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Recent releases
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GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
+ Full Article: GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025GEORGIA — GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025 Today Congress passed a disaster relief package; a one-year extension of the farm bill, which authorizes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and many agriculture programs; and a clean extension of current funding levels until March 14, 2025, through a Continuing Resolution…
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GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits
+ Full Article: GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax CreditsGEORGIA – GBPI Calls for Enacting Senate Study Committee Recommendations on New Funding for Child Care and Tax Credits to Support Families with Small Children Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Child Care have released recommendations to support families with children and to make child care more affordable.…
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GBPI Statement on the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission’s December Report
+ Full Article: GBPI Statement on the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission’s December ReportGeorgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) applauds the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission for including an initial set of opportunities for health care coverage expansion and quality improvement in their December 2024 report. GBPI strongly supports the recommendation to examine improvements to the Pathways to Coverage program as the state embarks upon a program renewal process…
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GBPI Releases Statement on Farm Bill: Food Security is Top of Mind for Georgians
+ Full Article: GBPI Releases Statement on Farm Bill: Food Security is Top of Mind for GeorgiansGEORGIA — A recent Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) poll of Georgia voters found that more than 80% of respondents believe that cutting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits when food prices are still high would be a mistake. This makes sense as many respondents reported challenges affording food in the past year. A…
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GBPI Applauds Extension of SNAP Replacement Benefits, Calls for Further Congressional Action
+ Full Article: GBPI Applauds Extension of SNAP Replacement Benefits, Calls for Further Congressional ActionGEORGIA — In a pivotal decision today, Congress extended Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) replacement benefits through December 20, 2024, as part of federal stopgap legislation. In 2022, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act which included funding for SNAP replacement benefits. That provision was set to expire after September 30th of this year. Across the U.S., scammers…
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Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education Analyst
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education AnalystGEORGIA—The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is thrilled to announce Ashley Young’s promotion to Senior Education Analyst. In her expanded role, Ashley will lead GBPI’s focus on K-12 education while continuing her work on need-based financial aid. Her dedication to equitable financial aid policies is evident in her advocacy efforts with the Georgians for…
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Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave Benefits
+ Full Article: Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave BenefitsGEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Coalition on Paid Leave announced the release of a comprehensive fact sheet detailing the newly expanded paid parental leave benefits for state government and public school employees. Following the enactment of House Bill 1010 earlier this month, the paid parental leave program was extended from 3 weeks to 6 weeks.…
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One-Year Anniversary of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Highlights Need for Reform
+ Full Article: One-Year Anniversary of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Highlights Need for ReformThis statement was released in partnership with Georgians for a Healthy Future. Read more at healthyfuturega.org. July 1st marked the first anniversary of the Pathways to Coverage program. Advocates are urging state leaders to acknowledge that the current design has not met the critical needs of Georgia’s uninsured population. Initially expected to enroll between 31,000…
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Major Tax Bills Take Effect with Beginning of Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Major Tax Bills Take Effect with Beginning of Fiscal Year 2025Today, July 1, marks the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025, bringing several major pieces of legislation into effect in Georgia. These include: House Bill 1015: Reduces the flat personal income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39%. House Bill 1023: Aligns the state’s corporate income tax rate to its personal income tax rate, reducing it to…
