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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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Sponsorship Opportunities for Insights 2023
+ Full Article: Sponsorship Opportunities for Insights 2023Download Sponsorship Package About Insights attracts more than 500 attendees who are passionate about a variety of policy issues in Georgia. It provides an opportunity for a timely and fact-based discussion of critical legislative initiatives. GBPI’s free in-person evening reception will kick off Insights and allow individuals to connect with lawmakers, organizations, community members and…
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Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid Unwinding
+ Full Article: Keeping Georgians Covered: Tools for Minimizing the Harm of the Medicaid UnwindingUpdated February 1, 2023: On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 was signed into law. This law had various implications for the Medicaid unwinding, including de-linking the Medicaid unwinding from the COVID-related public health emergency (PHE) and establishing a more gradual decrease in the enhanced Federal match. Since the start…
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Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVID
+ Full Article: Long-term Health Impact of COVID-19: Planning for Children Who Have Lost a Caregiver and Adults Experiencing Long COVIDThank you to Mandy Alderman of COVID Survivors for Change for sharing her personal story. In 2021, COVID-19 was the leading cause of premature death in Georgia, and, in mid-2022, the United States overall passed the dismal milestone of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. As COVID-19 recedes from the news headlines, it is important to…
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New Survey Suggests School Districts Need State Funding to Better Implement Paid Parental Leave
+ Full Article: New Survey Suggests School Districts Need State Funding to Better Implement Paid Parental LeaveLike other workers, our public school and state employees, who serve Georgians every day, deserve supports and assistance that strengthen their families. The state’s paid parental leave program is meant to help them when they need time to care and adjust to life after the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a new child.…
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Getting the Green Light for Health Care: An Update on Efforts to Get More Georgians Covered
+ Full Article: Getting the Green Light for Health Care: An Update on Efforts to Get More Georgians CoveredUpdated January 10, 2023: In August 2022, a federal judge in Georgia cleared the way for the Pathways Coverage program to proceed. The federal government opted not to make an appeal during the 60-day window, and in October 2022, the Department of Community Health announced that it was moving forward with planning for…
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Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy Agenda
+ Full Article: Cash Supports Should be Integrated into the Maternal-Infant Health Policy AgendaGBPI would like to thank Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia for their thoughtful review of this paper. Key Takeaways The wellbeing of Georgia’s children and families starts with healthy mothers and babies. Research is finds that financial stability during the earliest years of a child’s life can lead to positive outcomes in adulthood.…
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Georgia’s Abortion Ban Threatens Violence and Economic Insecurity for Black Women
+ Full Article: Georgia’s Abortion Ban Threatens Violence and Economic Insecurity for Black WomenGeorgia’s history is fraught with violence against Black women. Deriving from the painful origins of slavery, where Black women were forced into pregnancy and childbirth by their enslavers, we find ourselves in an eerily familiar landscape where women are denied the autonomy to choose whether or when to birth babies. In 2019, Georgia lawmakers passed…
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PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision
+ Full Article: PRESS RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit DecisionRELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision ATLANTA — In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision last week to allow Georgia’s House Bill 481 to go into effect following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade, the Georgia Budget and…
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With Record Surplus, Georgia Stands at a Crossroads Ahead of Pivotal Budget Session
+ Full Article: With Record Surplus, Georgia Stands at a Crossroads Ahead of Pivotal Budget SessionLast month, Georgia’s Department of Revenue released its report of unaudited tax collections for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which ended on June 30, indicating that the state will once again run a surplus that leaves it with a record level of cash on hand and a full Revenue Shortfall Reserve (RSR) that acts as the…
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