Reports
Fight Substance Abuse, Improve Mental Health Care to Help More Georgians
Laura Harker
December 13, 2017
Improving the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions and substance abuse disorders is critical to ensure the ...
Tackle Poverty’s Effects to Improve School Performance
Claire Suggs
December 4, 2017
Seventy percent of Georgia school district leaders say poverty is the most significant out-of-school issue that limits student ...
A Bottom-Up Tax Cut to Build Georgia’s Middle Class
Wesley Tharpe
November 3, 2017
A Georgia Work Credit would give a bottom-up tax cut to more than a million working families in Georgia, providing lifelong benefits for children and ...
Laying the Foundation: A Wealth-Building Agenda for Georgia Women
Melissa Johnson
October 19, 2017
Why a Wealth-Building Agenda for Georgia Women? Building and growing the wealth of women is a necessary concern ...
Georgia’s Education Cuts a Growing Burden for Low-Income Students
Jennifer Lee
September 27, 2017
Postsecondary education and training are key to long-term financial security, as more Georgia employers want to hire workers ...
Adding Citizens a Powerful Way to Boost Georgia Communities
Wesley Tharpe
September 15, 2017
States and cities nationwide are discovering they can strengthen their local economies and boost tax revenues by encouraging ...
Georgia Higher Education Data Book
Jennifer Lee
August 22, 2017
This guide is designed to provide a demographic snapshot of Georgia’s colleges at the outset of the 2017-2018 ...
Georgia Budget Primer 2018
Taifa Smith Butler
July 12, 2017
Welcome to GBPI’s 2018 Budget Primer Georgia plans to spend $25 billion in state funds for the 2018 ...
Georgia Higher Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Jennifer Lee
July 12, 2017
Higher Education Budget Overview The Legislature is directing $2.3 billion to the university system and $361 million to ...
Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Melissa Johnson
July 12, 2017
Human Services Budget Overview Georgia’s Department of Human Services oversees state spending to protect children and seniors, as ...
Georgia K-12 Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2018
Claire Suggs
July 12, 2017
Education Funding in Georgia: Financial Challenges for Schools Remain Georgia is spending nearly $12.3 billion on education in ...
Georgia State Budget Overview for Fiscal Year 2018
Wesley Tharpe
July 12, 2017
Budget Basics Georgia’s 2018 fiscal year runs July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 and the total budget ...