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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: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community Health
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Department of Community HealthDownload PDF Governor Brian Kemp proposed a 2020 budget of $2.96 billion in state general funds for the Department of Community Health. This increase of $181.5 million from the 2019 fiscal year, mostly offsets a decrease in the federal matching rate for Medicaid and accounts for growth in Medicaid expenses. Federal funding for the agency…
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher Education
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for Higher EducationDownload PDF Governor Brian Kemp’s proposed 2020 budget of $2.58 billion for the university system and $373 million for technical colleges includes money for enrollment growth and merit pay, employee recruitment and retention. The proposed 2019 amended budget adds $35 million for an aviation academy at Chattahoochee Technical College and $3.6 million to meet the…
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Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 Education
+ Full Article: Overview: 2020 Fiscal Year Budget for K-12 EducationDownload PDF Governor Brian Kemp’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 allocates $10.6 billion to Georgia’s public schools, a nearly $660 million increase above current funding. Almost three-fourths of the increase is directed to raise pay for the state’s 115,000 teachers and certified school employees. Student enrollment growth and increased funding for charter schools make…
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Overview of Georgia’s 2020 Fiscal Year Budget
+ Full Article: Overview of Georgia’s 2020 Fiscal Year BudgetDownload PDF Georgia’s 83rd governor, Brian P. Kemp, introduced his administration’s policy priorities by submitting a proposed $27.5 billion budget to the General Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2019. After nine consecutive years of economic expansion since the Great Recession, the governor’s budget maintains a conservative economic outlook for the upcoming…
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Medicaid Waiver Principles for Georgia’s Health Crisis
+ Full Article: Medicaid Waiver Principles for Georgia’s Health CrisisThe Medicaid program is a state-federal partnership in which states contribute and receive federal matching dollars to provide health coverage to low-income residents. States run their programs according to broad federal regulations, but there are a number of options to give states flexibility in how they operate their programs. One of these options is a…
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GBPI 2019 Policy Priorities
+ Full Article: GBPI 2019 Policy PrioritiesThe Georgia Budget and Policy Institute works to build a more inclusive economy so that everyone can participate and thrive. We believe Georgia can be a state where everyone has a chance at a decent job so they can raise a family, can go to a doctor when they get sick and attend great public…
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GBPI’s Most Read of 2018
+ Full Article: GBPI’s Most Read of 2018This year, GBPI.org set organizational records for pageviews and visitors as we covered everything from our annual budget overviews, immigration enforcement, debates over food assistance at the federal level and much more. In 2018, GBPI produced a total of 85 research products including reports, blogs, fact sheets and videos. As we close out the year,…
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Health Insurance Would Help Matt and Other Georgians Recover From Mental Illness
+ Full Article: Health Insurance Would Help Matt and Other Georgians Recover From Mental IllnessMatt Hiltman lowered his shoulder as his horse galloped down the windswept field, kicking up clods of earth in its wake. His steel armor gleamed in the bright sun, and the audience on the sidelines roared with anticipation. Two horses and two riders fast approached each other on a collision course. The crowd fell silent…
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Increase the State Tobacco Tax for a Healthier Georgia
+ Full Article: Increase the State Tobacco Tax for a Healthier GeorgiaDownload PDF Georgia could raise more than $400 million a year to make critical investments for the health and well-being of Georgia residents by raising the cigarette tax by at least $1 per pack. Georgia has the third-lowest state cigarette tax rate out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. At 37 cents…
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