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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 ...
Resources on School Vouchers
Current Status: In the 2022 Legislative Session, lawmakers may consider House Bill 60 and House Bill 142, two ...
4 Ways Georgia Lawmakers Can Make College More Affordable in 2021
As Georgia begins a new year and legislative session, the state has an opportunity to accelerate equitable economic ...
To A Healthy, Prosperous New Year
Today marks the end of 2020, and I know we all are breathing a sigh of relief as ...
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