CBO chart on uninsured numbers.

NEW: The House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Would Significantly Increase National Debt, Primarily Benefitting Top Earners, While Cutting Health Care and Food Assistance #gapol gbpi.org/the-house-pass…

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1 and making 16 tax provisions within H.R. 1 permanent would raise debt-service costs by $687 billion over the 2025–2034 period and increase the bill's cumulative deficit effect to $4.5 trillion. cbo.gov/publication/61…

Happy to share that I defended my dissertation this week. I’m truly grateful to all the people who saw me through the process of earning my PhD, and will always be thankful to Dr Bullock for all he has taught me as my mentor & major professor. Glad to be a triple dawg School of Public & International Affairs | UGA

Georgia’s taxes keep going down, but its budget surpluses keep piling up. ajc.com/politics/2025/…

A lot of vague political and partisan talking points but very few details thus far on how the state might shift from it’s current state budget system, which relies on state income taxes for approximately $19 billion in annual revenue or 56% of state general fund revenues

Georgia lawmakers explore ways to end the state income tax, though critics caution against it #gapol georgiarecorder.com/2025/08/19/geo…

DAWWWWWWWWWGS ON TOP #GoDawgs

Georgia’s 2026 ACA marketplace window shopping began October 1, meaning people are already seeing next year’s premiums spike because of expiring tax credit enhancements. A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 in Georgia will face a $24,900 increase in annual premiums. (1/4)

Next time you hear a politician promising to raise your pay by eliminating the income tax, ask them to be specific about which taxes they would raise. Chances are they are writing a check that won’t cash & really proposing for you to pay more overall through higher sales taxes

GEORGIA RECOVERS THE ONSIDE KICK 😱

GA spends $782M via Medicaid to cover smoking-related healthcare costs. But it takes in only $486M from all taxes and fees on tobacco products. Taxpayers are therefore subsidizing the high health costs people who choose to smoke. Danny Kanso explains: gbpi.org/wp-content/upl…

New GBPI brief on tobacco use in Georgia & why we should think about tobacco taxes as user fees. In FY 2026, GA taxpayers will subsidize costs from cigarettes by at least $296 million through Medicaid w/ the nation’s 2nd lowest state user fee #gapol gbpi.org/wp-content/upl…

Members of the Senate appear ready to release a $16 billion tax plan with one big detail missing: where will Georgia find the $16 billion to replace its largest source of revenue? If GA follows other “no income tax” states, a massive sales tax increase is the likeliest option

New GBPI/UGA SPIA poll on SNAP shows 60% of Georgians support adding an additional $50 million to the FY 2027 budget to fully fund SNAP administration & the vast majority of Georgians view SNAP as important #gapol gbpi.org/wp-content/upl…