February 13, 2025 • Commentary
A roadmap for success in Georgia
Mississippi and Florida have proven that dramatic improvement is possible. Will Georgia follow that path?
Topic: Florida
February 6, 2025 • Commentary
Tort reform and what it means for cost and access in Georgia healthcare
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
January 2, 2025
Regulatory reform around the country
Several states are taking measures to curb overregulation and reduce the size of their regulatory codes.
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.
December 11, 2024 • Commentary
Why economic freedom matters
A new report placed Georgia sixth-highest among the 50 states.
December 4, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia’s tax climate ranked 26th nationally
Each year, the Tax Foundation rates the states based on their tax codes. In the latest edition of its rankings, Georgia came in 26th.
November 13, 2024 • Commentary
How Trump won Georgia after his defeat in 2020
For the second time in as many statewide elections, Georgia voters contributed to a comeback.
November 8, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 8, 2024
With most of the 2024 election coverage focused on the vote for president, we wanted to provide some insight into what happened at the state level.
November 7, 2024 • Commentary
The electoral college still works
Every four years, we Americans reacquaint ourselves with our unique institution, the Electoral College.
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 14, 2024 • Blog
6 ways to expand eduction opportunities in Georgia
Georgia’s education system should be geared toward student achievement and the best education for each student’s diverse needs.
October 11, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 11, 2024
What steps can policymakers take to address this physician shortage?
October 10, 2024 • Commentary
How do we get physicians and providers in underserved areas?
Since it takes years to educate and train a physician, what steps can policymakers take to try and address this physician shortage?
September 27, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 27, 2024
We pray that everyone remains safe from Hurricane Helene.
September 12, 2024 • Commentary
School choice opponents continue to mislead
School choice is sweeping the nation because parents—regardless of ethnicity, political persuasion, or religious convictions—are demanding school choice.
August 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations
Our state ranked only in the middle of the regulatory pack with the 26th-most restrictions.
July 17, 2024
New residents resulted in new revenue for Georgia
New residents to Georgia brought with them about $715 million more in adjusted gross income than ex-Georgians took.
June 14, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 14, 2024
Why Georgia needs to be serious about tort reform.
June 13, 2024 • Commentary
Tort reform and Georgia’s judicial nightmare
In 2023, Georgia had the dubious honor of topping the American Tort Reform Association’s list of the country’s “Judicial Hellholes.”
June 6, 2024 • Commentary
As competition decreases, the cost of healthcare rises
In Georgia, the four largest health systems currently account for 51.6% of hospital beds available statewide.
June 5, 2024 • Blog
Confidence in the justice system needed
Every American ought to want our legal system to be operating at the highest possible level, with strong public confidence. That isn’t the case at this moment.
May 10, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to approve a new final rule banning non compete agreements across the entire economy.
May 3, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 3, 2024
We all know the federal government is a mess. What can we do?
May 2, 2024 • Blog
Hybrid schools look to the future
Convention organizers said a hybrid school is one that meets a child’s individual needs and/or preferences, and they are only growing.
April 25, 2024 • Commentary
Is this Georgia fee still constitutional?
Until recently, impact fees were believed to be immune from attacks under the Takings Clause of the United States Constitution. What has changed?
April 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia should seize the opportunity for deeper tax cuts
Lawmakers continue to cut, albeit in a manner befitting the third word in the state’s motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.
March 28, 2024 • Blog
At the Capitol: That’s a wrap on the 2024 session
The story of this year’s session is ultimately one of tangible, if incremental, progress.
March 21, 2024 • Blog
General Assembly sends Promise Scholarship Act to Governor
A bill expanding school choice options is headed to Gov. Kemp's desk for his signature.
March 20, 2024 • Commentary
Existing service providers are always the loudest voices against change
It’s striking how much our debates over two of Georgia’s most important structural challenges are really the same argument with different jargon.
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