Blog Budget and Taxes People Powered Prosperity New GBPI/UGA Poll Shows Georgians Support State Investments to Boost Health, Education, and Economic Mobility February 3, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Lauren Frazier A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) and the University of Georgia (UGA) shows that most Georgians support increased funding for people-first priorities that help every community thrive. As a nonpartisan research and policy institute, GBPI is proud to be a trusted resource for data and analysis that influences the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes health Higher Education K-12 People-Powered Prosperity tax breaks
Ashley Young Budget and Taxes Higher Education Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education February 2, 2023 / February 2, 2023 by Ashley Young Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2024 budget allocates $3.2 billion for the Board of Regents and $442 million for the Technical College System of Georgia. University System of Georgia Funding for the teaching portion of the university system’s operating budget is set to increase by $121 million to $2.9 billion. Major highlights include the […] Read more » Budget Higher Education tcsg University System of Georgia usg
Budget and Taxes K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education January 31, 2023 / January 31, 2023 by Stephen Owens Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 provides Georgia’s public schools $11.9 billion, a $1.2 billion increase above current funding. The proposal includes an increase of $290 million to give teachers a cost-of-living adjustment and $846 million to assume the increases to the employer share for certified members of the State […] Read more » Budget K-12 k-12 education
Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Reports Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning January 30, 2023 / February 1, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers the Pre-Kindergarten Program, Child Care Services, Nutrition Services and Quality Initiatives. State resources only support the pre-K program and Child Care Services. While the governor did not add resources in his proposed amended fiscal year budget for DECAL, he did propose $498 million for […] Read more » child care DECAL Department of Early Care and Learning Pre-K
K-12 Education Reports Stephen Owens State of Education Funding (2023): Opportunity is Knocking January 26, 2023 / January 27, 2023 by Stephen Owens The United States is experiencing income inequality at a level not seen since the 1920s, and it is worse in Atlanta than in any other major American city.[1] The consequences of this inequality are made clear when examining student performance across districts. Georgia has one of the highest overall rates of child poverty […] Read more » Budget k-12 education school budget
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Overview of Georgia’s 2024 Fiscal Year Budget January 25, 2023 / January 25, 2023 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Introduction After two consecutive years of record budget surpluses—generated in part by persistent austerity—Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s proposed $32.5 billion budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 offers a muted response to deep deficits in the capacity of state government to meet Georgians’ needs. The governor forecasts a sharp drop in tax collections from FY 2022 […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Surplus State Budget
Fact Sheets Health Justice Leah Chan Money Matters: Comparing the Costs of Full Medicaid Expansion to the Pathways to Coverage Program January 11, 2023 / February 22, 2023 by Leah Chan Updated February 22, 2023: In the October 2020 Pathways to Coverage approval letter, it was estimated that the program would cover about 31,000 Georgians in the first year and 64,000 Georgians at full enrollment. In December 2022, the Department of Community Health estimated that up to 100,000 Georgians could enroll in the first […] Read more » 1115 waiver Affordable Care Act health health coverage health insurance health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion
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 2023 Policy Priorities January 9, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Nadia Hicks | 1 Comment on 2023 Policy Priorities The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s goal is to shine a light on people-first policies that help all Georgians equitably share in the state’s prosperity. These are the policy priorities GBPI will track during 2023. For more insights throughout Legislative Session, be sure to follow @GaBudget on Twitter or on Instagram @georgiabudget and sign up for our newsletter. […] Read more » policy priorities
Criminal Legal System Reform Ray Khalfani Reports Regressive Revenue Perpetuates Poverty: Why Georgia’s Fines and Fees Need Immediate Reform December 6, 2022 / December 6, 2022 by Ray Khalfani Introduction Georgia is the number one jurisdiction in the world for percentage of population under correctional control.[1] This has less to do with protecting public safety and more to do with a state and local criminal legal system that criminalizes poverty. One mechanism by which the state of Georgia and its localities do this is […] Read more » court Criminal Legal Systems driver's licenses fees fines judicial order prison probation revenue
Fact Sheets Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid Unwinding October 26, 2022 / February 1, 2023 by Leah Chan Updated February 1, 2023: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law. This law had various implications for the Medicaid unwinding, including de-linking the Medicaid unwinding from the COVID-related public health emergency (PHE) and establishing a more gradual decrease in the enhanced Federal match. Since the start […] Read more » medicaid
