Blog David Schaefer Worker Justice Labor Day 2025: State Complacency and Federal Decisions Threaten Workers’ Economic Security September 1, 2025 / August 28, 2025 by David Schaefer 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 above the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour, while Georgia’s state minimum wage remains below the […] Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd Reports Beyond Flexible Funding: TANF Can Help Support Families with Emergency Assistance in the Face of Federal Cuts August 28, 2025 / August 28, 2025 by Ife Finch Floyd Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to respond to the massive federal changes to our economic support programs will demonstrate their commitment to families with low income and the well-being of the state. TANF, a program meant […] Read more »
Ashley Young Education Fact Sheets Federal Policy Higher Education K-12 Education Georgia’s Public Schools Could Lose Funding and College Students Could Lose Financing Options in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ashley Young Read more »
Fact Sheets Federal Policy Health Justice Leah Chan Georgians could see hospital closures and reduced health coverage due to Medicaid changes in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Leah Chan Read more »
Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Fact Sheets Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd Unprecedented Cuts to SNAP in New Federal Law Could Lead to Georgia Seeing Significant Increases in Food Insecurity and Hunger July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Ife Finch Floyd Read more »
Budget and Taxes Daniel Kanso, PhD Fact Sheets Federal Policy Georgians Will Face Cuts to Core Programs and Higher Federal Debt to Finance Reduced Taxes for Top Earners in New Federal Law July 28, 2025 / October 28, 2026 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Read more »
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Economic Justice Education Federal Policy Health Justice Higher Education Reports Historic Federal Tax Shift Benefits Wealthiest, Grows Deficit and Exacerbates Georgia’s Rural Challenges July 17, 2025 / July 31, 2025 by GBPI Staff The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. Those policies include supporting Georgians’ basic needs (food shelter, healthcare, education), improving their household financial stability (living wages/stable resources to pay bills) and promoting their long-term economic security (ability to absorb shocks and plan for the future). […] Read more »
Federal Policy Press Releases & Statements Staci Fox GBPI Responds to Congress Passing Reconciliation Bill July 3, 2025 / July 3, 2025 by Staci Fox After weeks of debate, Congress has passed the reconciliation bill (once known as the One Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA) by a 218-214 vote in the House of Representatives. The bill now heads to the president’s desk for signature, and features inequitable provisions that are deeply harmful to marginalized and rural Georgians, including: Providing tax […] Read more »
Ashley Young Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Education Higher Education K-12 Education Georgia Education Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 2, 2025 by Ashley Young Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Department of Early Care and Learning FY 2026 Budget The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS); the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; Nutrition Services, which administers the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; the Summer Meals program for low-income children […] Read more »
Bill Analysis Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Daniel Kanso, PhD Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2026 June 30, 2025 / July 1, 2025 by Daniel Kanso, PhD Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. As Georgia Awaits Potential Federal Changes, Opportunities Abound on Horizon The $37.8 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Kemp for FY 2026 represents a 4.5% year-over-year increase from the budget signed into law the prior year. With no funding released from Georgia’s overflowing reserve accounts […] Read more »
