July 18, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 18, 2025
In this year’s legislative session, Georgia had an opportunity to address its ever-growing regulatory code and reduce regulatory burdens placed on its citizens
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June 27, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 27, 2025
Taken together, the six policies below provided meaningful financial breathing room.
November 22, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 22, 2024
Tech services expand access to higher education and should not be regulated out of business by the federal government.
October 18, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 18, 2024
Lawmakers have put a measure in front of voters that was designed to lower property taxes. We look into it.
July 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 26, 2024
Georgia students will soon be returning to school.
December 22, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 22, 2023
2023 will be remembered as the costliest Christmas ever.
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?
April 19, 2023 • Commentary
Is it a correction or a reckoning?
March revenues declined by almost $83 million, or about 3%, compared to March 2022.
October 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 21, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” –Arthur Schopenhauer “When the whole world is […]
June 17, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 17, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Since there is no such entity as ‘the public,’ since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that ‘the public interest’ supersedes […]
February 4, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 04, 2022
As housing prices continue to skyrocket, our latest study identifies the cost of regulatory compliance as a large factor.
November 19, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 19, 2021
Welfare reform and championing the dignity of work have been longtime, linked goals at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since its founding in 1991, as this
July 9, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 09, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Experienced guide: Since 1996, the nonpartisan Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a legislative agenda – a guide to the state’s policy challenges, with solutions aimed […]
June 4, 2021
Friday Facts: June 04, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane A legacy of bureaucracy: The obfuscation in data from the Georgia Department of Education is a longstanding problem, as shown in this 1996 letter from the […]
November 20, 2020
Friday Facts: November 20, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, […]
September 4, 2020
Friday Facts: September 4, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “U.S. debt has reached its highest level compared to the size of the economy since World War II and is projected to exceed it next […]
July 2, 2020
Friday Facts: July 3, 2020
It’s Friday! Friday Facts is coming to you a day early to beat the holiday rush! Have you registered yet for the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? The Forum, hosted […]
June 19, 2020 • Commentary
GEFA: A Growing Obstacle to Private Efficiency
The Georgia General Assembly reconvened June 15 to resume the 2020 session halted in March by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The decline in tax revenues as a r
November 22, 2019 • Commentary
Georgians Have Many Reasons to Give Thanks
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosted the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on November 15, an event it has held since 2010. In a year of landmark policy successes, the […]
August 24, 2018
Friday Facts: August 24, 2018
It’s Friday! September 7: The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is a daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on Friday, September 7, featuring an exciting lineup of experts […]
June 30, 2017
Friday Facts: June 30, 2017
It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]
March 18, 2016
Tax Reform A Needed Boost for Georgia’s Economy
By Kelly McCutchen The Georgia Senate deserves a hearty congratulations for approving a pro-growth tax reform Wednesday (March 16) that would reduce Georgia’s marginal personal income tax rate for the […]
March 17, 2016
Pro-Growth Tax Reform in Georgia: Claims vs. Reality
The Georgia Senate voted Wednesday to approve a pro-growth tax reform that would reduce Georgia’s marginal personal income tax rate, the first change since the rate was implemented in 1937. […]
March 7, 2016
Atlanta Business Chronicle Quotes McCutchen on Ga. Tax Reform Bill
Foundation president Kelly McCutchen was quoted in an article in the March 4-10, 2016 edition of the Atlanta Business Chronicle by Dave Williams, “Income tax cut moving through General Assembly.” […]
February 23, 2016
Checking Up On Health: February 23, 2016
Telemedicine, Healthcare.gov and the danger of “we’ve always done it this way.” Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I shared a recollection on Facebook recently that […]
January 26, 2016
Checking Up On Health: January 26, 2016
Uber for health care, celebrity deaths, palliative care and health care numbers. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita Dodd Happy New Year! The Legislature’s back in session; the […]
January 21, 2016
The 2016 State of the State Address
Gov. Nathan Deal delivered the annual State of the State address and introduced his 2017 budget recommendations last week. Here are some of the recommendations and comments: More support for high-demand skills training: […]
January 15, 2016
Friday Facts January 15, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, Gov. Zell Miller led the Legislature to approve a lottery for […]
August 14, 2015
Georgia Gas Tax Hike: Much Ado About Nothing
Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change has not led to a price increase at the pump. By Clay G. Collins and E. Frank Stephenson One of the most […]
June 19, 2015
Friday Facts: June 19, 2015
It’s Friday! New board member: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is pleased to announce Ray Padrón, Managing Partner, President and COO of Brightworth, has joined the Board of Trustees. Quotes […]
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