Topic: Georgia

May 1, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 1, 2026

It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and—no coincidence—more productive […]
February 19, 2025 • Blog

Staying the course is the wise thing to do

By Kyle Wingfield
The state’s recent course of budgeting modestly and gradually trimming tax rates to avoid overcharging taxpayers has been working.
January 17, 2025 • Blog

At The Capitol: Legislative Days 1-5 

The 40-day Georgia legislative session gaveled in on Monday, January 13 and legislators quickly handled ceremonial and preliminary duties.
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 18, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 18, 2024

Lawmakers have put a measure in front of voters that was designed to lower property taxes. We look into it.
July 19, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 19, 2024

Besides the festivities and formalities that happen at conventions, delegates at national conventions also get a chance to adopt a party platform.
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.
March 30, 2023 • Blog

At the Capitol: Sine Die

A recap of the final week of the 2023 legislative session in 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 […]
April 22, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 22, 2022

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If […]
April 1, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 1, 2022

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note“April 1st: This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four.” -Mark Twain “Today is April […]
March 4, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 04, 2022

This week, legislators introduced a bill to lower and flatten the state’s personal income tax rate.
January 20, 2022 • Blog

What to Do With Revenue?

By What to Do With Revenue?
You’ve heard the saying “follow the money.” What happens when the money follows you?
June 18, 2021

Friday Facts: June 18, 2021

It’s Friday!  Memory Lane The more things change … As Georgia prepares for reapportionment again after the 2020 Census, this 1992 Georgia Public Policy Foundation commentary reveals what was on […]
May 22, 2020

Friday Facts: May 22, 2020

It’s Friday! This is Week 10 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
March 27, 2020

Friday Facts: March 27, 2020

It’s Friday! This is the second Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. View the […]
February 7, 2020 • Commentary

Pulling Back the Curtain on Georgia’s Budget Woes

By Pulling Back the Curtain on Georgia’s Budget Woes
Georgians are puzzled by an apparent dilemma: Why, in the middle of a booming economy and record-low unemployment, is the state government facing budget cuts?
April 30, 2013

Checking Up On Health: April 30, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Hospital care spending: Georgia is second only to Utah in a ranking of the states with the lowest hospital care […]

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