Blog Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Why Scaling Back Unemployment Insurance Could Harm Recovery June 24, 2021 / June 24, 2021 by Ray Khalfani Key Takeaways: Georgia is three days away from prematurely cutting pandemic unemployment insurance (UI). The changes will harm an estimated 347,000 Georgians and sever all UI safety net protections for 104,000 self-employed, gig-workers and part-time workers. Prematurely cutting pandemic UI threatens to erode the worker power it was meant to create by undermining leverage for […] Read more » economy Jobs Unemployment
GBPI In The News Think tank does the math on coronavirus-driven state budget shortfall April 20, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Caitlin Highland The economic impacts of coronavirus could put the state government $3 billion to $4 billion in the hole during the next fiscal year, an Atlanta-based public policy think tank warned Monday. Closing such a huge budget shortfall without massive cuts to state agencies and vital services is going to require massive federal assistance, more aggressive […] Read more » Alex Camardelle Budget COVID-19 danny kanso economy revenue
Alex Camardelle Blog Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity Ray Khalfani Worker Justice State of Working Georgia Before and During COVID-19 April 17, 2020 / November 17, 2020 by Alex Camardelle This blog was co-authored by Senior Policy Analyst Alex Camardelle and Research Associate Ray Khalfani On March 13, 2020 the President of the United States declared a national emergency in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. To protect the public’s health, the Centers for Disease Control began recommending social distancing, with executive orders at the […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 economy Jobs Unemployment
Budget and Taxes Past Events Insights 2020 Puts Georgia’s Ongoing Revenue Challenges in Focus November 20, 2019 / May 19, 2020 by Lindsey Garland With state agencies facing their first budget cuts since the Great Recession, Georgians were eager to hear more about which services are seeing reductions in funding and how Georgia plans to combat declining revenues this year at Insights 2020: Weighing Opportunity. Nearly 300 attendees turned out for GBPI’s annual policy conference on January 24, the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy health
Past Events Recap: Women-Powered Prosperity July 29, 2019 / March 18, 2021 by Lindsey Garland Last Friday we held our fall policy forum, and over 150 attendees left the event ready to take action to expand economic opportunity for women. Attendees heard from our keynote, banking expert and UC Irvine law professor Mehrsa Baradaran. She presented a historical look at how financial institutions have left women and people of color behind. […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy health
GBPI In The News Study: Georgia’s shortcomings threaten to undermine economic growth May 16, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Despite decades of sometimes spectacular growth, a new study warns Georgia cannot afford to ignore some dangerous trends often masked by good economic news. “We’ve got to do a better job in evaluating the kinds of economic development incentives that we use to draw people to our state,” said GBPI’s Alex Camardelle. Read the full story […] Read more » Alex Camardelle economy Jobs
Alex Camardelle Reports Worker Justice Women Mean Business: State Strategies to Close the Women’s Wealth Divide Through Entrepreneurship in Georgia April 29, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF Georgia ranks second in the nation for the growth of women-owned businesses.[1] Women own about 40 percent of Georgia firms.[2] Entrepreneurship remains a powerful way for women to propel themselves along the path to economic prosperity. Still, while the number of women business owners is growing fast in Georgia, they lag significantly behind […] Read more » business Economic Security economy entrepreneurship equity wealth divide wealth gap women
Blog Past Events Annual Policy Conference Kicks Off GBPI 15th Anniversary February 1, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Jhai James Hundreds Attend Insights 2019: 15 Forward for Information on Budget, Legislation and More The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute held its annual policy conference and welcomed an audience of approx. 250 individuals who heard from state legislators, policy professionals, community advocates and others who share a common interest in achieving the goal of a Georgia […] Read more » Budget economy health Higher Education K-12 Medicaid Expansion State Budget
Blog People Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler Committed to a People-First Vision and Ready for What’s Next December 26, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Our 2018 Highlights that Mattered to You Most Can I speak my truth for a minute? Leading a research organization focused on fiscal policy and expanding economic opportunity for all, in the South, is not for the faint of heart. The regrettable legacy of slavery and racism persists in our economy and makes for a […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Economic Security economy Education health Medicaid Expansion
Blog Budget and Taxes Policy Areas Worker Justice Georgia Legislative Special Session 2018: What You Need to Know November 16, 2018 / March 5, 2021 by Jhai James SPECIAL SESSION UPDATE: Lawmakers in the Georgia House approved an amendment to the state’s 2019 budget that includes more than $270 million dollars in funding to assist with Hurricane Michael relief efforts. South Georgia experienced catastrophic losses within our agriculture and forestry industries that are critical engines of Georgia’s economy. Gov. Nathan Deal raised the […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes economy State Budget State Taxes
