Senior Analyst, Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems
Ray Khalfani
Ray Khalfani is a policy analyst at GBPI, where he supports policy research under our Economic Opportunity portfolio, and helps coordinate PROSPER GA’s strategic communication and partnerships. Prior to joining GBPI in March 2020, Ray worked for U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson from 2009 to 2012, then for U.S Congressman David Scott from 2012 to 2018.
As a graduate student, he worked with the Government Accountability Office, analyzing the reliability and utility of GSA’s Publicly Available Federal Real Property database. Most recently, he worked as a graduate research fellow with the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP), studying the intersectionality of economic mobility and rural-serving transportation programs.
Ray graduated from Georgia State University and holds a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of Georgia
Recent Posts by Ray
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor
The governor’s proposed budget for the current amended fiscal year (AFY), AFY 2023, was flat for …
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.32 billion budget for the Georgia …
Regressive Revenue Perpetuates Poverty: Why Georgia’s Fines and Fees Need Immediate Reform
Introduction Georgia is the number one jurisdiction in the world for percentage of population under correctional control.[1] This …
Labor Day 2022: Georgia’s Correctional Control and Carceral Abuse Hurt All Workers
Despite strides to improve the employment prospects of Georgians who have contact with the criminal legal system, state …
State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Show Ongoing Progress at the Surface, but Inequities Persist Below
Key Takeaways While March 2022 marked record low unemployment in Georgia at 3.1 percent, underlying inequities persist, as …
Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor
The governor is requesting modest spending increases to the Department of Labor (DOL) to amend to …
Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.27 billion budget for the Georgia …
Unjust Revenue from an Imbalanced Criminal Legal System: How Georgia’s Fines and Fees Worsen Racial Inequity
Key Takeaways: Georgia’s poor governance of fines and fees revenue practices has allowed many economically underperforming localities to …
Risk without Reward: Georgia Workers Deserve Better
Key Takeaways This Labor Day offers an opportunity to recalibrate our policy approach to better protect labor in …
Why Scaling Back Unemployment Insurance Could Harm Recovery
Key Takeaways: Georgia is three days away from prematurely cutting pandemic unemployment insurance (UI). The changes will harm …
State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Are Improving, But Inequitably
Key Takeaways: Nearly 60 percent of Georgia’s pre-pandemic labor force have turned to the unemployment safety net at …
Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Gov. Brian Kemp proposed a $1.12 billion budget for the Georgia …
