Author Blog Taifa Smith Butler Making KIDS COUNT Every Year August 21, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler | 1 Comment on Making KIDS COUNT Every Year “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela As I reflect on the happenings in the world these last few weeks, Nelson Mandela’s quote is more poignant than ever. So many challenges plague the world today that require a collective, collaborative response […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney New Report: Georgia’s Medicaid Opposition to Cost $34 Billion August 14, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia’s refusal to expand Medicaid to cover more than 500,000 uninsured people will cost the state’s health care system about $34 billion in federal money over the next decade, according to a new report by two well-respected research organizations. Georgia’s hospitals alone will lose out on almost $13 billion. That money could go a long […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog Budget and Taxes State Closes Fiscal Year with Sluggish 2014 Revenues August 14, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig Georgia’s revenues grew 4.8 percent for the 2014 fiscal year that ended June 30. Such growth is well below the 8.2 percent average of the 13 non-recession years between 1993 and 2007. The difference between 4.8 percent growth and 8.2 percent growth is $623 million. Georgia could accomplish a lot of good things with $623 […] Read more » State Budget
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Georgia Health Coverage Rate Trails 47 States August 8, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney Adults in Georgia are more likely to go without health coverage than people in all but two other states, according to a new Gallup survey. Georgia’s adult uninsured rate of 20.2 percent is worse than only Texas’ 24 percent and Mississippi’s 20.6 percent and clocks in nearly 7 points higher than the national average of […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler Worker Justice Keep Working Families Top of Mind for Georgia’s Future August 7, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler A worker who earned $32,000 to $58,000 a year when the recession hit in 2007 was much more likely to lose a job than workers at the high and low ends of the spectrum. That’s because mid-wage industries lost the most jobs during the recession, as GBPI documented in a recent report. During Georgia’s slow […] Read more »
Alan Essig Author Blog New GBPI Budget Primer Tells Story of Shortchanged Citizenry August 6, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Alan Essig | 2 Comments on New GBPI Budget Primer Tells Story of Shortchanged Citizenry GBPI is proud today to publish the latest edition of our annual comprehensive analysis of the state’s financial blueprint, the “Georgia Budget Primer 2015.” This primer is a clear explanation of the state’s revenue collections and its current spending plan through next June. The 2015 edition tells the story of a state that continues to […] Read more »
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Uninsured Rates Fall in States Expanding Medicaid July 25, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney States that take advantage of new federal money available to extend Medicaid coverage to more residents are seeing substantial declines in uninsured rates this year. It makes sense. Greater Medicaid eligibility increases health coverage, and updated numbers from 2014 provide yet more compelling evidence that Georgia’s failure to expand Medicaid keeps the state’s uninsured rate […] Read more »
Author Blog Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Price to Get Top Business Climate Rank Could be Economic Inequality July 24, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe When states like Georgia rate well as places to do business, the same factors used in those rankings also appear to create a climate for economic inequality, according to a new report. The new analysis finds states that tend to rank well on business climate indexes, like the ones published by Forbes Magazine and the […] Read more »
Author Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Gets an “F” for Failing Working Parents July 17, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Georgia is failing its working moms and dads, according to a new report by the National Partnership for Women & Families. In its most recent edition of “Expecting Better,” the group assigned Georgia an ”F” after comparing policies in each state meant to protect and support working parents. Georgia leaders tout the state’s recent high […] Read more »
Author Blog Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia’s Middle Class Workers Left Out of Recovery July 17, 2014 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Industries in Georgia that pay a middle-class wage fell furthest during the Great Recession but are faring the worst during the economic recovery. Georgia’s mid-wage industries comprised 52 percent of private sector job losses during the recession, but only 15 percent of gains during the recovery. Cuts to state and local budgets worsen the problem […] Read more »
