GBPI is disappointed by the Governor’s signing of HB 1105 which mandates deeper local cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. HB 1105 is a state mandate without any supportive funding. Read our full statement here: gbpi.org/gbpis-statemen…

We have updated data at GeorgiaPathways.org, including this easily shareable graphic. While Georgia projected 100,000 enrollees by July of this year, they only had 4,392 by the end of March. With 290,000 people in the Coverage Gap, we know that this is ineffective.

Amen!!

The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is deeply disappointed by the signing of SB 233, a voucher bill that will divert crucial public money away from public K-12 schools. Read our statement here: gbpi.org/gbpis-statemen… #gapol David Schaefer

HAPPENING NOW: Governor Kemp just signed SB 233 into law, a deeply unpopular school voucher that will divert public funding to private schools. For years, we’ve fought this effort to prioritize the wealthiest few over the 1.7 million young Georgians who depend on public schools.

'We can no longer ignore the financial benefits from closing the coverage gap; we can no longer ignore the mounting pressure that many communities are feeling as hospitals close and more people fall into the coverage gap.' Leah Chan on GA's coverage gap: to.pbs.org/3vUtTL0

GREAT NEWS! Big wins for early childhood education on #SineDie in the final FY25 budget, including nearly $100 million increase for Georgia's Lottery-funded Pre-K and nearly $10 million for Georgia's Childcare & Parent Services (CAPS) Program. Thanks to all of the champions in…

Yesterday was Sine Die '24. Many things happened this legislative session, including some promises kept, big wins, and some devasting losses. Our analysts and CEO Staci Fox (she/her/y'all) came together to give you a detailed report here: gbpi.org/sine-die-2024/

Sine Die 2024 - Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

So honored to work with a team who fights for ALL Georgians‼️
#gapol ⁦GBPI⁩
#inthistogether gbpi.org/sine-die-2024/

Today, lawmakers can ensure that Georgians who receive a 2nd chance thru the First Offender Act, will have their records restricted & sealed so they can access & maintain education/housing/jobs that offer paths to economic mobility & avoid recidivism. #PassHB909 #SineDie #GaPol

Happy Sine Die, everyone. Today is Sine Die, the day in which bills have to make it all the way to the Governor's desk in order to become law. You can see what bills we are watching today by taking a look at our bill tracker here: gbpi.org/bill-tracking/

Justice-impacted Georgians need fair access to licensed jobs. Failure to improve their access thru #SB157 , would maintain a workforce infrastructure that too often facilitates exploitative job experiences that they also may have faced during incarceration. #SineDie #GaPol

David w/ GBPI HB 1105 and 301 are bad for Georgia, stripping funding away from law enforcement, costing millions, and criminalizing immigrant communities and police officers. Call your state representative and ask them to vote NO. Find your rep here: pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legi…

Despite other harmful bills, GA has an opportunity ( #HB926 ) to protect workforce attachment among those who miss a court date bc of economic strain. Georgians who miss 1 court date for a minor offense shouldn't face a gateway to incarceration or deep poverty. #PassHB926 #GaPol

For years GBPI has been advocating for an opportunity weight, a critical measure that would help schools educate children living in poverty. Today we get to hear lawmakers discussing it in our capitol. Follow along in the conversation at 2pm here: vimeo.com/showcase/90764…

Georgia families with young children continue to experience child care challenges that have been compounded by a series of other stressors, including inflation. Urge GA lawmakers to make critical investment in child care TODAY: geears.org/caps #GANeedsChildCare #gapol

Great summary of the argument that this voucher bill admits that the general assembly has failed in its ability to provide the constitutionally required standard of public education. #GaPol
georgiarecorder.com/2024/03/21/boo…

The state of Georgia executed a man tonight with intellectual disability. Willie Pye, and Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, should be alive today. I pray that one day our world is free from all forms of violence, including murder AND capital punishment.

God have mercy. #GaPol

David with GBPI again - STOP #HB1105 , coming to the Senate floor shortly. Harms immigrant communities, expensive, leads to withholding of funds from local law enforcement, creates statewide 287(g) jurisdiction, criminalizes police…photos.app.goo.gl/TfpvonDJaP6h5p…

Tonight the state of Georgia, with its white abled governor, executed an intellectually disabled Black man.

Abolish the death penalty.

#WilliePye