Reports
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
Introduction The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) serves Georgia’s 181 kindergarten -12th grade (K-12) public school districts. GaDOE ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Introduction The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers: Child Care and Parent Services (CAPS); the Georgia ...
Overview: 2027 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 low-income ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
Introduction Georgia’s higher education system is administered through the University System of Georgia (USG) and the Technical College ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Community Health
Introduction Among a range of duties, the Department of Community Health administers the state’s healthcare safety net, reimburses ...
Overview: 2027 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Public Health
Introduction The Department of Public Health’s (DPH) programs focus on health promotion and health-related disaster response and preparedness, ...
Overview: 2027 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 (DBHDD) operates five state ...
Overview of Georgia’s Budget for Amended Fiscal Year 2026 and the Full 2027 Fiscal Year
Introduction Between Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s first full fiscal year (FY) budget as governor and his eighth and ...
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, ...
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