State policies that lock out undocumented immigrants from college tuition benefits are a hindrance to the economy and waste an estimated $1 billion spent on educating those students in Georgia’s public schools, a new report argues. Read more.
The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance
After weeks of debate, Congress has passed the reconciliation bill (once known as the One
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. Georgia’s 2026 Health Budget The Departments of
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The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.
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