Resources
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.
The reports, blog posts and fact sheets below feature our most recent work first, although if you’re looking for something specific, our advanced search is just below.
Search all research
Newest Publications
-
Supreme Court Ruling Frees Georgia to Turn Attention to Closing Coverage Gap
+ Full Article: Supreme Court Ruling Frees Georgia to Turn Attention to Closing Coverage GapToday the U.S. Supreme Court again upheld a key component of the Affordable Care Act against a politically-driven effort to dismantle the law through the court system. The ruling issued in King v. Burwell protects tax credits in states such as Georgia that chose to use the federal healthcare.gov marketplace rather than create their own…
-
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax Recap
+ Full Article: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: Final 2015 Tax RecapGovernor Approves Big Transportation Package, Slew of Smaller Bills Gov. Nathan Deal approved several pieces of legislation that affect Georgia’s ability to meet its needs like roads and schools in future years. Georgia’s House and Senate passed 11 different tax bills this year, and the governor approved 10 of them. The largest by far is…
-
Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 Legislature
+ Full Article: Mixed Bag for Georgians’ Health Care in 2015 LegislatureGeorgia lawmakers left town earlier this month after producing a 2016 state spending plan that invests no more money overall for health care than the state did last year. Georgia ranks near the bottom of all states for health care investment and the consequences include hundreds of thousands of uninsured Georgians and hospitals that struggle…
-
Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2015 Session Recap
+ Full Article: Adding Up the Fiscal Notes: 2015 Session RecapSeveral pieces of legislation that could affect Georgia’s state treasury await either signature or veto by Gov. Nathan Deal, after clearing both the House and Senate in the 2015 session. One of them, House Bill 170, is a reasonable reform designed to raise considerable new money to pay for Georgia’s pressing transportation challenges. But several…
-
GBPI Put its Stamp on 2015 Legislative Session
+ Full Article: GBPI Put its Stamp on 2015 Legislative SessionGeorgia lawmakers left Atlanta early this month with significant accomplishments in hand and without approving some measures the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute flagged as troubling. Legislation to generate about $900 million more a year for transportation maintenance grabbed most of the headlines after the General Assembly convened in mid-January. But other bills with big…
-
Missed Opportunity to Extend Health Care to More Georgians
+ Full Article: Missed Opportunity to Extend Health Care to More GeorgiansGeorgia is home to the fifth most residents without health coverage of any state according to 2013 data, the latest available. Despite this poor ranking, Georgia’s leaders continue to refuse new federal funding to close Georgia’s coverage gap. Accepting this money could extend health coverage to as many as 500,000 uninsured Georgians, while pumping billions of dollars into…
-
Lawmakers Can Use Legislative Offseason to Get Serious About Health Care
+ Full Article: Lawmakers Can Use Legislative Offseason to Get Serious About Health CareEducation reform? Check. More revenue for transportation maintenance? Check. What’s missing here? Ahhh, Georgia’s ailing health care system didn’t get much attention from state lawmakers as they wound down the 2015 session this week. Kudos to House and Senate leaders who compromised on a transportation plan. We can all agree improving the opportunity for Georgia’s…
-
State Transportation Repair Plan Veers Off Course
+ Full Article: State Transportation Repair Plan Veers Off CourseAs published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on March 24, 2015 The bill lawmakers are pushing to answer Gov. Nathan Deal’s call for more money to fix Georgia’s roads and bridges made a sharp turn in the wrong direction last week. State senators put their stamp on a version their House colleagues passed by including a…
-
How to fix flawed “New Markets” Bill
+ Full Article: How to fix flawed “New Markets” BillThe Georgia Senate is now considering House Bill 439, legislation supporters claim will help small businesses in low-income urban and rural areas. But the proposal is poorly designed and is unlikely to help Georgia businesses or the state’s economy. It creates an overly complex investment scheme that delivers tax credits solely to insurance companies, rather…
Featured · Budget Primer
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.
Browse research by issue area
Support GBPI
The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute is a 501(c)3 organization. We depend on the support of donors like you. Your contribution makes the work that we do possible.