Blog Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Press Releases & Statements New GBPI/UGA SPIA Poll Shows Most Georgians View SNAP Favorably January 13, 2026 / January 13, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) from the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs Survey Research Center shows that a strong majority of Georgia registered voters view the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as important. Overall, 60% of Georgia voters support allocating an estimated $50 million […] Read more »
Blog Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Economic Justice Education Health Justice Staci Fox 2026 Policy Priorities January 12, 2026 / January 9, 2026 by Staci Fox The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s mission is to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. We envision a fair and inclusive Georgia where all people prosper. We track and advocate for an equitable tax system and budget across education, health, and economic security, helping ensure adequate funding for state […] Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Press Releases & Statements GBPI Responds to Report and Recommendations from the Georgia Senate Special Committee on the Elimination of Georgia’s Income Tax January 7, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD ATLANTA — Today, the Georgia Senate Special Committee on the Elimination of Georgia’s Income Tax released its final report and recommendations. Importantly, the committee found that about three quarters of all personal income taxes in Georgia are generated from those earning over $100,000 annually, meaning that the benefits from eliminating the income tax would be […] Read more »
Briefs Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports It’s Time to Modernize Georgia’s Tobacco User Fee and Add Commonsense Safeguards for a Healthier State December 15, 2025 / December 15, 2025 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Overview Georgia has the nation’s second lowest state cigarette user fee and lags most other states in adding common sense safeguards on the sale and use of tobacco products. With Georgia falling far short of recouping the costs of smoking through Medicaid alone, residents are effectively subsidizing the leading cause of preventable disease, death and […] Read more »
Economic Justice Fact Sheets Ife Finch Floyd The SNAP Work Hour Reporting Rules Have Expanded to Include More Adults December 9, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Read more »
Ashley Young Press Releases & Statements Press Release: Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability December 3, 2025 by Ashley Young GEORGIA – On Tuesday, December 2, the Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability adopted a report that included the following highlights: Nationwide, about 74 percent of state grant aid was need-based in 2022-23. By contrast, in Georgia, only around 1 percent of state grant aid was need-based, and 99 percent was merit-based aid, funding […] Read more »
Economic Justice Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Joins with Partners in Middle Georgia, Savannah, for Thanksgiving Food Drives November 19, 2025 by Staci Fox GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) and the No Empty Plates Georgia campaign have partnered with local organizations to help provide Thanksgiving food donation drives in both Savannah, Georgia on Friday the 21st and Fort Valley, Georgia on Saturday the 22nd. GBPI has partnered with these events to provide food to Georgia […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Policy Higher Education After Reconciliation: State Policies to Address Hunger, Health and Higher Education in Georgia November 19, 2025 / November 19, 2025 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Reports Breaking the Bank: Eliminating the State Income Tax Harms Most Georgians and Increases the Cost of Living November 17, 2025 / November 14, 2025 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Introduction Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history. Doing so would dramatically push Georgia’s budget out of balance, given that the income tax has been the state’s single largest source of revenue since 1982. With Georgia already […] Read more »
Ashley Young Education Higher Education Reports Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate it November 12, 2025 / November 12, 2025 by Ashley Young Executive Summary This report explores the complexity of student loan debt in Georgia. It details the magnitude of the student loan debt crisis and explains how the costs of college affect students. To understand how the student loan debt crisis affects Georgians specifically, this report analyzes quantitative data from the University System of Georgia (USG) […] Read more »
