Blog GBPI In The News PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to Lead Demos April 12, 2021 / April 14, 2021 by Caitlin Highland 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 economic justice for all. GBPI’s Board of Directors will begin a search for a new […] Read more » Press Release Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Georgia won’t thrive if the people do not survive May 13, 2020 / June 26, 2020 by Alex Welch Since the coronavirus arrived in the United States, Georgia has seen some of the highest numbers of infections and deaths. Elected officials have attempted to mitigate the ongoing health and economic impact, but it’s clear our state must do more to put people first. […] Before COVID-19, many Georgians already endured poverty, limited economic mobility […] Read more » Budget Budget Cuts COVID-19 Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News To keep growing the economy, Georgia leaders must protect our state’s main source of funding September 10, 2019 / March 26, 2020 by Alex Welch Next year, lawmakers will consider legislation that could threaten Georgia’s ability to remain economically competitive by significantly weakening the state’s main source of funding. This vote comes at a time when Georgia faces both a cloudy economic forecast and critical needs statewide, while state agencies are being asked to slash budgets over the next two […] Read more » State Budget State Taxes Taifa Smith Butler tax cuts
GBPI In The News State officials get update on health care waivers July 19, 2019 / January 16, 2020 by Alex Welch Georgia has a high rate of people without health insurance, and it’s statistically below average in quality of health care, according to a new report on the state’s health care landscape. Those shortcomings, state officials say, underscore a clear need to make changes to Georgia’s health insurance systems. GBPI Executive Director Taifa S. Butler said […] Read more » health medicaid Taifa Smith Butler
Blog Budget and Taxes Taifa Smith Butler Looking Ahead: A People-First Agenda for Georgia November 6, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler While the final votes are being tallied, one thing is clear: this election year saw unprecedented engagement. Voters forced attention to issues at the heart of the debate including health care, education and economic opportunity. These subjects were top of mind for nearly all voters regardless of party affiliation, zip code, race, ethnicity or gender. In January, […] Read more » child care Education health people-first People-Powered Prosperity State Taxes Taifa Smith Butler tax breaks
GBPI In The News New GBPI poll shows strong support for new taxes to boost education, families, health August 1, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by GBPI Admin A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute shows a majority of those polled support programs and additional taxes in order to improve the state’s public schools, train workers, provide child care for working families, and expand health coverage. These four concepts are at the heart of a public policy initiative GBPI […] Read more » Higher Education Taifa Smith Butler tax breaks
GBPI In The News New report says Medicaid expansion would cover 473,000 more Georgians May 17, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by GBPI Admin A new report estimates that a full Medicaid expansion in Georgia would provide health insurance to 473,000 more residents in 2019. The Urban Institute policy brief, released Wednesday, is the latest to predict the effect of expansion on the state. Read the full article on Georgia Health News. Read more » Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion Taifa Smith Butler
Cash and Safety Net Reports Taifa Smith Butler Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services February 13, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by Taifa Smith Butler Foster Care Services Get Increases for Foster Parents, Child Placement Agencies Gov. Nathan Deal’s proposed $788 million Department of Human Services budget for the 2019 fiscal year includes new support to meet the growing needs in the state’s foster care system and to help ensure the safety and protection of Georgia’s most vulnerable children. The […] Read more » Budget Department of Human Services Division of Family and Children Services foster-care Safety Net Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Make a $1 billion investment in Georgia’s youth, workers, families and communities January 28, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin You’ve no doubt heard many times Georgia is the No. 1 place to do business, but what if the state can also be the top place to settle and raise a family? That is the audacious vision the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute unveiled at its Jan. 25 policy conference under the banner “People-Powered Prosperity.” Georgia […] Read more » People-Powered Prosperity Taifa Smith Butler
GBPI In The News Help Rural Georgians’ Health and Pocketbook January 15, 2018 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Lawmakers appear poised to try something new to help struggling communities in rural Georgia and our neighbors from Blue Ridge to Thomasville are no doubt glad to receive the attention. Ideas floated recently by a state House study committee range from expanding broadband access to paying professionals to relocate to rural communities. Read the full article […] Read more » EITC HOPE Scholarship Medicaid Expansion Taifa Smith Butler
