Regulation Reform
August 29, 2024 • Commentary
Make it easier to work
An appropriate way to celebrate Labor Day is working to advance policies that will truly empower labor.
August 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations
Our state ranked only in the middle of the regulatory pack with the 26th-most restrictions.
August 8, 2024 • Blog
Previously unknown parts of Georgia’s eminent domain law surprise, displease landowners
Georgia law, as it turns out, doesn’t shield landowners from eminent domain, at least not to the extent they thought it did.
August 1, 2024 • Commentary
What do we mean when we talk about tech?
While not quite at the level of Silicon Valley, Atlanta can be frequently found near the top of lists ranking cities for categories like tech innovation.
July 10, 2024 • Commentary
Congress should increase oversight on runaway bureaucrats
Estimates put the cost of regulations on American businesses at $2 to $3 trillion.
July 3, 2024 • Commentary
Supreme Court returns checks and balances to governing
The machine is out of order. Returning it to its original design is vital.
May 30, 2024 • Commentary
Another crack at reforming occupational licensing?
A joint committee will review reported issues with the Secretary of State’s Professional Licensing Boards Division.
May 9, 2024 • Blog
Georgia brewers say they’d have more success…in North Carolina
North Carolina’s population is slightly smaller than Georgia’s yet they have more than twice as many breweries.
April 11, 2024 • Blog
Georgia’s craft brewers and customers thirst for less restrictive laws
Some Georgia craft brewers say their line of work doesn’t live up to its fullest potential. So, who or what do they believe holds them back?
March 21, 2024 • Commentary
The Georgia model for putting workers’ rights ahead of union demands
The Peach State’s pending reform should spread nationwide.
March 20, 2024 • Press Release
Foundation praises passage of worker freedom legislation
Georgia will now requires companies that receive taxpayer incentives to hold secret ballot elections for union representation.
October 26, 2023 • Blog
11 spooky policy ideas to avoid
Here are 11 spooky policy ideas we should all run from like a man in a mask is chasing us.
September 26, 2023 • Blog
Why Calhoun residents are fighting the city over tiny homes
The tiny house movement is growing rapidly in America. But a proposal in Calhoun, Georgia was rejected because of city regulations.
August 9, 2023 • Commentary
Vogtle Unit 3 is first new nuclear power plant to open in decades
Georgia Power announced that the third nuclear reactor at its Plant Vogtle near Augusta had begun commercial operation.
June 22, 2023 • Blog
Atlanta brewery closes, Georgia’s prohibition era laws partly to blame
Atlanta’s Second Self Beer Company is closing after nine years, partly due to century-old Georgia laws.
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