Blog Crystal Munoz Federal Policy Health Justice Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Worker Justice Over-Represented Among the Vulnerable, Under-Protected In the Pandemic: Georgia Immigrants Deserve Better December 17, 2021 / December 17, 2021 by Crystal Muñoz As the pandemic continues, one glaring outcome has been increased disparities between certain groups. During the beginning of the pandemic and the immunization stage, numbers and percentages of those infected and vaccinated gave us a clear indication that this pandemic was disproportionately affecting some more than others. One group that has been disproportionately and negatively […] Read more » Build Back Better covid five-year waiting period immigration pandemic vaccine
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 2022 Policy Priorities December 13, 2021 / January 7, 2022 by Caitlin Highland The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2022. Many are part of our People-Powered Prosperity campaign. For more insights throughout session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter or georgiabudget on Instagram […] Read more »
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Georgia Can Afford to Begin to Modernize TANF and Move Past Its Racist Legacy December 10, 2021 / February 9, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the cash assistance program to families with children and with very low incomes, should help stabilize any family, Black, Brown or white, when they experience a life challenge like a job loss. Yet TANF was built on racist narratives and policies that have kept it from being the program […] Read more » cash assistance Economic Security Safety Net TANF
Blog Dominique Derbigny Sims Worker Justice Unequal Recovery: How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas November 18, 2021 / April 25, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims | 1 Comment on Unequal Recovery: How the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas Nearly two years into a global public health crisis, most people are experiencing some degree of pandemic burnout, but COVID-19 and its ensuing economic effects have not impacted everyone equally. People who were systematically marginalized before the pandemic are bearing the brunt of its devastation, especially women of color with low incomes. Although Black women […] Read more » COVID-19 Economic Security racial equity women
Blog Crystal Munoz Federal Policy Inclusive Economy for Immigrants New Administration, New(ish) Immigration Rules: Policy Continuity and Change Under President Biden and the Experience of Georgia Communities October 22, 2021 / October 25, 2021 by Crystal Muñoz Key Takeaways Georgia has 18,000 DACA recipients. These recipients rely on DACA to be able to work and live without having to worry about the threat of deportation. As DACA continues to play out in the courts, thousands are left in limbo with no permanent solution. Migrant Protection Protocol was used to stop thousands of […] Read more »
Blog Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Advancing Equity: Ensuring Immigrant Families Can Access the Expanded Child Tax Credit October 13, 2021 / October 14, 2021 by Ife Finch Floyd Key takeaways: The Child Tax Credit has the power to significantly reduce the racial and ethnic disparities in child poverty in Georgia, but more needs to be done to ensure immigrant families have access to the program in the near and long term. Families with very low income who do not have to file taxes […] Read more »
Blog Caitlin Highland Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Worker Justice Breaking Down the Federal Recovery Proposal September 30, 2021 / September 30, 2021 by Caitlin Highland The recovery legislation taking shape in the House of Representatives will allow our families and our economy to achieve our long-term potential by reducing longstanding racial and economic inequity. It expands opportunity, creates jobs, lowers the costs of health care and makes economy-boosting investments that will improve Georgians’ lives—investments paid for by rebalancing the tax […] Read more » Child Tax Credit Federal Recovery medicaid Pell Grants Reconciliation
Blog Cash and Safety Net Federal Policy It’s Not Too Late: Georgia Families Can Still Get Their Checks September 22, 2021 / September 24, 2021 by Ife Finch Floyd Note: This piece has been updated to reflect an extended deadline to use Code for America’s IRS-approved portal. The deadline to use this tool is now November 15. Key Takeaways: About 159,000 Georgia children live in families at risk of missing out on the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and other economic relief payments. November […] Read more » Child Tax Credit
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Risk without Reward: Georgia Workers Deserve Better September 2, 2021 / September 2, 2021 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways This Labor Day offers an opportunity to recalibrate our policy approach to better protect labor in our state while placing a mirror to reflect on the state’s harmful impulses to continue down a path of anti-labor policy choices. GBPI envisions Georgia policies that foster worker power–equitable working conditions, livable pay, adequate unemployment protections […] Read more » Economic Security Jobs Unemployment Insurance
Blog Higher Education Jennifer Lee How Federal Higher Education Proposals Affect Georgia September 1, 2021 / September 1, 2021 by Jennifer Lee Key Takeaways: Federal lawmakers face multiple opportunities to support college affordability and completion for Georgians. Increasing Pell Grants would provide an immediate financial boost to more than 280,000 college students in Georgia. Added funding for colleges and universities to support students complements increased financial aid. Georgia is home to 26 Historically Black Colleges and Universities […] Read more » Higher Education
