April 30, 2026 • Commentary
Don’t Bring D.C. Math to Georgia
Georgia’s tax debates deserve better than Washington-style claims that smaller increases amount to cuts.
April 16, 2026 • Commentary
In Recognition of Tax Day: Why Congress Avoids the Hardest Math in Washington
Washington’s biggest fiscal problem isn’t hard to see—it’s that the fastest-growing costs are also the hardest for Congress to confront.
March 12, 2026 • Commentary
Here’s Where Key Georgia Bills Stand After Crossover Day
Last Friday marked Crossover Day in the Georgia legislative session, the point by which bills must clear their chamber of origin to remain viable.
October 9, 2025 • Commentary
Iowa’s Taxpayer Relief Fund can help Georgia taxpayers
Iowa's sharp decrease in their tax rate was the direct result of conservative budgeting and the creation of the Taxpayer Relief Fund.
September 25, 2025 • Commentary
Do the rich pay their “fair share”?
“The rich don’t pay their fair share” is a claim repeated so often that it has become a cliché.
August 21, 2025 • Commentary
How do Georgia’s taxes stack up against the rest of the nation?
Americans are voting with their feet, leaving high-tax states behind. Where does Georgia stand?
July 24, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s push to zero: Can the state eliminate its income tax?
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced the creation of a committee that will study the elimination of Georgia's income tax.
June 26, 2025 • Commentary
6 ways state policy affected your wallet in 2025
Georgia’s 2025 fiscal year will be remembered less for a single marquee bill than for a constellation of measured, taxpayer-focused changes.
June 17, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s conservative budgeting pays off, literally
To see how budgeting is done without these gimmicks, look no further than the Gold Dome.
May 14, 2025 • Blog
‘Obscene Increase’: Savannah schools’ spending priorities seem lopsided
The Savannah-Chatham County School System is Georgia’s 10th largest, and over time its yearly budgets have increased… and so have the number of administrators.
April 22, 2025 • Blog
Georgia’s economy is strong, but others are getting stronger
For years, Georgia has steadily improved in many ways. But other states are improving even faster.
April 7, 2025 • Commentary
Southern tax reckoning: Georgia risks falling behind
Georgia is used to sitting at the top of the regional heap. But when you occupy that perch, others try to dethrone you.
April 3, 2025 • Commentary
What the 2025 legislative session means for Georgia taxpayers
No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy is always on the table under the Gold Dome.
February 19, 2025 • Blog
Staying the course is the wise thing to do
The state’s recent course of budgeting modestly and gradually trimming tax rates to avoid overcharging taxpayers has been working.
February 12, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia school districts prepare to block property tax relief while holding billions in reserves
Cumulatively, Georgia’s 180 city and county school districts have more than doubled their reserves to a staggering $6.5 billion.
February 6, 2025 • Blog
Clarke County voters beg school board to not opt out of floating homestead exemption
More than 60% of voters in Clarke County said yes last fall to Georgia’s new floating homestead exemption, but the school board plans to opt out.
January 15, 2025 • Blog
Georgia schools spent billions in COVID-19 relief dollars, but on what, exactly?
Finding the information about who got what and at what cost is one thing, but trying to understand what it actually was is another thing.
January 9, 2025 • Commentary
Preparing for the 2025 Georgia legislative session
The new year brings a new legislative session and a new crop of issues to be debated in the General Assembly over the next three months.
December 19, 2024 • Blog
11 biggest stories of 2024
This year, Georgia Public Policy Foundation once again had our biggest year to date in terms of content produced and consumed.
December 4, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia’s tax climate ranked 26th nationally
Each year, the Tax Foundation rates the states based on their tax codes. In the latest edition of its rankings, Georgia came in 26th.
October 30, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia has the opportunity for big-ticket tax reform
State leaders have spent tax dollars cautiously, and they’ve accumulated quite the nest egg on behalf of the taxpayers.
October 23, 2024 • Blog
Georgia’s record surplus presents an opportunity for taxpayer relief
Georgia's record surplus creates an opportunity to return money to the taxpayers who made this possible.
October 17, 2024 • Blog
What is Amendment 1?
Georgians will vote on a ballot initiative designed to bring property tax relief. We look at the referendum and its implications.
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
The implications of Amendment 1
What would be the implications of adopting Amendment 1, a measure adopted by the legislature to provide property tax relief?
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
Would Amendment 1 bring property tax relief?
Voters this year will see a statewide ballot referendum on property taxes. Will it bring relief?
October 3, 2024 • Commentary
Why a guide to the issues?
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released its 2024 “Guide to the Issues.”
August 15, 2024 • Commentary
How did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act simplify the tax code?
If the individual provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire at the end of next year, tax filing will get more complicated for millions of Americans.
June 26, 2024 • Commentary
Trump and Biden should address our national debt
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate in Atlanta this week.
April 25, 2024 • Commentary
Is this Georgia fee still constitutional?
Until recently, impact fees were believed to be immune from attacks under the Takings Clause of the United States Constitution. What has changed?
April 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia should seize the opportunity for deeper tax cuts
Lawmakers continue to cut, albeit in a manner befitting the third word in the state’s motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.
