Blog John McCosh Stirring “Women Working Ahead” Event Inspires Commitment to Progress August 29, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by John McCosh | 1 Comment on Stirring “Women Working Ahead” Event Inspires Commitment to Progress A pair of powerhouse keynote speakers. An engaging group of panelists. And GBPI’s own Melissa Johnson, a senior policy analyst behind new research spotlighting four key policy levers to advance economic opportunity for Georgia women. Those are just a few of the ingredients that made for a day of inspiration, celebration and commitment to make […] Read more » events Women Working Ahead
Budget and Taxes Health Justice Melissa Johnson Reports Worker Justice Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women August 25, 2016 / March 12, 2021 by Melissa Johnson | 1 Comment on Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women Introduction – Why An Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women? The economic status of women in Georgia is a key factor in the overall health and future of the state’s economy. Women represent a majority of Georgia’s adult population[1] and nearly half of the workforce.[2] In more than half of all Georgia households with children, […] Read more » child care EITC medicaid Melissa Johnson wages
Blog Melissa Johnson Former Mayor Shirley Franklin, Ms. Foundation CEO Teresa Younger Keynote Policy Forum August 17, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is set to present a half-day policy forum Aug. 26, 2016 in Midtown Atlanta, Women Working Ahead: An Economic Opportunity Agenda for Georgia Women. We are pleased to feature two engaging speakers with unique perspectives on the importance of women’s economic security, former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and Ms. Foundation […] Read more » events
Blog Melissa Johnson Worker Justice Let’s Elevate Georgia Women for a Stronger State August 8, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by Melissa Johnson For more than 12 years you’ve depended on the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute to cast a broad vision of a more prosperous Georgia, shine a light on the path to achieving that vision and show ways to help make the vision reality. On Aug 26, 2016, we will rise to that challenge once again […] Read more » child care events family leave wages Women Working Ahead
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler New GBPI Budget Primer Previews 2017 as State Closes Out 2016 July 22, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler State tax collection rose 9.4 percent in the just-ended 2016 fiscal year, or nearly $1.8 billion more than the prior year. About $744 million of that is from a new revenue system that kicked in last July to pay for long deferred road and bridge maintenance. Georgia’s governor announced those year-end numbers this month as […] Read more » Budget Primer FY2017
Budget and Taxes Reports Wesley Tharpe Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Basics Georgia’s 2017 fiscal year is July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and the total budget available to the state is $43.7 billion. That includes $23.7 billion in state funding, $13.7 billion in federal funding and $6.3 billion in other funds. The state budget outlines Georgia’s priorities, how it plans to spend money […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Budget Primer FY2017 Income Tax revenue tax breaks
Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Reports Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / April 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and the elderly and provide non-medical assistance to people with low incomes. State funding for the agency is $642 million in 2017, less than 3 percent of state spending. Child welfare-related services represent the largest share of the department’s responsibilities, […] Read more » Budget Primer Budget Primer FY2017 child care Safety Net
Budget Primer Health Justice Reports Timothy Sweeney Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by Timothy Sweeney Georgia Health Care Budget Overview Health care services are primarily delivered through three state agencies, the departments of Community Health, Public Health and Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. State funding for these three agencies totals nearly $4.5 billion in 2017, which is about 20 percent of total state spending. General fund appropriations account for $3.9 […] Read more » Budget Primer FY2017 health medicaid
Budget Primer Claire Suggs Higher Education K-12 Education Reports Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2017 July 20, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by Claire Suggs Education Funding in Georgia: Years of Cuts Cast Long Shadow Georgia is spending $11.6 billion on education in the 2017 fiscal year or about 51 percent of the state’s general fund budget. Spending on elementary and secondary education is $8.9 billion. The budget for the university system is $2.1 billion and is $350 million for […] Read more » Budget Primer FY2017 Education Higher Education K-12
Budget and Taxes Budget Primer Cash and Safety Net Health Justice K-12 Education Reports Georgia Budget Primer 2017 July 19, 2016 / March 23, 2021 by GBPI Admin Where does the money for Georgia’s $23.7 billion budget come from this year? How has the new transportation funding package affected state revenue? Is Georgia finally funding K-12 education at the level called for in its own formula? GBPI’s “Georgia Budget Primer 2017” answers these questions and many more in 44 pages designed to provide a clear […] Read more » Budget Primer
