Georgians stand to lose a lot if the president’s proposed budget released this week is approved. Not only does the plan jeopardize Georgia’s fiscal stability, it also would diminish the ability of millions of Georgians to meet basic living standards,
Public radio interview covers important accomplishments, omissions from the 2016 Georgia Legislature Read more.
While bills focused on controversial social issues like medical cannabis oil and religious liberty soaked up most of the attention, lawmakers also focused on some little-noticed but important initiatives. Read more.
WSB-TV’s Jocelyn Dorsey and GBPI’s Taifa Smith Butler cover the 2016 Georgia Legislature, Medicaid expansion – 4 mins. Watch the full video online.
Education and health care spending amount to about three quarters of the state budget Georgia lawmakers are set to shape when they return to the Gold Dome this week. Read more.
As next Monday’s opening of of the General Assembly draws closer, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute held a meet and greet luncheon this week to introduce Executive Director Tiafa Smith Butler to Southwest Georgia. Read more.
For the last 15 years or so, I’ve peered out across many crowded rooms filled to capacity with bright-eyed, on occasion teary-eyed, Georgians. So many are desperate for solutions to help improve their communities, especially the families struggling to get
The new executive director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Taifa Smith Butler discusses what the organization does, the state budget and more on ”A Closer Look.” Read more.
Georgia lawmakers left Atlanta early this month with significant accomplishments in hand and without approving some measures the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute flagged as troubling. Legislation to generate about $900 million more a year for transportation maintenance grabbed most
Governor Nathan Deal released his proposed budget last week. What is getting more money and what is getting cut?ﾠ Read more.
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GBPI is committed to tracking how the state of Georgia raises and spends fiscal resources. As the federal government has promised and provided some of these, cuts to programs and funding on the federal level could have deep and lasting impacts on Georgians and on the state’s ability to meet the needs of all its residents.
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