August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 21, 2026
When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog
Topic: Chris Denson
August 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 14, 2026
Data centers have become one of Georgia’s most contested land-use questions, and much of the fight has centered on water. The American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Lyons argues that focus is […]
May 29, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 29, 2026
For more than a century, races for the Supreme Court of Georgia barely registered with voters. Incumbents rarely faced challengers, and they almost never lost—you have to go back to […]
May 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 15, 2026
While the early hours of April 3 marked the official adjournment of the 2026 legislative session, its true coda took place this week. On the governor’s final day to sign […]
March 27, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 27, 2026
As Georgia’s legislative session enters its final week, education policy is once again taking center stage under the Gold Dome. Lawmakers are racing to move key proposals across the finish […]
July 30, 2025 • Press Release
New report reveals decades-long decline in Georgia homebuilding
A new in-depth report reveals that Georgia’s housing production has not kept pace with its explosive population growth.
May 30, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 30, 2025
This week, we look at the underlying issues and true causes of rising home prices in metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia
March 1, 2025 • Blog
At the Capitol, Legislative Days 22-25
The Senate advanced Red Tape Reform this week.
February 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 28, 2025
We might be entering an age of reconsidering how we produce and retain physicians in Georgia.
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.
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?
April 5, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 5, 2024
The prospects for meaningful property tax reform seemed promising at the beginning of the session.
October 20, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 20, 2023
To explore solutions to housing affordability, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosted the first Georgia Housing Summit.
September 14, 2023 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases report on minimum lot and home sizes in Georgia
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation released a new report on minimum lot and home sizes in Georgia at the local level.
August 4, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 4, 2023
A list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
June 14, 2023 • Blog
Senate holds first Certificate of Need study committee meeting
This week, the Georgia Senate held its first meeting for the study committee on Certificate of Need reform.
April 19, 2023 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases new report on CON regulations
CON regulations lead to less healthcare access for Georgians and worse outcomes for underserved populations.
February 24, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 24, 2023
It’s Friday! Craft brewing is a cultural phenomenon that has progressed from a niche hobby to a ubiquitous growing industry for many Americans over the course of only a few […]
February 24, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 20
A recap of the seventh week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
January 26, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 27, 2023
It’s Friday! As Georgia celebrates National School Choice Week, the legislature is already looking to expand the tax credit scholarship program. And other proposals might move forward that give parents […]
January 20, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 20, 2023
It’s Friday! Georgia lawmakers brought a tax reform package across the finish line in 2022 that will change the state’s progressive income tax to a 5.49% flat tax beginning in […]
January 13, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 13, 2023
It’s Friday! Georgia is the best in the nation when it comes to college football. That is undisputed. But one public policy area where Georgia needs work is occupational regulations. […]
January 6, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 6, 2023
It’s Friday! The 2023 edition of the Georgia legislature includes more than its fair share of unknowns. Or as we say in the South, it will be as clear as […]
December 9, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 9, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: A new international report says Georgia is one of the freest places to live in North America. Sounds great but what does that mean? The Fraser Institute annually […]
November 30, 2022 • MedPage Today
Georgia Set to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
MedPage Today quoted Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson on Georgia's Medicaid waiver.
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 4, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
October 25, 2022 • 11Alive
Expanding Medicaid: The debate, the cost, the impact on Georgians
11Alive interviewed Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson during their recent series on potential Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
August 5, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 5, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” -Bill Russell 1934-2022 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a […]
August 1, 2022 • Blog
Georgia Access Model Still Lacks Necessary Federal Support
Georgia has presented a strong argument why the Biden administration lacks the basis to deny the ACA waiver and are proceeding accordingly.
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