GBPI In The News Press GBPI president discusses 2024 legislative priorities, Governor Kemp’s budget proposal January 19, 2024 / January 23, 2024 by Lauren Frazier Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) recently released its 2024 State Policy Priorities. Staci Fox, the president and CEO of GBPI, discussed it on Friday’s edition of “Closer Look.” Fox also gave an analysis of Governor Brian Kemp’s recent budget proposal. In his State of the State address, the Republican governor proposed spending “an additional $5 billion in the […] Read more » 2024 Policy Priorities 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax GBPI Georgia Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
GBPI In The News Press Latest push to expand Medicaid shows promise January 4, 2024 / January 5, 2024 by Lauren Frazier Is 2024 the year Georgia will expand Medicaid to insure all its poor? Ever since the 2010 Affordable Care Act offered heavy subsidies to each state that expands Medicaid for the uninsured poor, Georgia’s Republican majority leadership has answered with a resounding “no.” They viewed the offer as classic government overreach by Democrats, expensive and […] Read more » 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax Georgia Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
GBPI In The News Press Kemp, Georgia lawmakers unveil plan to speed up income tax cut December 4, 2023 / December 14, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Republican state leaders announced Monday that they plan to fast track a planned reduction of the state’s income tax rate. Lawmakers passed a plan last year to gradually phase in reductions to the state’s income tax rate over time if certain economic markers are met. But with the state sitting on a massive surplus, Gov. Brian Kemp […] Read more » 2024 tax Budget Surplus child care Economic Recovery economic stimulus equitable growth federal aid fiscal management Fiscal Policy flat tax Georgia Georgia Economy georgia-budget income tax shift public funds revenue estimates revenue growth School Buses state investments state spending state workforce Surplus Funds Undesignated Reserves Workforce Needs
