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 […]
Topic: Fiscal policy
April 30, 2026 • Commentary
Don’t Bring D.C. Math to Georgia
Georgia’s tax debates deserve better than Washington-style claims that smaller increases amount to cuts.
October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 24, 2025
Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.
October 10, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 10, 2025
Georgia has made strong progress in lowering its income tax, but we must go further.
October 9, 2025 • Commentary
Iowa’s Taxpayer Relief Fund can help Georgia taxpayers
Iowa's sharp decrease in their tax rate was the direct result of conservative budgeting and the creation of the Taxpayer Relief Fund.
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 24, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s push to zero: Can the state eliminate its income tax?
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced the creation of a committee that will study the elimination of 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
July 11, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 11, 2025
Much has been written about America’s largest city edging closer to electing a socialist mayor. And the effects are likely to make their way down to Georgia.
June 27, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 27, 2025
Taken together, the six policies below provided meaningful financial breathing room.
June 26, 2025 • Commentary
6 ways state policy affected your wallet in 2025
Georgia’s 2025 fiscal year will be remembered less for a single marquee bill than for a constellation of measured, taxpayer-focused changes.
June 20, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 20, 2025
The budget year that begins July 1 will be the third straight with no “bond package,” as that section is typically called.
June 17, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s conservative budgeting pays off, literally
To see how budgeting is done without these gimmicks, look no further than the Gold Dome.
June 5, 2025 • Commentary
Weighing the costs and benefits of data centers in Georgia
Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.
April 3, 2025 • Commentary
What the 2025 legislative session means for Georgia taxpayers
No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy is always on the table under the Gold Dome.
February 19, 2025 • Blog
Staying the course is the wise thing to do
The state’s recent course of budgeting modestly and gradually trimming tax rates to avoid overcharging taxpayers has been working.
February 12, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia school districts prepare to block property tax relief while holding billions in reserves
Cumulatively, Georgia’s 180 city and county school districts have more than doubled their reserves to a staggering $6.5 billion.
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 30, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia has the opportunity for big-ticket tax reform
State leaders have spent tax dollars cautiously, and they’ve accumulated quite the nest egg on behalf of the taxpayers.
October 23, 2024 • Blog
Georgia’s record surplus presents an opportunity for taxpayer relief
Georgia's record surplus creates an opportunity to return money to the taxpayers who made this possible.
June 26, 2024 • Commentary
Trump and Biden should address our national debt
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate in Atlanta this week.
March 13, 2024 • Commentary
The conditions are right for serious tax reform
Our neighboring states are busy cutting their tax rates. If we don't, we would risk falling behind.
March 6, 2024 • Commentary
Lawmakers avoid making long-term obligations with temporary surpluses
In total, Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended budget for the current year that spends almost $5.5 billion more than the original plan.
February 29, 2024 • Commentary
Next steps in Georgia tax reform
The significant tax reforms Georgia enacted in 2022 were a good start, but new reforms will make the state even more economically competitive.
February 23, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 23, 2024
Georgia Public Policy Foundation has compiled the data the Department of Education did not release and have made it available for you.
February 21, 2024
Next Steps for Georgia Tax Reform
When Georgia enacted the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2022, it began the hard work of fixing an outdated, uncompetitive tax code.
January 24, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia continues to show D.C. how government should be run
The divergent realities of our state and federal governments were again on full display this past week.
January 11, 2024 • Commentary
Kemp calls for school choice in State of the State
Gov. Brian Kemp displayed an urgency in his call for school choice this session,
December 6, 2023 • Commentary
Time to redraw our economic future
States across the nation have been moving aggressively to position themselves as business-friendly through lower tax rates. Georgia needs to join them.
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?
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