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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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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community Health
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for the Department of Community HealthGov. Brian Kemp proposed a 2022 budget of $3.48 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. General funds for the agency increased by $430 million from the 2021 fiscal year, mostly to offset the expected loss of federal Medicaid matching funds and account for growth in Medicaid expenses. Federal…
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Take Action: Your Democracy, Your Dollars
+ Full Article: Take Action: Your Democracy, Your DollarsThe steep budget cuts currently enacted in Georgia are keeping families from being able to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and thrive. We will rebound faster if we keep money flowing to communities. Use this toolkit to help advocate for a budget that meets the needs of our state. Join GBPI, 9to5 Georgia, Small Business…
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Overview: Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services
+ Full Article: Overview: Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Human ServicesDownload PDF The Governor is requesting very small increases in select programs administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS). The request amends the current fiscal year (FY 2021) spending plan by providing a .5 percent bump in spending, and for the next fiscal year (FY 2022) increases funds one percent. The amended…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded Programs
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Lottery-Funded ProgramsDownload PDF Co-authored by Jennifer Lee, Senior Policy Analyst and Stephen Owens, Ph.D, Senior Policy Analyst Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2022 budget includes $1.3 billion for Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-Kindergarten and HOPE financial aid programs. About $903 million is for HOPE, and $381 million is for pre-K. Lottery-funded programs saw small increases to meet…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher EducationDownload PDF Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 2022 budget allocates $2.43 billion for the Board of Regents and $344 million for the Technical College System of Georgia. This budget includes money for enrollment growth but does not restore the previous year’s budget cuts. University System of Georgia Funding for the Teaching portion of the…
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Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
+ Full Article: Overview: 2022 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 EducationDownload PDF Gov. Kemp’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 provides Georgia’s public schools $10.2 billion, a $573 million increase above current funding. This addition would partially restore cuts from the FY 2021 budget, with the Quality Basic Education funding formula underfunded by $393 million moving forward. The proposal includes a reduction…
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Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All Immigrants
+ Full Article: Green-Light Georgia Driver’s Licenses for All ImmigrantsDownload PDF Key Takeaways: Expanded access to a driver’s card promotes family unity and enhances road safety. GBPI projects that approximately 165,000 Georgia immigrants could benefit from expanded access to driving privileges. During the first three years of implementation, the state could gain almost $17 million in revenue from driver’s card fees, motor…
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Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year Budget
+ Full Article: Overview of Georgia’s 2022 Fiscal Year BudgetDownload PDF Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has plunged Georgia’s economy into recession and driven many of the state’s thinly staffed agencies to the brink, Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 maintains $697 million in cuts to education, $283 million in cuts to health agencies and largely preserves…
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Budget & Taxes, Cash & Safety Net, Health Justice, Higher Education, Inclusive Economy for Immigrants, K-12 Education, Worker Justice
To A Healthy, Prosperous New Year
+ Full Article: To A Healthy, Prosperous New YearToday marks the end of 2020, and I know we all are breathing a sigh of relief as 2021 is a sunrise away. As I reflect on this past year and everything that has tested us, feelings of fear, loss and pain are inescapable. The pandemic brought existential challenges for our world and we felt…
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