Press Press Releases & Statements Worker Justice PRESS RELEASE: New GBPI “State of Working Georgia 2023” Report Reveals Persistent Disparities in the State’s Workforce October 23, 2023 / October 27, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA – The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) is pleased to announce the release of the “State of Working Georgia 2023” report, authored by Ray Khalfani, Senior Analyst for Worker Justice and Criminal Legal Systems. This groundbreaking report offers a comprehensive analysis of the current state of Georgia’s workforce and highlights significant disparities […] Read more » Economic Justice economic mobility economic opportunity economic policies Economic Security Economic Vision FY2023 GBPI Georgia Georgia Budget and Policy Institute georgia-budget governor kemp worker justice worker rights
GBPI In The News Press Kemp’s plan to extend Medicaid to more Georgians is rolling out slowly and ineffectively so far October 23, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier A policy expert with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says low enrollment numbers do not match the state’s $20 million dollar investment in Gov. Brian Kemp’s program to expand health care coverage in Georgia. The governor’s plan, called Pathways to Coverage, is meant to help more lower income Georgians receive Medicaid health insurance, but […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
Briefs Economic Justice Ray Khalfani Worker Justice 2023 State of Working Georgia: Short-Lived Recovery Reflects Long-Term Barriers October 23, 2023 / October 23, 2023 by Ray Khalfani Executive Summary Ongoing reliance on state-level, race-neutral job market measures provide an incomplete picture of the health of Georgia’s workforce. On the surface, Georgia has maintained a robust job market with a low overall unemployment rate of 3.3%. This low unemployment rate is partially attributed to a hiring pace that has stayed ahead of layoffs […] Read more » child care Criminal Justice Reform Digital Skills Gap Economic Justice economic mobility economic opportunity economic policies Economic Policy Economic Recovery Economic Security Economic Vision Equitable Opportunity Financial Aid Food Assistance FY2023 GBPI GBPI Insights GBPI Report Georgia Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Economy Georgia Lawmakers Georgia Workers georgia-budget governor kemp Inclusive Economy Labor Market Minimum Wage Policy Change Policy Reform Postsecondary Education racial equity Social Justice State of Working Georgia Unemployment Insurance Wage Inequality Work Supports worker justice worker rights Workforce Justice Workforce Training Workforce Trends
GBPI In The News Press Georgia Pathways work requirement Medicaid expansion sees few enrollees in first quarter October 20, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier Georgia officials say they’re working to spread awareness of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the work-requirement Medicaid program the state launched earlier this year. So far, fewer than 1,400 people are participating. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has long touted Pathways as an effective way to cover more uninsured Georgians who don’t qualify for traditional Medicaid health […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Press Georgia’s plan to expand Medicaid enrolls fewer than 2,000 so far October 20, 2023 / November 7, 2023 by Lauren Frazier UPDATE: Hours after the AJC told Kemp’s office this story would report the apparent violation of the Open Records Act, the state Department of Community Health began providing the enrollment records requested under the law, and denied violating the law. Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to offer Medicaid health coverage to 370,000 of Georgia’s poorest uninsured […] Read more » GBPI Georgia Health Care Access Health Care Coverage Health Care Disparities Health Care Equity medicaid medicaid unwinding
Health Justice Press Releases & Statements PRESS RELEASE: Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Program Falls Short of Enrollment Projections October 20, 2023 / October 19, 2023 by Lauren Frazier ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) and Georgians for a Healthy Future (GHF) issued statements in response to the announcement by Georgia’s Department of Community Health regarding enrollment figures for the Pathways to Coverage Medicaid Program. Georgia’s Department of Community Health has revealed that it has enrolled about 1,300 Georgians […] Read more » Affordable Health Care Children's Health Care Community Health expansions to health care access FY 2024 Projection FY2023 GBPI Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Georgia Health News georgia-budget Georgians for a Healthy Future governor kemp health-care medicaid Medicaid Expansion medicaid unwinding
GBPI In The News Press Struggling child care providers ask lawmakers to tap lottery funds October 13, 2023 / October 18, 2023 by Lauren Frazier The Gist ATLANTA — Child care providers and child advocates urged legislators Wednesday to invest more state funds in pre-K and early care programs at the meeting of the House Working Group on Early Childhood Education. Why It Matters According to a survey of 684 child care providers in Georgia conducted by Quality Care for Children in September, 44% […] Read more » early care programs early childhood education funding GBPI Georgia lottery reserves Pre-K school funding
GBPI In The News Press Georgia representatives spotlight underfunding of public HBCUs October 12, 2023 / October 18, 2023 by Lauren Frazier GEORGIA – Three members of the Georgia House of Representatives met earlier this month to address the underfunding of Georgia’s public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The overall disparity between predominantly Black and predominantly white land-grant universities’ funding totals over $12 billion. Though the land-grant mandate for state governments is meant to match funding […] Read more » Ashley Young funding GBPI Georgia HBCUs Higher Education school funding
