Blogs
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 …
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI Announces Dominique Derbigny Sims as New Senior Vice President
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute announced the hiring of Dominique Derbigny Sims as the new senior …
What Happened With Fall Enrollment in Georgia’s Public Colleges and Universities?
As Georgia’s public colleges and universities faced the fall semester with both the coronavirus and an economic downturn, …
PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to Lead Demos
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced that, after nearly a decade at the organization, President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler …
Sine Die 2021: Lawmakers Can Do More to Put People First
The 2021 Legislative Session has officially ended. Much of the session was focused on efforts to undermine democracy …
Senate Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Update on 3/23: The Senate approved changes to House Bill 81 by a vote of 54-0. This budget …
Colleges and Universities Can Support Student SNAP Access
This guest blog is co-authored by MK Anderson and Charles Bliss. Charles Bliss of Atlanta Legal Aid has …
Crossover Day 2021: Lawmakers Approve Some People-First Measures, But More Needed
Yesterday marked Crossover Day 2021, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its legislative …
House Appropriations Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
This morning, the House Committee on Appropriations approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal …
Delayed and Denied: Modernization Needed at Georgia DOL to Support Georgia Workers and Economy
This blog has been co-authored by Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst of GBPI and Shannan Reaze, …
Expand Medicaid Fully; Reject Risky and Expensive State Plan
Key Takeaways: The federal Medicaid agency is starting the process of revoking the work requirement on Georgia’s Medicaid …
Testimony on Senate Bill 47
Dear Chairman Payne and Members of the Georgia Senate Committee on Education and Youth: By way of introduction my name is Stephen Owens, and …
