GBPI In The News Georgia House sends pared-down state budget to Gov. Kemp June 29, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch The Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage Friday night to a $25.9 billion fiscal 2021 budget scaled back by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on state tax collections. House lawmakers approved the spending plan 104-62 in one of the final actions the House took before adjourning the 2020 legislative session. The state […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19 Jennifer Owens raise revenue
GBPI In The News Georgia educators stand in solidarity against proposed $1 billion budget cut June 26, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Alex Welch This week, teachers and educators gathered on the steps of the Capitol building in downtown Atlanta from as far away as Catoosa County in reaction to severe budgets planned for the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) for the upcoming school year and beyond. If the cuts to GaDOE’s budget are in the long run, agencies such as […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19 Jennifer Owens K-12 revenue
GBPI In The News Georgia legislators to host webinar on how the state budget impacts Georgians May 8, 2020 / June 30, 2020 by Caitlin Highland As the state grapples with budget cuts from COVID-19, two Georgia legislators want to make citizens aware of how some proposed cuts will impact Georgians. According to a press release, State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) and State Senator Gloria Butler (D-Stone Mountain) will host a pre-session webinar on how the state budget impacts Georgians. Jennifer […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19 Georgia General Assembly in the community Jennifer Owens Webinar
GBPI In The News State picks Deloitte to craft waiver plan on health coverage June 10, 2019 / March 18, 2021 by Alex Welch The state said Monday that it has picked Deloitte Consulting as the winner of an almost $2 million consulting contract to develop health care ‘’waivers’’ for Georgia’s Medicaid program and the private insurance market. Jennifer Owens, GBPI deputy director, said, “We are excited to learn that this critically important process is moving forward. We’re […] Read more » health Jennifer Owens medicaid
GBPI In The News Women, wages, wealth, health: Power at the polls must translate to policy change February 27, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin During the 2018 elections, a record number of women engaged in the political process, many for the first time. They ran for office, turned out to vote and flexed their civic engagement muscles. Nearly two-thirds of all competitive state legislative races had at least one woman on last November’s ballot. Representation is critically important. Fresh leadership […] Read more » health Jennifer Owens wages women
