June 27, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 27, 2025
Taken together, the six policies below provided meaningful financial breathing room.
Topic: Georgia Department of Labor
May 16, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 16, 2025
2026 is looking like maximum political chaos in Georgia.
April 4, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 4, 2025
No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy remains a hardy perennial.
November 30, 2023
Report on Georgia’s College and Career Academies
Executive Summary College and career academies offer unique development opportunities to Georgia’s high school students and stand to benefit local economies through the fulfillment of workforce needs. The program is […]
September 15, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 15, 2023
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a new study of the lot and home size minimums enforced throughout the state.
September 14, 2023 • Blog
Georgia civil servants were dishonest, vindictive and hid facts from the public
A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
January 3, 2023 • Blog
Brazen acts of government waste, fraud, and abuse reported throughout Georgia
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
July 8, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 8, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” –Peter Marshall […]
June 13, 2022 • Commentary
The Misconceptions of Medicaid Expansion
On June 3 the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would significantly restructure healthcare delivery. What could it mean for Georgia?
May 7, 2021
Friday Facts: May 07, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The Friday Facts traces its beginnings to the days of the facsimile machine, or fax. As shown in this 2004 edition, it was initially called the […]
October 8, 2020 • Blog
Voters’ Guide to the 2020 Georgia Ballot Initiatives
Examining Georgia’s two statewide proposed constitutional amendments. Reason Foundation has analyzed proposed amendments on state ballots around the nation, including two on the Georgia ballot. The analysis, published below, is […]
September 18, 2020
Friday Facts: September 18, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good intentions toward a laudable end are not enough to uphold governmental action against a constitutional challenge.” – William S. Stickman IV, U.S. District Judge […]
August 14, 2020
Friday Facts: August 14, 2020
It’s Friday! The 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum has passed the halfway mark. Find information and registration for upcoming sessions: August 18: “Affordable Housing or Housing Affordability?” August 25: “Healthcare: […]
July 24, 2020
Friday Facts: July 24, 2020
It’s Friday! Did you miss the first two Zoom events of the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? View the opening keynote, “An Education Conversation” with Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of […]
May 8, 2020
Friday Facts: May 8, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the eighth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
May 1, 2020
Friday Facts: May 1, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the seventh Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. (View previous editions here.) View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
April 24, 2020
Friday Facts: April 24, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the sixth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. (View previous editions here.) View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
April 3, 2020
Friday Facts: April 3, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the third Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. (View the […]
July 20, 2018
Friday Facts: July 20, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover “Well done is better than well said.” – […]
January 13, 2017
2017 Legislature Can Act on Tax, Health and Education Reform
Improve income, opportunity and well-being. By Benita M. Dodd Opportunity is knocking as the door opens on Georgia’s 2017-18 legislative session. In a state with a Republican governor since 2002 […]
January 10, 2017
AJC Publishes Foundation Op-Ed on 2017-18 Ga. Session
Ahead of the legislative session, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, in its Sunday edition of January 8, 2017. […]
December 17, 2013
Should Georgia “Ban the Box” to “Enhance the Chance”?
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform will vote Wednesday morning on prisoner reentry recommendations that could be included in its final report to Governor Nathan Deal. Could or should […]
December 6, 2011
Major Change Possible for Georgia Unemployment Benefits
Georgia appears prepared to make significant changes to its unemployment benefits program, changes that could have an impact on Georgians without jobs. Options under review at the State Capitol include […]
September 22, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Welfare
Welfare Agenda Reduce unnecessary new entries to welfare rolls and strengthen work requirements Minimize returns to welfare Focus on aiding hardship cases Encourage public-private partnerships Remove barriers to entrepreneurship Eliminate […]