March 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 28, 2025
The General Assembly passed major legislation aimed at curbing lawsuit abuse.
Topic: Atlanta
March 27, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia legislature passes omnibus lawsuit reform bill
Georgia’s legislative session reached a high point of intrigue last week, and the highest priority on Gov. Brian Kemp’s agenda has made it to his desk.
March 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 21, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed legal reforms target a growing but little-known issue: third-party litigation funding.
March 20, 2025 • Blog
The ‘well has run dry’: Property owners say Georgia trial lawyers have taken almost everything
People in corporate real estate have said that Georgia’s lack of tort reform has made doing business in the state a nightmare.
March 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 14, 2025
Crossover Day marked the beginning of the end of this year’s legislative session.
March 13, 2025 • Blog
Georgia’s ‘Jackpot Justice Juries’ prompt calls for tort reform
When criminals commit violent acts on the private properties of business owners, Georgia’s premises liability laws make those property owners civilly liable.
March 12, 2025 • Blog
Markets shift but bureaucracy only grows
A once-thriving suburban mall struggles with unpaid bills, symbolizing the shift in markets—while bureaucracy keeps growing, untouched by consumer choice.
March 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 7, 2025
The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship.
March 6, 2025 • Blog
Georgia landlords say they provide security, but still face legal peril
Landlords in Georgia can be held liable if someone commits a crime on their property, even if they provide adequate security.
February 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 21, 2025
Regulatory reform discussions came to Georgia this week.
February 18, 2025 • Blog
TORT REFORM: The Georgia law that business owners hate the most
Georgia law can hold a business owner civilly liable for a criminal act that happens on his property, one that the business owner had nothing to do with.
February 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 7, 2025
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
January 29, 2025 • Blog
‘Not allowed to know who is funding the lawsuit’
How a new legal scheme threatens Georgia's economy and even national security.
January 3, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 3, 2025
Several states are taking measures to curb overregulation and reduce the size of their regulatory codes.
January 2, 2025 • Commentary
A quarter century of change
With 2024’s close, a quarter of the years beginning with “20” are now complete.
December 25, 2024 • Blog
Spreading Christmas cheer
Christmas is a season brimming with tradition. And oh, what fun it is to make a new tradition every now and then.
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 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 6, 2024
Georgia’s regulatory code has grown steadily since the Secretary of State’s office began tracking rules and regulations in 1965.
December 4, 2024 • Blog
TORT REFORM: Gwinnett County slapped hard by Georgia Court of Appeals
Nuclear verdicts raise the costs to do business, which get passed down to customers, and ultimately force Georgians to pay what is known as a hidden tax.
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.
November 15, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 15, 2024
The nation paused on Monday to honor those who have served our nation.
November 8, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 8, 2024
With most of the 2024 election coverage focused on the vote for president, we wanted to provide some insight into what happened at the state level.
November 7, 2024 • Commentary
Republicans maintain legislative majorities. What else happened on Election Day?
While none of the statewide constitutional officers were on the ballot this year, every member of the legislature faced the voters.
November 1, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 1, 2024
Did you know you can redirect your state tax liability to fund a scholarship for a student to attend a private school?
October 29, 2024 • Blog
Here’s how frivolous lawsuits against truckers hurt everybody, including you
Not all lawsuits are frivolous, but those that are raise costs for all truckers, and by extension, every consumer in Georgia.
October 25, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 25, 2024
We can protect children without imposing sweeping regulations that breach parental autonomy and our fundamental personal freedoms.
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.
October 11, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 11, 2024
What steps can policymakers take to address this physician shortage?
October 4, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 4, 2024
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released our 2024 Guide to the Issues.
October 3, 2024 • Commentary
Why a guide to the issues?
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released its 2024 “Guide to the Issues.”
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