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Whether you’re a policymaker exploring solutions, a student conducting research or someone just trying to learn more about the Georgia budget and fiscal policy, we produce research, analysis and testimony on a wide range of issues.
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Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025The 20-Year View Before the Great Recession, adjusting for inflation, Georgia spent about $3,080 per person in FY 2006. Under the 2025 budget, the state will spend about $142 more per person, $1.6 billion more than if spending had kept pace with population and inflation growth. It represents a real growth rate of 0.2% per…
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Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025The 20-Year View Inefficient tax breaks cost the state money that should be invested in its people. Georgia has a history of enacting new corporate tax exemptions and credits each year, and once in the tax code, exemptions and credits have typically remained there without further evaluation. Since 2004, GBPI has expressed concerns about this…
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Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025This section is co-authored by Vice President of Research and Policy, David Schaefer, Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Senior Education Analyst Ashley Young. The 20-Year View In 2004, Georgia’s per capita spending on elementary, secondary education and higher education combined was 32nd in the nation; in 2021, it was 42nd. For 20…
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Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025The 20-Year View In 2004-2005, Georgia had the 8th highest uninsured rated in the nation, and in 2022, the 3rd highest. Over the last 20 years, GBPI has continued to advocate for health care access achieving incremental but meaningful wins like the 2023 elimination of the 5-year Medicaid waiting period for pregnant women and children…
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Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025
+ Full Article: Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2025This section is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Senior Analyst of Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems Ray Khalfani. The 20-Year View In 2004 and again in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, approximately 1 in 5 children lived in poverty. In addition, about 1 in…
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African American Studies are Again an Option for Students in Georgia
+ Full Article: African American Studies are Again an Option for Students in GeorgiaLast month State Superintendent Richard Woods decided not to recommend Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies in Georgia schools. For many educators, students and parents this was seen as a step backward as it would have denied students critical information about how far we’ve come in bending history’s arc towards justice. The decision also reflected…
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Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education Analyst
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Promotes Ashley Young to Senior Education AnalystGEORGIA—The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is thrilled to announce Ashley Young’s promotion to Senior Education Analyst. In her expanded role, Ashley will lead GBPI’s focus on K-12 education while continuing her work on need-based financial aid. Her dedication to equitable financial aid policies is evident in her advocacy efforts with the Georgians for…
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Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave Benefits
+ Full Article: Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Releases Fact Sheet on Enhanced Parental Leave BenefitsGEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Coalition on Paid Leave announced the release of a comprehensive fact sheet detailing the newly expanded paid parental leave benefits for state government and public school employees. Following the enactment of House Bill 1010 earlier this month, the paid parental leave program was extended from 3 weeks to 6 weeks.…
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