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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 ...
Fast Facts on HOPE – 2020
Jennifer Lee
July 29, 2020
HOPE At-a-Glance provides a quick and simple reference of the state’s six lottery-funded HOPE programs. HOPE provides grants ...
Spread the Word: COVID Relief Plan Must Meet the Need of Georgians
Jennifer Crane
July 28, 2020
Millions of people are struggling to feed themselves and their families, falling behind on rent and losing their ...
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 ...
GBPI Submits Public Comment on New 1332 Waiver Application
Laura Harker
July 24, 2020
July 23, 2020 Ryan Loke c/o The Office of the Governor 206 Washington Street Suite 115, State Capitol ...
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Sine Die 2020
Danny Kanso
July 16, 2020
Each year, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute analyzes tax legislation passed by the General Assembly ...
Fast Facts on Student Access Loans
Jennifer Lee
July 2, 2020
Student Access Loans (SAL), or Low-Interest Loans, are student loans funded by lottery dollars. The program ...
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 ...
Data on Police Spending in Georgia
Alex Camardelle
June 19, 2020
Poverty alleviation efforts such as TANF, as well as investments in mental health, education and other critical programs, ...
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 ...
Spread the Word: Raise Revenues for Georgia
Jennifer Crane
June 19, 2020
Georgia is facing an economic and fiscal crisis that threatens the state’s ability to fund critically-needed programs and ...
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