Topic: Capital Beat

September 14, 2023 • Blog

Georgia civil servants were dishonest, vindictive and hid facts from the public

By Chris Butler

A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.

June 9, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 9, 2023

Atlanta's taxis are struggling. So what did they do? Asked the City Council to raise the rates they charge customers.

December 16, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 16, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta, like most metro areas, has seen its home prices fall since peaking in the summer of 2022. This recent decline obscures the long-term trend: Atlanta’s […]

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 24, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 24, 2022

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.” –Albert Einstein “The reason so many people misunderstand so many issues is not that these issues […]

May 20, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 20, 2022

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?… Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. […]

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.

December 31, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 31, 2021

By 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

August 20, 2021 • Friday Facts