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October 23, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 23, 2026

As Georgians debate education spending, a familiar argument against the Georgia Promise Scholarship has taken a new shape.

October 22, 2026 • Blog

Where Should Georgia Data Centers Go? Land Use and Zoning Explained

By J. Thomas Perdue

A factor in data center development: land use-decisions about where data centers are built, how sites are developed, and how they affect surrounding properties.

October 22, 2026 • Commentary

Literacy or Promise Scholarships? Georgia Doesn’t Have to Choose

By Athan Clark

As Georgians debate education spending, a familiar argument against the Georgia Promise Scholarship has taken a new shape.

October 16, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 16, 2026

Early voting is underway, and at the end of the ballot Georgians will find three questions about changing the state constitution.

October 16, 2026 • Blog

Georgia Amendment 3: A Dedicated Fund for Next Generation 9-1-1

Amendment 3 authorizes the General Assembly to create the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund by law and to dedicate specific revenues to it.

October 16, 2026 • Blog

Georgia Amendment 2: Nonpartisan Elections for Probate Judges

Amendment 2 would require every probate judge in Georgia to be elected in a nonpartisan election. Candidates would appear on the ballot without a party label.

October 16, 2026 • Blog

Georgia Amendment 1: Raising the Conservation Use Acreage Cap

Amendment 1 raises the limit on how much land a single owner can qualify as "bona fide conservation use property" from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres.

October 16, 2026 • Blog

How Do Georgia Constitutional Amendments Work?

Most voters know what a law is. Fewer know how the constitution gets changed, or why the final decision lies with voters. Here's a quick guide.

October 15, 2026 • Commentary

The Three Constitutional Amendments on Georgia’s 2026 Ballot

By Keely Mills

A constitution is the supreme governing law of a state, and Georgians are often asked to vote on constitutional amendments every two years in November.

October 9, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 9, 2026

Nine chapters covering housing, taxes, healthcare, Medicaid, K-12 education, technology and innovation, regulatory reform, tort reform and workforce freedom.

October 8, 2026 • Blog

Powering Data Centers While Protecting Georgia Ratepayers

By J. Thomas Perdue

Energy use raises a different set of questions and challenges. Inside a data center, electricity powers the servers that process information.

October 8, 2026 • Commentary

To Tackle Affordability, Georgia’s Next Governor Should Start With Cutting Red Tape

By J. Thomas Perdue

Budget strain is a concern for Georgia businesses and households alike. New administration must address the growing burden of regulations from the state.

October 2, 2026

Georgia Medicaid Expansion vs. Private-Plan Options: What Comes Next?

By Chris Denson

2027 will almost certainly bring substantial change for Georgia Medicaid, the state's health insurance program for the poor and disabled.

October 2, 2026

Guide to the Issues

Commonsense solutions to Georgia's biggest issues

October 1, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 2, 2026

Nine chapters covering housing, taxes, healthcare, Medicaid, K-12 education, technology and innovation, regulatory reform, tort reform and workforce freedom.

October 1, 2026 • Commentary

Guide to the Issues 2026: Thirty years after the first edition

By Athan Clark

The Guide serves as a briefing book for Georgia’s next leaders, and it is just as useful for voters.

September 25, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 25, 2026

Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.

September 24, 2026 • Blog

How Much Water Do Data Centers Really Use?

By J. Thomas Perdue

The idea that data centers are a uniquely harmful strain on water supply does not hold up in comparison to other industries.

September 24, 2026 • Commentary

The Lesson Nikole Hannah-Jones Didn’t Mean to Teach

By Kyle Wingfield

Choice is powerful, but it brings no guarantees. Sometimes we learn that the hard way.

September 18, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 18, 2026

Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.

September 17, 2026 • Commentary

You’ve Already Used a Data Center Today

By J. Thomas Perdue

Much of the policy discussion around the construction of data centers has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.

September 11, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 11, 2026

What do you say about a moment as remarked upon as 9/11? The 25th anniversary of that terrible day brings an obligation of remembrance.

September 10, 2026 • Commentary

What I Tell My Children About 9/11

By Kyle Wingfield

What do you say about a moment as remarked upon as 9/11? The 25th anniversary of that terrible day brings an obligation of remembrance.

September 4, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 4, 2026

Labor Day is the one holiday built entirely around work. Americans decided a long time ago that showing up and doing a job deserves recognition.

September 3, 2026 • Commentary

5 Questions for This Labor Day in Georgia

By Athan Clark

Labor Day is the one holiday built entirely around work. Americans decided a long time ago that showing up and doing a job deserves recognition.

August 28, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 28, 2026

In case you've wondered why Georgia's flags are at half-staff, they're in honor of Dolly Parton.

August 27, 2026 • Commentary

Dolly Parton’s Georgia Connection – and the Literacy Fight She Leaves Behind

By Chris Denson

When it comes to Georgia public policy, Dolly did her best to address an issue that still requires attention today: improving childhood literacy.

August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 21, 2026

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog

August 20, 2026 • Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs

Arkansas’s Costly Medicaid Lesson Provides Warning for Other States

By Jonathan Small

When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog

August 14, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 14, 2026

Data centers have become one of Georgia’s most contested land-use questions, and much of the fight has centered on water. The American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Lyons argues that focus is […]