Blogs
An Investment in Georgia Women is an Investment in a Stronger State
Jennifer Owens
December 20, 2017
This year marks a watershed moment for women in the United States. Across the nation, women are reminding ...
Poverty Leaves a Mark on Albany Area Schools
Claire Suggs
December 20, 2017
The teachers at Alice Coachman Elementary School in Dougherty County are quick to tell you the students are ...
Albany, Georgia: Good people, great community, tremendous needs
Taifa Smith Butler
December 13, 2017
Ursula looked me in my eyes and said “When you go back to Atlanta, the first thing that ...
Five Things Georgians Should Know About This Week’s Federal Tax Vote
Wesley Tharpe
November 28, 2017
The U.S. Senate is set to vote as soon as this Thursday on a major tax package that ...
Insights Policy Conference Sponsorships
GBPI Admin
November 17, 2017
GBPI’s annual Insights Policy Conference returns on Jan. 25, 2018, to bring together a broad range of stakeholders ...
Insights Policy Conference 2018
John McCosh
November 9, 2017
Registration for GBPI’s Insights 2019: 15 Forward Policy Conference is now available. A sold-out crowd of more than 200 ...
Lopsided Tax Plan a Bad Deal for Georgians
Wesley Tharpe
November 9, 2017
Georgia’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives is poised to consider a large-scale tax package next week, ...
Federal Budget Proposal Threatens to Clear Dinner Tables of Rural Georgia Families
Jennifer Owens
November 2, 2017
The congressional budget plan that passed both the U.S. House and Senate last month calls for deep cuts ...
Three Trends Shaping Georgia Higher Education: Webinar Recap
Jennifer Lee
November 2, 2017
Education beyond high school increases earning potential, strengthens the workforce, boosts economic development and helps move people up ...
Bigger Tax Credits for Working Families Lead to Bigger, Healthier Babies
Eric Strunz
October 26, 2017
Some 1,047 babies in Georgia a year can be saved from risky, low birth weight if lawmakers pass ...
Georgia’s Higher Education Goals Hurt by Undocumented Student Policies
Jennifer Lee
October 12, 2017
Across Georgia, people aspire to go to college. But students caught in the web of immigration laws and ...
Middle-Class Georgians an Afterthought in Federal Tax Proposal
Wesley Tharpe
October 6, 2017
Lawmakers in our nation’s capital are set to consider a sweeping package of tax changes that appears to ...