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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 Invests $255 Million More In FY 2023 Budget for College Affordability
+ Full Article: Georgia Invests $255 Million More In FY 2023 Budget for College AffordabilityTwo of the biggest higher education investments and policy changes this year come through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget, which will go into effect on July 1, 2022: state funding of the Special Institutional Fee (SIF), and an increase in HOPE awards at some schools to cover 90 percent of tuition. Combined, these two…
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Budget & Taxes, Cash & Safety Net, Criminal Legal Systems, Health Justice, Higher Education, Inclusive Economy for Immigrants, K-12 Education, Worker Justice
Sine Die 2022: Improvements to Health and Education Affordability Are Coming, But Risky Tax Legislation Passes, too
+ Full Article: Sine Die 2022: Improvements to Health and Education Affordability Are Coming, But Risky Tax Legislation Passes, tooThis year’s Legislative Session finished in a flurry of last-minute votes that extended late into the night on Sine Die, the last day the General Assembly meets each year. GBPI remained focused on our key priorities, fighting against policies that would create or reinforce barriers keeping people of color, rural Georgians and families with low…
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General Assembly Considers Rewrite of State Income Tax Code, House-Passed Bill Primarily Benefits Wealthiest
+ Full Article: General Assembly Considers Rewrite of State Income Tax Code, House-Passed Bill Primarily Benefits WealthiestKey Takeaways Members of the House and Senate are debating a series of major changes to Georgia’s personal income tax in HB 1437. Proposals to shift Georgia’s current graduated income tax, where rates increase from 1 to 5.75 percent as income increases, to a flat tax carry high costs to the state and would primarily…
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PRESS RELEASE: Mental Health Parity Act Lacks Sufficient Support For Georgia’s Immigrants
+ Full Article: PRESS RELEASE: Mental Health Parity Act Lacks Sufficient Support For Georgia’s ImmigrantsRELEASE: Mental Health Parity Act Lacks Sufficient Support For Georgia’s Immigrants ATLANTA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute issued a statement in response to the Senate passage of the Mental Health Parity Act or House Bill 1013. Lawmakers have restored more robust parity language to HB 1013 which ensures greater payment for behavioral…
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Letter Asking Lawmakers to Reject Risky Flat Tax
+ Full Article: Letter Asking Lawmakers to Reject Risky Flat TaxAt a time when leading Georgia lawmakers have the option to better fund core services that promote economic opportunity or enact broadly popular tax cuts for low- and middle-income Georgians, the General Assembly is instead advancing legislation (House Bill 1437) that would primarily cut taxes for the wealthy. We ask lawmakers to reject a flat…
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Letter to Support Georgians Re-Entering Society by Expanding Medicaid
+ Full Article: Letter to Support Georgians Re-Entering Society by Expanding MedicaidDear Chairwoman Cooper, Rep. Frye, Rep. Schofield and Chairman Werkheiser, In recent years, Georgia has seen several bipartisan efforts to reform our state’s criminal legal system, reduce recidivism and support justice-involved Georgians. These reforms are a strong start to better supporting Georgians who are incarcerated, on parole and more, and we know you have supported…
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Budget & Taxes, Criminal Legal Systems, Health Justice, Higher Education, K-12 Education, Worker Justice
Crossover Day 2022: Strong Health and Economic Legislation Cross Over, But Dangerous Tax Threat Remains
+ Full Article: Crossover Day 2022: Strong Health and Economic Legislation Cross Over, But Dangerous Tax Threat RemainsYesterday, March 15, marked Crossover Day 2022, the day by which a bill generally must pass out of its legislative chamber of origin to be considered by the other chamber this session. Several important bills passed out of their chamber and are now eligible to be approved before Sine Die, the end of Georgia’s Legislative…
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House Proposes Massive Tax Cuts for Wealthiest, Slashing State Revenues | Bill Analysis: House Bill 1437 (LC 43 2318S)
+ Full Article: House Proposes Massive Tax Cuts for Wealthiest, Slashing State Revenues | Bill Analysis: House Bill 1437 (LC 43 2318S)Members of the Georgia General Assembly are considering House Bill 1437 (LC 43 2318S), legislation that would fundamentally change the structure of the tax code and result in disproportionately large tax cuts for the wealthiest while hundreds of thousands of families would see tax increases or few benefits. This is due to the…
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Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor
+ Full Article: Overview: 2023 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of LaborThe governor is requesting modest spending increases to the Department of Labor (DOL) to amend to the current fiscal year (FY 2022) while seeking major budgetary changes that would transfer select programs out of DOL’s purview in the next fiscal year (FY 2023). The request amends the current fiscal year (FY 2022) spending…
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