal Flexibilities Georgians for a Healthy Future Georgians' Health Security Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity Health Care Support Health Messaging Medicaid Advocacy Medicaid Expansion Medicaid Red Tape Medicaid Renewals medicaid unwinding Medicaid/PeachCare Enrollment Procedural Denials Rural Health Care
Blog Budget and Taxes Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Education Health Justice People Powered Prosperity Looking Ahead: The End of People-Powered Prosperity and What’s Next August 8, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims | 1 Comment on Looking Ahead: The End of People-Powered Prosperity and What’s Next In 2018, GBPI launched People-Powered Prosperity (PPP), an economic vision and policy agenda for Georgia focused on leveraging the state’s most powerful economic asset—its people. PPP detailed a plan for how state leaders could pursue strategies to help all Georgians thrive and pay for the plan responsibly. To bolster GBPI’s research and advocacy by activating […] Read more » Advocacy Campaign Economic Asset Economic Security Economic Vision Educated Youth equity Georgia Georgia policy Healthy Communities People-Powered Prosperity Policy Agenda policy priorities PPP Progress Prosperity Strong Workforce Tax System Thriving Families
Blog Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Health Justice Ife Finch Floyd Leah Chan Legislation Could Better Address Georgia’s Black Maternal Health Crisis July 5, 2023 / July 5, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd This policy brief is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Director of Health Justice Leah Chan. The vision cast by Black leaders and scholars of “a world where Black women and birthing people have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy” is attainable and fundamental to […] Read more » Access to Care access to resources Black birthing people Black maternal health Black women equity Georgia legislation health crisis health equity medicaid paid leave reproductive rights TANF
Blog Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia May 11, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims In 2021, GBPI reflected on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic security for Black women and Latinas. On May 11, the national public health emergency, which was declared more than three years ago, officially expires. During the pandemic, Georgians benefited from federal expansions to health care access via Medicaid, expansions to Unemployment […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Black women COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Economic Security expansions to health care access federal student loan debts Latinas medicaid mortgages relief packages Revenue Shortfall Reserve U.S. public health emergency Unemployment Insurance
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Criminal Legal System Reform David Schaefer Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Sine Die 2023 Recap March 29, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by David Schaefer | 1 Comment on Sine Die 2023 Recap Legislative Session 2023 finished in the usual flurry of maneuvers and votes that lasted until the final minutes of Sine Die—the 40th and final day that the Georgia General Assembly meets each year. Throughout Sine Die, GBPI remained focused on our key priorities. The team and many partners pressed forward policies that support rural families, […] Read more » Budget flat tax Income Tax school vouchers Sine Die unemployment trust fund
