From Growers to Grocers: How SNAP Supports the Food Distribution System
Ife Finch Floyd
October 27, 2025
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GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown
Ife Finch Floyd
October 23, 2025
As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is
Georgia Starts Fiscal Year 2026 with $14.6 Billion in General Fund Surplus Accounts
Daniel Kanso, PhD
October 20, 2025
This week, the state released its annual Georgia Revenues and Reserves report, which provides information on the state’s financial position after the conclusion of the 2025 fiscal year (FY), ending June 30, 2025. The 2025 fiscal year marked the first
Pathways to Coverage: Looking Back Two Years and Into the Future
Leah Chan
October 13, 2025
In July 2023 Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which provides a new Medicaid option to uninsured, low-income adults who can report working, going to school, or engaging in other qualifying activities for at least 80 hours per month.
GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
Staci Fox
October 1, 2025
Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting
Georgia’s State and Local Public Health System Supports Healthy Communities and a Strong Economy
Leah Chan
September 16, 2025
Fast Facts: Funding for Georgia’s State and Local Public Health System
Leah Chan
September 16, 2025
Georgia’s health security and economic well-being depend on a modernized, fully funded state and local public health system. This brief provides policymakers and advocates with a brief overview of how Georgia funds public health. For more background on the importance of
GBPI Comment to Improve Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States
David Schaefer
September 3, 2025
By notice issued on 7/2/25, the Department of Labor (DOL, henceforth “the Department”) has published proposals for the rescission of rules published by the Department on April 29, 2024, governing aspects of the H-2A guest workers program. The Georgia Budget
GBPI Public Comment with RISE Committee Recommendations
Ashley Young
September 2, 2025
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s (GBPI) mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. GBPI welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Education’s proposal notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing the
Labor Day 2025: State Complacency and Federal Decisions Threaten Workers’ Economic Security
David Schaefer
September 1, 2025
Georgia is often cited as “no. 1 for business,” but developments in 2025 underscore the state’s history of disinvesting in workers’ access to a living wage, nutrition, healthcare and more. For example, 34 states have a minimum wage that is