Blog Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD With Record Surplus, Georgia Stands at a Crossroads Ahead of Pivotal Budget Session August 2, 2022 / August 1, 2022 by Daniel Kanso, PhD | 1 Comment on With Record Surplus, Georgia Stands at a Crossroads Ahead of Pivotal Budget Session Last month, Georgia’s Department of Revenue released its report of unaudited tax collections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which ended on June 30, indicating that the state will once again run a surplus that leaves it with a record level of cash on hand and a full Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR) that acts as the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes revenue Revenue Shortfall Reserve surplus
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia July 26, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd News stories and online commentary have noted that states with bans on abortion also lack strong social and economic supports for expecting women and birthing people and families with infants. Georgia is one of the states that has now instituted an abortion ban starting when embryonic cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks. Women […] Read more » child care EITC housing medicaid Safety Net TANF
Blog K-12 Education Stephen Owens How to Support Georgia’s Schools Post-Roe July 26, 2022 / July 26, 2022 by Stephen Owens The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade has left states to decide limits on abortion access. In 2019 Georgia lawmakers passed House Bill 481, banning most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected—roughly six weeks into a pregnancy. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided HB 481 can take effect. As […] Read more » Education K-12 paid leave sex education title ix
Blog Crystal Munoz Inclusive Economy for Immigrants World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month: How Welcoming is Georgia? June 20, 2022 / June 21, 2022 by Crystal Muñoz Over the past year or so, Georgians have grown increasingly aware of the challenges faced by refugees resettling in the state. A new report provides a wealth of information on how refugees in the U.S. fare over time and how they affect our local communities. Read more » immigration refugees
Blog Health Justice Leah Chan Opioid Settlement Funding Presents Opportunity to Address Georgia’s Drug Overdose Epidemic June 7, 2022 / June 13, 2022 by Leah Chan Georgia has the opportunity to tap into millions of dollars to address the drug overdose crisis thanks to settlements of lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and others involved in distribution and sales of prescription opioids. Most recently, in May 2022, Governor Kemp signed legislation that helps unlock $636 million from the settlement with Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen […] Read more » dbhdd opioid substance use
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD New Tax Plan Risks State’s Long-Term Fiscal Health, Worsens Income and Racial Inequities May 23, 2022 / May 23, 2022 by Daniel Kanso, PhD House Bill 1437, signed into law by Gov. Kemp after a final version emerged during the last hours of Sine Die 2022, sets Georgia on course to make fundamental changes to its income tax that primarily benefit the state’s highest earners at an annual cost greater than $2 billion when fully implemented.[1],[2] Beyond […] Read more » Budget Earned Income Tax Credit flat tax Income Tax
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd People Powered Prosperity Ending P-SNAP Harms Georgians May 18, 2022 / May 18, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Amid the high cost of food and a baby formula shortage pushing up prices for a critical source of infant nutrition, the Kemp Administration has declined to extend the Pandemic Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (P-SNAP). The pandemic created significant hardship among Georgia households including a rise in food insecurity, which is the consistent inability to […] Read more » P-SNAP Safety Net SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Show Ongoing Progress at the Surface, but Inequities Persist Below May 12, 2022 / May 12, 2022 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways While March 2022 marked record low unemployment in Georgia at 3.1 percent, underlying inequities persist, as the 2-to-1 unemployment gap among Black and white workers returned in the first quarter of 2022. Unemployment among Black Georgians and white women remains significantly higher in Quarter 1 (Q1) 2022 than pre-pandemic Q4 2019. Compared to […] Read more » COVID-19 underemployment Unemployment
Blog Cash and Safety Net Ife Finch Floyd Inclusive Economy for Immigrants GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule May 10, 2022 / May 10, 2022 by Ife Finch Floyd Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes that there should be no test to determine if a person has or is likely to become a public charge, or “primarily dependent on the government for subsistence,” when applying to be a lawful permanent resident (LPR) […] Read more » immigrants public charge Safety Net TANF
Blog Health Justice Leah Chan People Powered Prosperity Georgians at Risk of Losing Medicaid as Continuous Coverage Requirement Ends May 5, 2022 / May 29, 2022 by Leah Chan Key Takeaways: Between the start of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement in March 2020 and December 2021 (the most recent enrollment data available at the time of analysis), total enrollment in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Georgia grew by 24 percent among all enrollees. Thousands of Georgians will lose Medicaid eligibility once […] Read more » medicaid
