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Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Atlanta, Georgia ·The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) is working to build a more inclusive economy. We believe Georgia can be a state where everyone has a chance at a decent job so they can raise a family, can go to a doctor when they get sick and attend great public schools.
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2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
- April 5, 2023
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Ife Finch Floyd
The Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) administers the Pre-Kindergarten Program, Child Care Services, Nutrition Services and Quality Initiatives. State resources only support the pre-K program and Child Care […]
Overview: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget for the Georgia Department of Labor
- April 5, 2023
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Ray Khalfani
The governor’s proposed budget for the current amended fiscal year (AFY), AFY 2023, was flat for the Department of Labor (DOL). Spending proposals for fiscal year (FY) 2024 were nearly […]
As Medicaid Unwinding Draws Near, Legislators Should Invest in DFCS Staff to Help Keep Eligible Georgians from Losing Health Coverage
- April 5, 2023
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Ife Finch Floyd
The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) eligibility workers, some of whom process Medicaid cases and who continue to have high turnover, experienced a drop in their pay a […]
Why Scaling Back Unemployment Insurance Could Harm Recovery
- June 24, 2021
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Ray Khalfani
Key Takeaways: Georgia is three days away from prematurely cutting pandemic unemployment insurance (UI). The changes will harm an estimated 347,000 Georgians and sever all UI safety net protections for […]
State of Working Georgia: Pandemic Job Numbers are Improving, but Inequitably
- April 20, 2021
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Ray Khalfani
Key Takeaways: Nearly 60 percent of Georgia’s pre-pandemic labor force have turned to the unemployment safety net at some point during the last year. In February 2021, unemployment claims for […]
Worker Power Key to a Better Balance in Georgia
- September 3, 2020
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Alex Camardelle
Key Takeaways: This Labor Day, we are reminded that there are still anti-labor policies on the books in Georgia that diminish worker power and economic opportunity for all. Unions play […]
Education in Georgia’s Black Belt: Policy Solutions to Help Overcome a History of Exclusion
- October 10, 2019
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Stephen Owens
Georgia has a constitutional responsibility to provide an adequate and equitable education for all its citizens. The state’s history has seen this obligation selectively applied based on a student’s race, […]
People-Powered Prosperity
- January 25, 2018
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Wesley Tharpe
The most prosperous states are anchored by an educated and healthy workforce and offer opportunities for people to innovate and contribute. Moving into the 2018 statewide elections and subsequent governor’s administration, […]
Laying the Foundation: A Wealth-building Agenda for Georgia Women
- October 19, 2017
- Melissa Johnson
Building and growing the wealth of women is a necessary concern for Georgia lawmakers striving to keep the state growing and prospering. Women are a majority of Georgia’s adult population and […]
Adding Citizens a Powerful Way to Boost Georgia Communities
- September 15, 2017
- Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
- Wesley Tharpe
States and cities nationwide are discovering they can strengthen their local economies and boost tax revenues by encouraging immigrants legally in the country on a permanent basis to become citizens. […]