FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANTA (January 17, 2012) – On Friday, Jan. 20, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute will host its 2012 policy conference, Creating the Environment for Growth: Solutions that Move Georgia Forward at the Loudermillk Center in Atlanta, GA.
For Immediate Release ATLANTA (January 10, 2012) – According to the new report, CAPCO: a Bad Investment for Georgia, released today by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI), dismissing CAPCO is a necessary first step toward developing reasonable “venture
For Immediate Release ATLANTA (January 6, 2012) – For a second time, Georgia Trend magazine has named Alan Essig, executive director of Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians.” The influential business magazine recently
For Immediate Release ATLANTA (January 6, 2012) – The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute (GBPI) today announced the addition of four new additions to its Board of Directors. Heidi Davison Heidi Davison brings a wealth of community relations and advocacy experience
GBPI releases new report, Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia. Download Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute today released the State of Working Georgia 2011, which examines factors such as job growth, income levels, poverty and other workforce conditions to paint a clear picture of how everyday Georgians are fairing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. Georgia was unprepared for a recession and long-term unemployment. Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia’s unemployment trust fund insolvent,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. ATLANTA – Georgia has the 10th highest poverty rate in the nation of 17.9 percent (tied with Texas), according to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please consider publishing the editorial below from Clare S. Richie and Elizabeth Appley. Media interviews are welcomed. Americans agree that job creation is our number one priority. Almost half a million Georgians are pounding the pavement looking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The national poverty rate jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010 from 12.5 percent in 2007, the pre-recession rate. In 2010, 46.2 million Americans lived in poverty, the largest number on record according to new Census Bureau data.
This legislative session gives us the opportunity to reset the table, however. Join us for our annual policy conference to get data and insights on what’s on the table this year. Let’s make sure every Georgian has a seat, let’s make sure every Georgian has a plate. Let’s build an economy that serves us all.
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