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New GBPI poll shows strong support for new taxes to boost education,...

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,...

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Looking Ahead: A People-First Agenda for Georgia

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,...

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State officials get update on health care waivers

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...

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To keep growing the economy, Georgia leaders must protect our state’s main...

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...

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Help Rural Georgians’ Health and Pocketbook

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...

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Make a $1 billion investment in Georgia’s youth, workers, families and...

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...

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Overview: 2019 Fiscal Year Budget for Human Services

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...

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New report says Medicaid expansion would cover 473,000 more Georgians

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...

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Georgia won’t thrive if the people do not survive

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...

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PRESS RELEASE: GBPI President and CEO Taifa Smith Butler Stepping Down to...

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...

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