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Recent releases
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GBPI’s Executive Director Named as One of the “100 Most Influential Georgians”
+ Full Article: GBPI’s Executive Director Named as One of the “100 Most Influential Georgians”For Immediate Release ATLANTA (January 6, 2012) – For a second time, Georgia Trend magazine has named Alan Essig, executive director of Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians.” The influential business magazine recently released the 14th edition of the 100 Most Influential Georgians, which includes some of Georgia’s…
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Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Welcomes Four New Board Members
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Welcomes Four New Board MembersFor Immediate Release ATLANTA (January 6, 2012) – The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) today announced the addition of four new additions to its Board of Directors. Heidi Davison Heidi Davison brings a wealth of community relations and advocacy experience to GBPI. Davison is the former Mayor of Athens, has served on the SPLOST Citizen’s…
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New Report Makes a Case for Need-based Financial Aid
+ Full Article: New Report Makes a Case for Need-based Financial AidGBPI releases new report, Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia. Download Press Release
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State of Working Georgia 2011: Stalled Recovery Requires Forward-looking Solutions
+ Full Article: State of Working Georgia 2011: Stalled Recovery Requires Forward-looking SolutionsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute today released the State of Working Georgia 2011, which examines factors such as job growth, income levels, poverty and other workforce conditions to paint a clear picture of how everyday Georgians are fairing in today’s economy, as well as the potential impact these indicators may have on Georgia’s…
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Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore SolvencyFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. Georgia was unprepared for a recession and long-term unemployment. Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia’s unemployment trust fund insolvent, and left the state borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligations.…
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1 in 4 Georgia children live in poverty: Families Still Reeling From the Recession
+ Full Article: 1 in 4 Georgia children live in poverty: Families Still Reeling From the RecessionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. ATLANTA – Georgia has the 10th highest poverty rate in the nation of 17.9 percent (tied with Texas), according to recently released data from the U. S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Nearly 1.7 million…
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Restructure Georgia’s Unemployment Tax System to Protect Employers and Working Families
+ Full Article: Restructure Georgia’s Unemployment Tax System to Protect Employers and Working FamiliesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please consider publishing the editorial below from Clare S. Richie and Elizabeth Appley. Media interviews are welcomed. Americans agree that job creation is our number one priority. Almost half a million Georgians are pounding the pavement looking for work. These people – our neighbors and friends – face a job market where…
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Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty, Number of Georgians without Health Insurance
+ Full Article: Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty, Number of Georgians without Health InsuranceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The national poverty rate jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010 from 12.5 percent in 2007, the pre-recession rate. In 2010, 46.2 million Americans lived in poverty, the largest number on record according to new Census Bureau data. Poverty for a family of four is defined as income of about $22,000. More alarming,…
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Georgia Budget & Policy Institute welcomes new deputy director and policy analyst to its team
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget & Policy Institute welcomes new deputy director and policy analyst to its teamFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) today announced the addition of two new staff members: Taifa Smith Butler and Wesley Tharpe. Butler joins the organization as its deputy director and Tharpe as a policy analyst. As deputy director, Butler will provide strategic direction on public policy research and data analysis. She…
