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.
October 25, 2023 • Commentary
Washington runs historically abnormal deficits
2023 was the third straight fiscal year that Washington has run historically abnormal deficits while Georgia ran historically abnormal surpluses.
October 12, 2023 • Commentary
Is support for free market principles wavering?
This battle is being waged in a different, even more insidious form.
September 20, 2023 • Commentary
It’s time for lasting, transformative changes
Gov. Brian Kemp reinstated a suspension of the state’s motor fuel tax. But what should future actions look like?
August 30, 2023 • Blog
Creative destruction and college football
The last season of college football as we know it is upon us. Again.
August 23, 2023 • Commentary
As president embraces “Bidenomics,” Americans still feeling the pinch
If inflation had “fallen,” people wouldn’t see prices continuing to rise substantially.
August 10, 2023 • Blog
Hollywood’s on strike, but will that impact Georgia?
The ripple effects of strikes by Hollywood writers and actors have reached Georgia, but just how far-reaching are they?
August 2, 2023 • Commentary
How could CNBC’s “Best places to live and work” list be so wrong?
Top 10 lists come and go, mostly in unmemorable fashion. But a list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
July 26, 2023 • Commentary
We must avoid the drift toward the European way
The more regulations we inject into the economy for stability or fairness, the more we drift toward the European way. Let's be cautious about this path.
July 19, 2023 • Commentary
What should lawmakers do with another budget surplus?
Those who favor larger government spending are redoubling their calls to increase taxpayer-funded services, as if the good times will never end.
June 20, 2023 • Blog
EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says new study committees will steer state’s future
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones talks with us about the 2023 legislative session and his future legislative goals.
June 15, 2023 • Commentary
Georgia legislature begins review of state tax credits
The largest and most well-known of these programs is the film tax credit, costing the state nearly $900 million last year.
May 31, 2023 • Commentary
Washington remains a long way from fiscal sanity
It’s clear that Washington will remain a long way from being fiscally responsible no matter how the debt ceiling standoff is resolved.
March 8, 2023 • Blog
Georgia lawmakers looking to reduce barriers to work
Both the House and Senate have advanced measures to reform occupational regulations in Georgia.
January 13, 2023 • Commentary
Barriers to work still high in Georgia
Georgia places a higher burden on those seeking low and middle-income occupations than many other states.
December 13, 2022 • Blog
Georgia’s Rural Areas Get Big Bucks for Internet, but Do Taxpayers Lose Out?
The feds have dispersed almost $400 billion to connect rural areas to high-speed Internet. Do we have reason to worry?
December 9, 2022 • Commentary
Georgia Ranks Highly in Economic Freedom Report
A new report from the Fraser Institute says Georgia is one of the freest places to live in North America
December 2, 2022 • Commentary
Is Inequality Really As Bad As the Statistics Say?
Before we can debate solutions, we need to know if we have our facts right.
October 20, 2022 • Commentary
Facts-Based Principles and Practical Recommendations: Guide to the Issues 2022
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Guide to the Issues!
October 20, 2022
Guide to the Issues 2022
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s goal for this Guide to the Issues is to provide a compilation of commonsense policies.
October 19, 2022 • Commentary
A Report Card for Governors’ Fiscal Policy
See how Brian Kemp stacks up against his peers when it comes to taxes, spending and budgeting.
October 5, 2022 • Blog
Laws to Control Growth Could Backfire on Georgia County
The population of Bryan County is expected to surge with a new electric vehicle plant, but local fees and ordinances could restrict an adequate housing supply.
August 19, 2022
Georgia’s Teacher Pension’s Negative Investment Returns Reveal a Trend
Georgia's Teacher Retirement System (TRS) is facing massive losses in 2022– a dramatic reversal that comes just a year after an unprecedented boom.
August 3, 2022 • Blog
Recession is an Opportunity to Learn from Our Mistakes
Going backward isn’t going forward. But most important is what comes next, and whether we’ve learned from what’s already taken place.
June 2, 2022 • Blog
Kemp’s Results Won Out
Disagree as they might with one policy or another, people will have a hard time arguing with Governor Kemp’s economic record as a whole.
March 18, 2022 • Daily Signal
Hungering for Relief From Rapid Rise in Food Prices
Congress and the administration should make it a priority to remove harmful government interventions that are driving up food prices.
January 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 21, 2022
We’re hiring! Are you a journalist with a love of investigation and the desire to use your skills to lead meaningful change? We’re hiring an investigative journ
January 14, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 14, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Just because you do not take an interest in politics, does not mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles “The Bill of […]
January 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 07, 2022
Yesterday, friends and family of the great Johnny Isakson gathered to memorialize the late Republican senator. Read Georgia Policy’s fond memories of our friend
December 31, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 31, 2021
In celebration of the Foundation's 30th anniversary in 2021, the Friday Facts included "a trip down Memory Lane," with photographs, news clips and articles thro
