Blogs
Labor Day 2022: Georgia’s Correctional Control and Carceral Abuse Hurt All Workers
Ray Khalfani
September 5, 2022
Despite strides to improve the employment prospects of Georgians who have contact with the criminal legal system, state ...
Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy Agenda
Ife Finch Floyd
August 29, 2022
GBPI would like to thank Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia for their thoughtful review of this ...
Georgia’s Abortion Ban Threatens Violence and Economic Insecurity for Black Women
Dominique Derbigny Sims
August 23, 2022
Georgia’s history is fraught with violence against Black women. Deriving from the painful origins of slavery, where Black ...
Three Ways to Fix Georgia Education Funding
Stephen Owens
August 9, 2022
Five Georgia senators will meet over the next few months to review education funding mechanisms as a part ...
With Record Surplus, Georgia Stands at a Crossroads Ahead of Pivotal Budget Session
Danny Kanso
August 2, 2022
Last month, Georgia’s Department of Revenue released its report of unaudited tax collections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, ...
A Quick Summary of Key Safety Net Programs in Georgia
Ife Finch Floyd
July 26, 2022
News stories and online commentary have noted that states with bans on abortion also lack strong social and ...
How to Support Georgia’s Schools Post-Roe
Stephen Owens
July 26, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade has left states to decide limits on abortion ...
World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month: How Welcoming is Georgia?
Crystal Muñoz
June 20, 2022
Over the past year or so, Georgians have grown increasingly aware of the challenges faced by refugees resettling ...
Opioid Settlement Funding Presents Opportunity to Address Georgia’s Drug Overdose Epidemic
Leah Chan
June 7, 2022
Georgia has the opportunity to tap into millions of dollars to address the drug overdose crisis thanks to ...
Ending P-SNAP Harms Georgians
Ife Finch Floyd
May 18, 2022
Amid the high cost of food and a baby formula shortage pushing up prices for a critical source ...
State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers Show Ongoing Progress at the Surface, but Inequities Persist Below
Ray Khalfani
May 12, 2022
Key Takeaways While March 2022 marked record low unemployment in Georgia at 3.1 percent, underlying inequities persist, as ...
GBPI submits public comments to narrow and clarify the public charge rule
Ife Finch Floyd
May 10, 2022
Crystal Muñoz, Immigration Policy Analyst, also contributed to the comments. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) believes ...