Press Releases & Statements Media Advisory – 2012 Policy Conference January 17, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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. Conference attendees will hear from GBPI Executive Director Alan Essig as he discusses Georgia’s fiscal […] Read more » 2012 Policy Conference Press Release
Press Press Releases & Statements New GBPI Report – CAPCO: A Bad Investment for Georgia January 10, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 capital policy” in Georgia. Many Georgia policymakers and business leaders contend the state has a […] Read more » CAPCO Press Release State Taxes Wesley Tharpe
Press Releases & Statements GBPI’s Executive Director Named as One of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” January 6, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 released the 14th edition of the 100 Most Influential Georgians, which includes some of Georgia’s […] Read more » 100 Most Influential Georgians Alan Essig Georgia Trend Press Release
Press Releases & Statements Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Welcomes Four New Board Members January 6, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 to GBPI. Davison is the former Mayor of Athens, has served on the SPLOST Citizen’s […] Read more » Heidi Davison J. Mac Holladay Patricia Harris Press Release Russell A. Rogers
Press Releases & Statements New Report Makes a Case for Need-based Financial Aid December 8, 2011 / January 13, 2020 by Alan Essig GBPI releases new report, Making a Case for Need-based Financial Aid in Georgia. Download Press Release Read more » Cedric Johnson Education Need-based Financial Aid Press Release
Press Releases & Statements State of Working Georgia 2011: Stalled Recovery Requires Forward-looking Solutions November 16, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 in today’s economy, as well as the potential impact these indicators may have on Georgia’s […] Read more » Economic Security Press Release Safety Net State of Working Georgia Wesley Tharpe
Press Releases & Statements Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency September 28, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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, and left the state borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligations. […] Read more » Clare Richie Press Release unemployment trust fund
Press Releases & Statements 1 in 4 Georgia children live in poverty: Families Still Reeling From the Recession September 22, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 recently released data from the U. S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Nearly 1.7 million […] Read more » Budget Budget & Taxes Budget Cuts Clare Richie Department of Human Services FY 2012 poverty Press Release State Budget
Press Releases & Statements Restructure Georgia’s Unemployment Tax System to Protect Employers and Working Families September 16, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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 work. These people – our neighbors and friends – face a job market where […] Read more » Clare Richie Department of Labor Press Release Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
Press Releases & Statements Census Data Shows Increase in Poverty, Number of Georgians without Health Insurance September 13, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin 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. Poverty for a family of four is defined as income of about $22,000. More alarming, […] Read more » Budget Primer Census Data health health insurance Press Release U.S. Census Bureau
