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January 15, 2025 • Blog

A new legislative session begins as Kemp enters final biennium

By Kyle Wingfield

Kemp is Georgia’s first governor to be finishing a second consecutive term while clearly eyeing future elected office.

January 8, 2025 • Commentary

Legislature has a number of education issues to tackle in 2025

By Kyle Wingfield

From open enrollment changes to funding formula rewrite, there are a number of education issues lawmakers can address in 2025.

January 2, 2025 • Commentary

A quarter century of change

By Kyle Wingfield

With 2024’s close, a quarter of the years beginning with “20” are now complete.

December 25, 2024 • Blog

Spreading Christmas cheer

By Kyle Wingfield

Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.

December 18, 2024 • Commentary

Anything besides providing more opportunities to more students misses the point

By Kyle Wingfield

There are many good reasons to provide educational options to all children, not just some.

December 11, 2024 • Commentary

Why economic freedom matters

By Kyle Wingfield

A new report placed Georgia sixth-highest among the 50 states.

December 4, 2024 • Commentary

Georgia’s tax climate ranked 26th nationally

By Kyle Wingfield

Each year, the Tax Foundation rates the states based on their tax codes. In the latest edition of its rankings, Georgia came in 26th.

November 26, 2024 • Commentary

Georgia Promise Scholarship is coming soon

By Kyle Wingfield

For families needing a new option in their children's education, help is coming soon.

November 20, 2024 • Commentary

Institutions worth preserving have to be defended

By Kyle Wingfield

The Founders didn’t invent the filibuster, but they did want to make it difficult to change federal law.

November 13, 2024 • Commentary

How Trump won Georgia after his defeat in 2020

By Kyle Wingfield

For the second time in as many statewide elections, Georgia voters contributed to a comeback.

November 7, 2024 • Commentary

The electoral college still works

By Kyle Wingfield

Every four years, we Americans reacquaint ourselves with our unique institution, the Electoral College.

November 6, 2024 • Blog

The election is over. Let’s focus on policy.

By Kyle Wingfield

Now, in Washington and in Georgia, we need to turn our attention to policy, something that wasn’t always present in the campaign.

October 30, 2024 • Commentary

Georgia has the opportunity for big-ticket tax reform

By Kyle Wingfield

State leaders have spent tax dollars cautiously, and they’ve accumulated quite the nest egg on behalf of the taxpayers.

October 17, 2024 • Commentary

The implications of Amendment 1

By Kyle Wingfield

What would be the implications of adopting Amendment 1, a measure adopted by the legislature to provide property tax relief?

October 16, 2024 • Commentary

Lowering the stakes of presidential elections

By Kyle Wingfield

For decades Americans have heightened the stakes of presidential elections by giving Washington more power.

October 3, 2024 • Commentary

Why a guide to the issues?

By Kyle Wingfield

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released its 2024 “Guide to the Issues.”

October 2, 2024 • Commentary

The brave souls that step into chaotic situations to restore order

By Kyle Wingfield

Hurricane Helene left a wide scar centered on a line running from Valdosta to Augusta.

October 1, 2024 • Blog

Help support Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Georgia

By Kyle Wingfield

Georgians are among the most charitable people in the country and have a history of supporting one another in times of trouble.

September 18, 2024 • Blog

People vote with their feet

By Kyle Wingfield

Among in state movers, Georgians are moving away from the state’s most populous counties.

September 11, 2024 • Commentary

How well do colleges in Georgia protect free speech?

By Kyle Wingfield

Free speech and college are supposed to go together. But we know that isn't usually the case.

September 4, 2024 • Blog

Reporting for jury duty

By Kyle Wingfield

After the initial sense of dread at having to rearrange my calendar wore off, it was a refreshing experience.

August 28, 2024 • Commentary

How is road building evolving in Georgia?

By Kyle Wingfield

The Ga. 400 express lanes will utilize a public-private partnership that minimizes taxpayer investments.

August 22, 2024 • Commentary

Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations

By Kyle Wingfield

Our state ranked only in the middle of the regulatory pack with the 26th-most restrictions.

August 22, 2024 • Blog

Foundation wins Bob Williams Award for second year in a row

By Kyle Wingfield

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation received the State Policy Network’s Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement.

August 14, 2024 • Commentary

We don’t do hard things anymore

By Kyle Wingfield

Those who want homes that are more affordable, electricity that remains reliable, and roads that are less congested should speak up.

August 7, 2024 • Commentary

We need to disagree better

By Kyle Wingfield

The conversations you never anticipated can be some of the most challenging. They also can be the most rewarding.

July 31, 2024 • Commentary

Unplugging should be more than a luxury

By Kyle Wingfield

At the time former President Donald Trump was shot, I was in the base camp at Philmont Scout Ranch.

July 17, 2024

New residents resulted in new revenue for Georgia

By Kyle Wingfield

New residents to Georgia brought with them about $715 million more in adjusted gross income than ex-Georgians took.

July 10, 2024 • Commentary

Congress should increase oversight on runaway bureaucrats

By Kyle Wingfield

Estimates put the cost of regulations on American businesses at $2 to $3 trillion.

July 9, 2024 • Blog

Foundation nominated for national award

By Kyle Wingfield

For the second year in a row, the Foundation has been nominated for a Bob Williams Award for outstanding policy achievement.