Reports
It’s Time to Modernize Georgia’s Tobacco User Fee and Add Commonsense Safeguards for a Healthier State
Overview Georgia has the nation’s second lowest state cigarette user fee and lags most other states in adding ...
Breaking the Bank: Eliminating the State Income Tax Harms Most Georgians and Increases the Cost of Living
Introduction Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to ...
Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate it
Executive Summary This report explores the complexity of student loan debt in Georgia. It details the magnitude of ...
Pathways to Coverage: Looking Back Two Years and Into the Future
In July 2023 Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which provides a new Medicaid option to uninsured, ...
Beyond Flexible Funding: TANF Can Help Support Families with Emergency Assistance in the Face of Federal Cuts
Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary ...
Historic Federal Tax Shift Benefits Wealthiest, Grows Deficit and Exacerbates Georgia’s Rural Challenges
The role of government in society is to enact policies that are needed to advance towards economic justice. ...
How Medicaid Can Fund Housing Support in Georgia
Many state health departments and programs use acronyms. To help keep track of ones used in this paper, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Public Health for All Y’all: How A Thriving, Fully Funded Public Health System Can Support a Stronger, Healthier Georgia
Introduction Georgia’s health security and economic well-being depend on a thriving, fully funded state and local public ...
Public Education Deserves Full State Investment: Results of GBPI 2024 School District Survey
This report was co-authored by Ashley Young, GBPI’s Senior Education Analyst, and Jae-Kur Lockhart, a fellow in the ...
Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program: The First Year in Review
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) would like to thank the Georgians who showed courage and vulnerability ...
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