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Yes, Georgia’s Schools Really are Underfunded
Georgia’s public schools are not fully funded. The General Assembly provided $1 billion less to school districts than ...
Georgia Families Face Food Assistance Threats This Thanksgiving
As you gather with friends and family for Thanksgiving dinner this week, be aware that one in five ...
GBPI to Kick Off 10th Anniversary Year With a Bang Jan. 8
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s staff worked hard the past ten years to tell stories with numbers, ...
Georgia should tally cost, benefit of business tax breaks
The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s Executive Director Alan Essig says the state should take a more business-like ...
High Unemployment Among Georgia’s Many Workforce Challenges
As we move closer toward another legislative session and heated election season, Georgia’s economy is sure to become ...
New report: “Cutting Class to Make Ends Meet”
This summer the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute contacted superintendents from all 180 of the state’s school districts ...
GBPI Forum Speakers Make Closing Case for Medicaid Expansion
A gathering of health care experts urged Georgia lawmakers to embrace Medicaid expansion Thursday at GBPI’s Fall Policy ...
Georgia Families Lose Food Assistance, Bigger Threat Looms
More than 1.9 million Georgians, including more than one in three Georgia children, are more likely to go ...
GBPI’s Annual Guide to How the Economy Affects Working Georgians
Most Georgia families still struggle to emerge from the long shadow of the Great Recession. Unemployment remains high, ...
Medicaid Expansion Could Close Coverage Gap for 409,000 Georgians
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides the latest evidence of the importance of expanding Medicaid ...
Tax Foundation Report is a Poor Guide for Tax Policy
Each year, the right-leaning Tax Foundation stirs up a slew of short-lived publicity by giving Georgia a mediocre ...
Georgia Gets a Failing Grade for the Overall Well-being of Women
Once again, sigh, Georgia is among the worst in a new analysis that ranks states by how well ...
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