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GBPI Responds to US District Court Rulings Blocking Student Loan Relief
+ Full Article: GBPI Responds to US District Court Rulings Blocking Student Loan ReliefGEORGIA — The Georgia Policy and Budget Institute (GBPI) is disappointed in yesterday’s partial preliminary injunctions issued by US District Courts in Kansas and Missouri that temporarily block student loan borrowers from accessing crucial benefits under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Aid Verification for Equity (SAVE) Plan. These injunctions will prevent reduction in monthly payments and…
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GBPI Statement on Georgia’s Reported 2023 Revenue Collections
+ Full Article: GBPI Statement on Georgia’s Reported 2023 Revenue CollectionsGEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the state’s publication of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Annual and Fiscal Year Report (2023). Statement from Staci Fox, President and CEO, GBPI: “Georgia’s revenue collections are on track to once again surpass estimates for FY 2024, marking the…
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Organizations Unite in Open Letter to Support Student Loan Debt Relief Amid Legal Challenges
+ Full Article: Organizations Unite in Open Letter to Support Student Loan Debt Relief Amid Legal ChallengesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Today, a network of organizations sent an open letter to the Attorneys General of their respective states, opposing recent lawsuits challenging a student loan debt relief initiative. The lawsuits, initiated by Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr and supported by 17 other states, target the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of…
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SPP Sign-on Letter for Student Loan Debt Relief Lawsuit
+ Full Article: SPP Sign-on Letter for Student Loan Debt Relief LawsuitJune 4, 2024 Dear Attorney General Chris Carr: We, the undersigned organizations represent eight of the states included in the Kansas v. Biden and Missouri v. Biden lawsuits. Each of our states includes millions of students, borrowers, and workers from racially and financially marginalized communities. We are deeply concerned by the decision to sue the…
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Statement on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
+ Full Article: Statement on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) issued a statement following last week’s House Agriculture Committee vote to pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, introduced by Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA). The proposed legislation includes a $30 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over 10 years, significantly…
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GBPI Statement on the Signing of HB 916, Georgia’s $36.1 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget
+ Full Article: GBPI Statement on the Signing of HB 916, Georgia’s $36.1 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budgetGEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the Governor’s signing of HB 916, which funds the state government for FY 2025 beginning July 1, 2024. Statement from Staci Fox, President and CEO, GBPI: “GBPI applauds the state’s first full-year appropriations plan that increases per-person spending above pre-pandemic…
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PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Governor’s Signing of SB 63 Expanding Mandatory Cash Bail
+ Full Article: PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Governor’s Signing of SB 63 Expanding Mandatory Cash BailGEORGIA – Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law legislation that significantly broadens the scope of offenses necessitating cash bail for release from jail. The legislation, signed on Wednesday, introduces dozens of new offenses that now require cash bail, including criminal trespassing and two or more instances of failing to appear in court for a traffic citation. In response…
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GBPI Releases Statement on House Bill 1105
+ Full Article: GBPI Releases Statement on House Bill 1105Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is deeply disappointed by the passage of HB 1105 by the state senate. HB 1105 effectively turns the entire state into a 287(g) jurisdiction, mandating deeper local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. HB 1105 is a state mandate without any supportive funding. Based on prior data, it is expensive and strips scarce resources…
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PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Releases 2025 Fiscal Year Budget Overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS)
+ Full Article: PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Releases 2025 Fiscal Year Budget Overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS)ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute and its Director of Economic Justice, Ife Finch Floyd, have released a budget overview for the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2024 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In this overview, Floyd highlights the Governor’s proposed budget, which includes an increase in spending…
