GBPI Statement on the Signage of SB 65 ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute released a statement in response to the Governor’s signage of Senate Bill 65, which authorizes the Insurance Commissioner to establish a state-based marketplace,
PRESS RELEASE: On Tax Day, Georgia Should Commit to Reimagining the Tax Code to Promote Equity and Shared Prosperity ATLANTA, GEORGIA — This Tax Day, Georgians are living under a state tax system designed to favor the wealthy and special-interest
RECAP: GBPI Hosts Press Call on Poll Urging Legislators to Provide Support for DFCS Ahead of Medicaid Unwinding ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Yesterday, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, along with other health care access advocates, held a virtual press call
RELEASE: Georgia Must Reinforce Health and Safety Net Ecosystem in The Wake of The 11th Circuit Decision ATLANTA — In response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit’s decision last week to allow Georgia’s House Bill 481 to
RELEASE: Mental Health Parity Act Lacks Sufficient Support For Georgia’s Immigrants ATLANTA — Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute issued a statement in response to the Senate passage of the Mental Health Parity Act or House Bill 1013. Lawmakers
ATLANTA—Today, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) announced that, after nearly a decade at the organization, President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler will step down at the end of June 2021 to lead Demos, a think tank dedicated to pursuing an inclusive multiracial democracy and
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlanta–Funding for Georgia’s schools and colleges are at the lowest levels in a decade according to two new education budget analyses released today by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI). Despite modest increases in funding for
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA (February 7, 2012) – The lottery funding model is broken. HOPE Program expenditures outpace lottery revenues and are expected to increase while lottery revenue growth is expected to flatten. The Georgia Student Finance Commission projects that
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA – According to the report, the governor’s budget recommendations for FY 2013 increase state General Funds to the Department of Community Health (DCH); however, the increase is misleading. The bulk of the new funding restores funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) today released its overview of the Governor’s FY 2013 budget as well as analysis of the PK-12 and Higher Education budgets. For the first time in several years, there are no
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The Georgia Budget Primer is GBPI’s signature annual examination of state revenues and investments. It outlines Georgia’s budget changes, trends and impacts regarding taxes, education, health care, human services and criminal legal systems. This year we are taking special care to describe how federal funding contributes to Georgia’s budget.
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