June 27, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 27, 2025
Taken together, the six policies below provided meaningful financial breathing room.
Topic: Fiscal year
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.
September 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 6, 2024
States should take charge of their own policies, fostering innovation and better results.
August 16, 2023 • Blog
Janitors, email scams and interest-free loans took Georgia taxpayers to the cleaners
The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
March 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 17, 2023
It’s Friday! The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced House Bill 514 this week, legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no […]
October 27, 2022
Assessment of Georgia Development Impact Fees
A comprehensive list of development impact fees in Georgia with examinations of single-family and multifamily rates.
March 25, 2022 • Tax Foundation
Georgia Income Tax Reform Would Improve Standing Among Neighbors, Country
Georgia faces stiff competition from its neighbors when it comes to the individual income tax.
March 26, 2021
Friday Facts: March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
February 14, 2020
Friday Facts: February 14, 2020
It’s Friday! Events Mark your calendars: March 18: “Brexit: The Good, the Bad and the Messy,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon focusing on the United Kingdom at the end of […]
December 20, 2019 • Friday Facts
December 20, 2019
It’s Friday! News and events January 28, 2020: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 29 years of policy over politics with an Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner in the […]
July 26, 2019
From an Unlikely Source, Market-based Transit Policies
Public transportation is a highly debated topic in Georgia. Central to this debate is the allocation of federal funding through grants and tax revenues. By Jared Cooper Public transportation is […]
March 8, 2019
Friday Facts: March 8, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain “Our goal is not simply to send children to school. Our goal […]
January 11, 2019
Friday Facts: January 11, 2019
It’s Friday! Events January 22: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22. The event is in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy […]
September 22, 2017
Friday Facts: September 22, 2017
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration ends Monday! Register today for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum; the Foundation’s daylong event on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly […]
August 13, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Education
Principles: Curriculum standards should be rigorous, clear and measurable. All students should be held to high standards and high expectations. Teacher recruitment, education, training and compensation should be focused on […]
December 18, 2015
Friday Facts: December 18, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “To the Founders, free speech was indispensable. How could the people choose among candidates or public policies if debate were not free? As Benjamin Franklin […]
December 17, 2015
Student Achievement and Spending
Where does Georgia really rank in student achievement and what does that tell us about spending? It’s difficult to compare state student achievement data because demographics vary greatly. In Georgia, for […]
June 8, 2015
Latest Education Finance Rankings from the Census Bureau
Georgia’s total K-12 funding in Fiscal Year 2013 was $10,370 per pupil, according to the latest Public Education Finances report from the U.S. Census Bureau released this month. Spending per pupil, […]
March 16, 2015
Fiscal Analysis: How Does Georgia Compare to Other States
Everyone loves rankings. While it’s very helpful to understand where you rank compared to your peers, it’s also important to make sure the comparisons are valid. Everyone loves rankings. While […]
November 21, 2014
Friday Facts: November 21, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Without liberty, law loses its nature and its name, and becomes oppression. Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.” […]
October 31, 2014
Friday Facts: October 31, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Elections should be held on April 16 – the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might […]
May 24, 2013
Friday Facts: May 24, 2013
May 24, 2013 It’s Friday! Have you shared the Friday Facts with your friends and colleagues yet? Invite them to sign up on our home page for their own copy! […]
March 22, 2013
Friday Facts: March 22, 2013
March 22, 2013 It’s Friday! Events Last chance to register: Hundreds of supporters have reserved their seats at the Foundation’s Annual Dinner on Wednesday, March 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m. […]
January 17, 2013
Governor Deal Pushes Medicaid Fix; Proposes $19.8B Budget
Governor Nathan Deal has proposed a $19.864 billion state dollars budget for the new fiscal year that starts in July, a slight tick up from this year’s $19.341 billion budget. […]
October 26, 2012
Friday Facts: October 26, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” – Napoleon Bonaparte “Just tell them that their wildest dreams will come true if they […]
October 25, 2012
Have U.S. Schools Become Just Another Jobs Program?
U.S. public school systems including Georgia are growing their teacher and all other personnel staffs at a much greater rate than their growth in students served. There also is no […]
June 12, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd June 12, 2012 Medicaid spending growth outpaces education spending: State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care […]
October 13, 2011
Patients’ Compensation System
By Richard L. Jackson Executive Summary The current medical liability tort system is exceptionally expensive, complicated and only awards 20 percent of all legitimate malpractice claims – leaving many patients […]
July 29, 2011
Friday Facts: July 29th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The effect of the people’s agreeing that there must be central planning, without agreeing on the ends, will be rather as if a group of people […]