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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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Legislation Could Better Address Georgia’s Black Maternal Health Crisis
+ Full Article: Legislation Could Better Address Georgia’s Black Maternal Health CrisisThis policy brief is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Director of Health Justice Leah Chan. The vision cast by Black leaders and scholars of “a world where Black women and birthing people have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy” is attainable and fundamental to…
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RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Non-Renewal of SNAP Waivers for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents
+ Full Article: RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Non-Renewal of SNAP Waivers for Able-Bodied Adults Without DependentsPRESS RELEASE: GBPI Releases Statement on Non-Renewal of SNAP Waivers for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released a statement in response to the potential loss of SNAP benefits for adults without disabilities and not living with children (technically known as able-bodied adults without dependents or…
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RELEASE: GBPI Releases Signature Georgia Budget Primer
+ Full Article: RELEASE: GBPI Releases Signature Georgia Budget PrimerRELEASE: GBPI Releases Signature Georgia Budget Primer ATLANTA, GEORGIA —Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) released the 2024 Georgia Budget Primer — a deep-dive analysis of state tax revenues and spending for the Fiscal Year (FY), which begins on, July 1, 2023. The Primer outlines budget changes and trends to help Georgians better…
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Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024
+ Full Article: Georgia Human Services Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024This section is co-authored by Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Senior Analyst of Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems Ray Khalfani. FY 2024 Budget for Human Services The fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget includes $985 million for the Department of Human Services (DHS). It also includes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for state…
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Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024
+ Full Article: Georgia Health Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024Georgia’s 2024 Health Budget The Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Community Health and Public Health are the primary agencies focused on the state’s health care and public health systems. Georgia plans to provide $6.7 billion in state funds for these three agencies in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget year, or about 21…
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Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024
+ Full Article: Georgia Education Budget Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024This section is co-authored by Director of Education Dr. Stephen Owens, Director of Economic Justice Ife Finch Floyd and Education Analyst Ashley Young. Georgia’s 2024 Education Budget The state budget for K-12 public schools is $11.9 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2024, an increase of $1.2 billion from FY 2023. Seventy-two percent of the additional…
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Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024
+ Full Article: Georgia Budget Trends Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024Budget Trends The $32.4 billion state budget signed into law by Gov. Kemp for fiscal year (FY) 2024, which starts July 1, 2023, represents a relatively flat level of spending that remains well below the state’s capacity and falls short of meeting the needs of Georgians across core areas, from access to health care to…
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Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024
+ Full Article: Georgia Revenue Primer for State Fiscal Year 2024Introduction Georgia’s 2024 fiscal year (FY) runs from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The total available funding to the state is $55.9 billion. That includes $32.4 billion in state funding, $17.9 billion in federal funding and $11 billion in agency funds and state employee benefit plan transfers. Before the Great Recession, adjusting for…
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Gov. Kemp Sets New Precedent: $242 Million in Non-Binding Budget Disregards, $13.1 Million in Line-Item Vetoes
+ Full Article: Gov. Kemp Sets New Precedent: $242 Million in Non-Binding Budget Disregards, $13.1 Million in Line-Item VetoesWith Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s signature, Georgia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget became law ahead of the state’s next fiscal year, which begins on July 1, 2023. However, Gov. Kemp’s approval of the spending plan was accompanied by a wave of 134 non-binding orders to either fully or partially disregard budget language and appropriations comprising…
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Georgia’s 2027 Budget Primer
The Budget Primer walks through how Georgia raises and spends money: where the revenue comes from, what the state buys with it and who makes the call.
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