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How Does Georgia Fund Housing?

   
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The Ongoing Battle for Student Loan Debt Relief

  This blog explores the challenges of student loan debt relief and potential solutions, focusing on the experience ...
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From Barriers to Bridges: Expanding Access to Child Care and Improving Upward Mobility for Georgia’s Child Care Workers

  Executive Summary The child care system in Georgia creates barriers to economic opportunity for women workers and ...
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Sine Die 2024

Introduction Staci Fox, President and CEO When the 2024 Legislative Session began on January 8th, Georgia was sitting ...
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GBPI submits comment on the 2024-2027 Combined Strategic Workforce Development Plan

This letter constitutes Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s (GBPI) feedback on the 2024-2027 Combined Strategic Workforce Development Plan ...
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The State of Georgia’s Healthcare System: References, Methods and Sources

Methodology Figure 1: GBPI analysis of Department of Health and Human Services’ data on state and county estimates ...
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Crossover Day 2024: Large Surplus Remains; Ed Legislation Tips Positively; Property Tax and Immigration Policy Reverse Progress

Need help understanding these bills? A bill glossary is at the bottom of this page. You can also ...
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New GBPI/UGA Poll Shows Georgians Oppose Private School Vouchers; Support Funding Public Schools

A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) from the University of Georgia (UGA) ...
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Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor

    Governor Kemp’s proposed budget for the amended fiscal year (AFY) 2024 provided a net increase of ...
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Overview: 2025 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Corrections

    For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, Governor Brian Kemp proposed a $1.48 billion budget for the Georgia ...

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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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