SNAP is under threat in the recent budget reconciliation bill, HR1. But what is SNAP? What does it look like in Georgia? How critical is this program? Find these answers and more: gbpi.org/the-basics-o...

Our senior education policy analyst catches us up on what happened at the last Committee Hearing for Higher Education Affordability and let's us know how our voice can be heard: bit.ly/3Kg4ouH

The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Did you know that Georgia's total per person public health funding has decreased over time? Get more quick facts bout Georgia's Public Health System in our new brief: gbpi.org/fast-facts-f...

Last week we were able to discuss health care and SNAP in Cuthbert, GA with the @blackvotersmatterfund.org Sick and Tired Bus Tour. Here's some pics from the team!

Mazzi is the only one who gets to be sleeping on the chance to give comment at the upcoming Committee for Higher Education Affordability in Georgia: www.tiktok.com/@gabudget/vi...

Sharing from Migrant Equity Southeast. On Thursday, Sept 4 - ICE arrested 475 workers at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, GA. Families were torn apart, workers criminalized and communities terrorized. Donate at bit.ly/MESEdonate.

Sharing from Migrant Equity Southeast, responding to ICE Raids in South Georgia. They are responding on the grounde: Donate: bit.ly/mesesupport

Georgia can look at lessons learned during the Great Recession to learn how to better support families during looming federal changes. gbpi.org/beyond-flexi...

Join us on October 9th at 1pm for an update on access to affordable, high-quality health care for lower income Georgians. Register today at bit.ly/pathwayspulsecheck

Georgians are at risk of losing their health coverage if Congress doesn't act to renew ACA discounts. More than 1.4 million Georgians rely on enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs) to afford their health insurance. You can act now: secure.everyaction.com/UMfZvzKL9UC3...

Last week we provided comment to the Department of Education regarding changes they are making to student loan repayment plans. We recommended several measures to help Georgia borrowers: gbpi.org/gbpi-public-...

Through community, courage and care we can help make the state that is “no. 1 for business” also “no. 1 for workers.” gbpi.org/labor-day-20...

Massive federal changes to our economic support programs are looming. How Georgia’s state leaders use the TANF program to will be the state’s test of its values. Will it find ways to help families harmed by federal changes, or will it ignore them? bit.ly/4lRIF9A

"For most of Georgia’s households, eliminating the income tax would amount to a massive tax increase." Read the full conversation with GBPI's Danny Kanso here: bit.ly/4oQlyPs

HR1 features items that threaten access to education. In the K-12 space it will reduce funding to public schools due to vouchers, and in the Higher ed space it will reduce the types of loans and repayment programs students can receive. bit.ly/3UANyZu

HR1, formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, will create several changes to both K-12 and Higher Education Policy. Our Senor Education Analyst, Ashley Young, explains it all: www.tiktok.com/@gabudget/vi...

HR 1, formerly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, will harm our immigrant community in Georgia. Our VP of Research, David Schaefer, explains: www.tiktok.com/@gabudget/vi...

A new federal bill drastically reduces federal spending on Medicaid, a program that helps about 2 million low-income Georgians see the doctor. Read more about this bill here: bit.ly/3UjW3Ia

The recent Big Budget Reconciliation Bill makes $1.4 billion in cuts to health, education and food assistance programs and adds $3.4 billion to national debt over 10 years, all to fund tax reductions for the wealthy. Read more: bit.ly/4m3T178

Did you miss our recent town hall on the budget primer? Check out our analysts describe the opportunities our Georgia lawmakers have to make GA a more equitable state in the Georgia Budget here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBXX...

The Big Budget Reconciliation Bill cuts SNAP, meaning taking food away from Georgia families, and disguises it as shifting costs to states. Here is a fact sheet on what you need to know about H.R. 1's changes to SNAP: bit.ly/4m1PSos

The Big Budget Reconciliation Bill will be detrimental to Georgians. There are a lot of moving parts in this bill, so GBPI has made a series of fact sheets to help digest. For a fact sheet on the tax and budget implications, visit: bit.ly/41bKdn8

The Big Budget Reconciliation Bill will be detrimental to Georgians. There are a lot of moving parts in this bill, so GBPI has made a series of fact sheets to help digest. For a fact sheet on the tax and budget implications, visit: bit.ly/41bKdn8

The USDA’s proposed National SNAP Information Database would mandate the collection and broad sharing of highly sensitive data from millions of SNAP participants across the country. Read the formal comment GBPI submitted to the USDA: bit.ly/46TIsyv

A new analysis from @GaBudget finds that H.R. 1 represents one of the most regressive federal policies in modern history, delivering massive tax breaks to the wealthiest while cutting essential programs. gbpi.org/deficit-spen...

➡️ The unemployment rate for Black women has fluctuated from 5.4 percent in January to 6.1 percent in June. As #BlackWomensEqualPayDay approaches, it is critical to advocate for stable labor market outcomes, equitable wages, and economic justice. #JobsDay

Where do the economic opportunities for Georgians lie within the state budget? Find out in our annual budget primer. gbpi.org/georgiabudge...

Congress has passed the budget reconciliation bill by a 218-214 vote. It features inequitable provisions that are deeply harmful to marginalized and rural Georgians. Full statement here: bit.ly/4lDHXwW

The reconciliation bill contains provisions harmful to Georgia immigrants, depriving access to health care and nutrition and will impact SNAP participants admitted as a refugee, granted asylum or granted withholding of removal. It also expands immigrant detention. (1/2)

We must protect and defend SNAP and Medicaid! Say NO to the largest cuts in the programs’ histories! 2M Georgians have Medicaid to see the doctor & 1.4M get help affording the high cost of groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). 1/

Today marks the first day of the Georgia State Fiscal Year. All the budgetary decisions our General Assembly made during legislative session are now active, but what decisions did they make? Our 2026 Budget Primer is key to understanding the state budget. gbpi.org/georgiabudgetprimer

Join us tomorrow for a free and virtual town hall discussing Georgia's state budget. This budget was decided this past legislative session. The budget document as the power to increase well-being for all Georgians or move us further away from equity. bit.ly/budgettownha...

Next week GBPI will host our annual Budget Town Hall where our experts will discuss the budget that lawmakers set for the state this year. It's data that touches every part of every Georgians' life. Register here: bit.ly/budgettownha...

The Pathways to Coverage Program has not been able to enroll the uninsured Georgians it promised to serve. Hear is one participant's story: www.georgiapathways.org/stories/ashley www.georgiapathways.org/stories/ashley

This suggests that Republicans may add yet another deeply harmful health care cut to the Senate bill – a cut that would take health coverage away from even more people, shift massive, unaffordable costs to states, & could even lead some states to end their #Medicaid expansion.

Cuts to health care and food assistance under the federal budget reconciliation package could result in the loss of 23,000 jobs in Georgia and a decrease of $2.6 billion in state GDP. bit.ly/45GYNq1

The Commonwealth Fund released critical research discussing how Medicaid and SNAP Cutbacks in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" will trigger job losses across the US. Read more: bit.ly/45GYNq1

The Pathways to Coverage Program has been unable to cover the Georgians who are eligible for it. Hear it directly from a Pathways to Coverage user: www.georgiapathways.org/stories/ashley

The budget reconciliation bill would risk the food security of Georgians while funding tax cuts for the wealthy. Hear from our expert on the subject: www.tiktok.com/@gabudget/vi...

The Senate proposal for #SNAP would still cut hundreds of billions from the program by shifting costs to the states.

Senate Ag’s proposal would require most states to pay a portion of food benefit costs for the first time, leaving them w/ two options: significantly reduce the # of ppl receiving food assistance or some states ending #SNAP entirely. More from @Katie_Bergh: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

There has been a lot of talk about the big budget bill awaiting Senate discussion. In our newest release, expert Danny Kanso breaks down who the bill benefits, and where it will leave the country in thirty years. Read more: bit.ly/400myFA

The budget reconciliation bill would harm children. 4 in 5 households receiving SNAP funds include a child and over one third of all SNAP benefits go to families with children under age five. NEW article in the Saporta Report co-authored with @geears.bsky.social bit.ly/3ZU4jBG

"The House provision affecting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would financially hammer deep-red states like Alabama, forcing governors and state legislatures to foot billions in new costs or cut benefits to low-income families" bit.ly/4jvq5Tf (1/2)

.@HillaryDong_ and Goose are back at it again! We know that insecure and unsafe housing can cause a myriad of health issues. This short videos outlines the ways in which Georgia can use Medicaid to support housing programs: www.tiktok.com/@gabudget/vi...

5 Ways the Republican House Bill Takes Away Health Coverage & Raises Costs: www.cbpp.org/charts/5-way...

"Kanso's analysis of the state’s most recent income tax rate cut found it will primarily benefit the wealthy. Meanwhile, he said low-income Georgians could face a heavier tax burden if legislators raise sales taxes to make up for lost income tax revenue." bit.ly/3ZdzZ4L

"The House bill would increase child poverty and hardship. It puts all children at risk of losing some or all of their benefits based on how states respond to the deep cut in federal funding." bit.ly/4jp1YFK

"The reconciliation bill also requires states to pay more to cover the administrative costs of the program. States that decide the costs are too high could withdraw from SNAP altogether, meaning residents wouldn’t be eligible for benefits." bit.ly/3Z8575I