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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor

The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with maintaining a resilient Unemployment Insurance (UI) system ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections

For Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, Governor Brian Kemp proposed a $1.62 billion budget for the Georgia Department of ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Human Services

  Introduction The Department of Human Services (DHS) oversees various services including foster care, child welfare, support for ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

  Introduction The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Child Care Services; the Georgia Pre-kindergarten Program; ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health

  Introduction The Department of Public Health programs focus on health promotion and health-related disaster response and preparedness ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

  Introduction Among a range of duties, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities operates five state ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for State Housing Programs

  Introduction The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is the state’s lead agency for safe and affordable ...
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Overview: 2026 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Community Health

  Introduction The Department of Community Health administers the state’s healthcare safety net, reimburses hospitals for services provided ...
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Overview of Georgia’s Budget for the Amended 2025 and Full 2026 Fiscal Years

Governor Brian P. Kemp’s executive budget proposals for the current fiscal year (AFY 2025) and next year (FY ...
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Reflecting on the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2025

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied ...
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Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program – The First Year in Review Fact Sheet

In July 2023, Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which offers health care coverage to adults with ...
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From Barriers to Bridges: How Fines and Fees Reform Can Help Boost Economic Security

  This report was co-authored by Ray Khalfani, Senior Analyst, Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems and Ife ...

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2026 Budget Primer Released

The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.

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