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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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Breaking the Bank: Eliminating the State Income Tax Harms Most Georgians and Increases the Cost of Living
+ Full Article: Breaking the Bank: Eliminating the State Income Tax Harms Most Georgians and Increases the Cost of LivingIntroduction Eliminating Georgia’s income tax would represent the largest transfer of wealth from working and middle-class families to high income individuals and corporations in state history. Doing so would dramatically push Georgia’s budget out of balance, given that the income tax has been the state’s single largest source of revenue since 1982. With Georgia already…
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Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate it
+ Full Article: Intergenerational Student Loan Debt in Georgia: Who it Impacts and How to Mitigate itExecutive Summary This report explores the complexity of student loan debt in Georgia. It details the magnitude of the student loan debt crisis and explains how the costs of college affect students. To understand how the student loan debt crisis affects Georgians specifically, this report analyzes quantitative data from the University System of Georgia (USG)…
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Press Release: Critical Updates on SNAP
+ Full Article: Press Release: Critical Updates on SNAPGEORGIA – While time is running short for federal leaders to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the start of November, the Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that any unspent benefits from previous months can be used in November. USDA, the federal agency that administers SNAP, also made this point on…
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GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government Shutdown
+ Full Article: GBPI Responds to SNAP Funding Amidst Government ShutdownAs there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is the minimum step the agency must take. USDA can also use its discretionary authority, like…
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Georgia Starts Fiscal Year 2026 with $14.6 Billion in General Fund Surplus Accounts
+ Full Article: Georgia Starts Fiscal Year 2026 with $14.6 Billion in General Fund Surplus AccountsThis week, the state released its annual Georgia Revenues and Reserves report, which provides information on the state’s financial position after the conclusion of the 2025 fiscal year (FY), ending June 30, 2025. The 2025 fiscal year marked the first instance since 2020 that the State of Georgia released a portion of its undesignated reserves.…
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Pathways to Coverage: Looking Back Two Years and Into the Future
+ Full Article: Pathways to Coverage: Looking Back Two Years and Into the FutureIn July 2023 Georgia launched the Pathways to Coverage program, which provides a new Medicaid option to uninsured, low-income adults who can report working, going to school, or engaging in other qualifying activities for at least 80 hours per month. The program covers many of the same medical services as traditional Medicaid, including doctor visits,…
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GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025
+ Full Article: GBPI Responds to Congressional Vote on the American Relief Act, 2025Georgia — “Coming together to enact a federal budget that responsibly funds our government remains among the most basic responsibilities of Congress and requires bipartisan compromise,” said Staci Fox, President and CEO of the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute. “Shutting down the federal government will cause serious harm to people across our state. As other…
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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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