Topic: Economic development

July 10, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 10, 2026

Few line items in a household budget feel as immovable—or as frustrating—as the monthly insurance premium. For years, Georgians watched those bills climb, driven in no small part by a […]
June 26, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 26, 2026

In the ongoing debate over why homeownership remains out of reach for so many Georgia families, we have the usual explanations: higher interest rates, institutional investors buying up homes, global […]
May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 22, 2026

The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]
April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 24, 2026

Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too.  This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]
September 26, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 26, 2025

What we can say for certain is that tax policy should encourage work, saving, and investment — not punish it.
September 19, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 19, 2025

Since schools closed in March 2020, student absenteeism has surged, and the habit of attending school every day has been slow to return. 
September 12, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 12, 2025

Georgia's ranking in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom Report Card dropped this year. Why?
August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 29, 2025

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?
August 1, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 1, 2025

Georgia is adding people faster than it’s adding places for them to live. 
July 25, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 25, 2025

On July 17, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced the creation of the Georgia Senate Committee on Eliminating Georgia’s Income Tax
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
June 27, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 27, 2025

Taken together, the six policies below provided meaningful financial breathing room.
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.  
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.
June 28, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 28, 2024

This week, the Georgia Senate’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence convened to discuss the future of AI in Georgia.
June 7, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 7, 2024

In Georgia, the four largest health systems currently account for 51.6% of hospital beds available statewide.
April 26, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 26, 2024

What is the future of impact fees in Georgia after a recent Supreme Court ruling?
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.
March 29, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 29, 2024

This year, we saw positive movement on school choice, Certificate of Need reform and tax reform.
March 1, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 1, 2024

When it comes to state income taxes, Georgia competes in a low-tax region. 
February 2, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 2, 2024

Cobb County residents will soon be voting on an $11 billion bus-based transit plan.
December 27, 2023 • Blog

11 biggest stories of 2023

By Brett Kittredge
As we prepare to welcome in a new year, here is a review of our most read and most shared stories of 2023.
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