Blogs
Georgians Need Congress to Prioritize Bipartisan Relief Package
					
			
																				
			Taifa Smith Butler		
				
																						
			August 3, 2020		
				
		
		
			Georgians have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Infection ...		
					GBPI Writes Senator Perdue About the HEROES Act
					
			
																				
			Taifa Smith Butler		
				
																						
			July 27, 2020		
				
		
		
			GBPI recently wrote the following letter to Senators Perdue and Loeffler asking them to support the HEROES act ...		
					Sine Die 2020: More Work Needed to Address Georgia’s Revenue Crisis
					
			
																				
			Caitlin Highland		
				
																						
			June 29, 2020		
				
		
		
			After a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2020 legislative session ended Friday, June 26. When lawmakers returned in mid-June, the world had shifted. A ...		
					House and Senate Approve Georgia’s FY 2021 Budget
					
			
																				
			Alex Welch		
				
																						
			June 26, 2020		
				
		
		
			On Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, the Georgia House and Senate approved the state’s Fiscal ...		
					DACA Will Continue to Protect More Than 20,000 Georgians
					
			
																				
			Stephanie Angel		
				
																						
			June 19, 2020		
				
		
		
			Key Takeaways: The Supreme Court ruled against ending the DACA program, which provides temporary relief from deportation to ...		
					Senate Passes FY 2021 Budget Proposal
					
			
																				
			Alex Welch		
				
																						
			June 17, 2020		
				
		
		
			The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee met Wednesday morning to discuss changes to House Bill 793, which details the state’s ...		
					Keeping Pre-K Stable Helps Georgia Children and Parents
					
			
																				
			Jennifer Lee		
				
																						
			June 17, 2020		
				
		
		
			Key Takeaways Agency budget proposals for lottery-funded programs included no cuts to HOPE and $53 million in cuts ...		
					Tearing the Fabric of Georgia’s Safety Net Guarantees an Uneven Recovery
					
			
																				
			Alex Camardelle		
				
																						
			June 10, 2020		
				
		
		
			Key Points: The current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic decline have underscored the problems of disinvestment in Georgia’s ...		
					Standing with Black Lives
					
			
																				
			Jennifer Owens		
				
																						
			June 3, 2020		
				
		
		
			Amid the ongoing protests and demonstrations against police brutality, frustration over the deep and long-standing inequities in our ...		
					State of Working Georgia in the COVID-19 Crisis
					
			
																				
			Ray Khalfani		
				
																						
			June 1, 2020		
				
		
		
			Nearly two and a half months into the nationwide crisis responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent economic data ...		
					Georgia at a Crossroads: Raising Revenues Sensibly or Forcing Schoolchildren to Pay for Years to Come
					
			
																				
			Stephen Owens		
				
																						
			May 18, 2020		
				
		
		
			Key Takeaways: Due to COVID-19, Georgia revenues are lagging. State leaders must either raise new revenues or make ...		
					Unlock TANF Reserves to Serve Families in Need
					
			
																				
			Alex Camardelle		
				
																						
			May 13, 2020		
				
		
		
			Dear Governor Kemp and Director Rawlings, Thank you for your service and dedication to our state during this ...		
					
