November 30, 2022
The Impact of Fees on Georgia’s Housing Supply
Georgia needs to build hundreds of thousands of new homes to fill the housing shortfall, and impact fees are making them more expensive by thousands of dollars.
Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation
November 29, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 25, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgians are faced with serious problems that affect their daily lives, their futures and their children’s futures. Some of them are urgent and require attention and […]
November 18, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 18, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgia, like much of the nation, faces a severe housing shortage. Build-to-rent homes may offer a solution, but why are some Georgia communities trying to ban […]
November 14, 2022 • Commentary
Pandemic Learning Loss: What’s the Plan?
Public school students experienced a large degree of learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. How will we combat learning loss here in Georgia?
November 14, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 11, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Today is Veterans Day. In this week’s commentary, investigative journalist Chris Butler shares his thoughts on how Americans currently view the holiday. Many veterans feel overlooked, […]
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 4, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
October 28, 2022 • Commentary
Foundation Study Examines Georgia’s Development Impact Fees
Our latest study is a comprehensive examination of development impact fees and revenues throughout the state.
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.
October 25, 2022 • 11Alive
Expanding Medicaid: The debate, the cost, the impact on Georgians
11Alive interviewed Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson during their recent series on potential Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
October 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 21, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” –Arthur Schopenhauer “When the whole world is […]
October 20, 2022 • Commentary
Facts-Based Principles and Practical Recommendations: Guide to the Issues 2022
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Guide to the Issues!
October 20, 2022
Guide to the Issues
From education to healthcare to taxes, Guide To The Issues provides commonsense solutions to Georgia's biggest issues.
October 12, 2022 • Commentary
Addressing Georgia’s Healthcare Shortage
Several Georgia counties and communities do not have adequate access to healthcare services. Full practice authority for practitioners would address this trend.
September 16, 2022 • Commentary
A Solution for Georgia’s Rural Healthcare Shortage
Full practice authority for nurse practitioners and physician assistants improves healthcare access, outcomes and cost.
September 6, 2022 • Commentary
Learn How Much Your Georgia Degrees Pay
On Georgia Degrees Pay, students and their parents can find information about each major offered at each public university in Georgia.
August 22, 2022 • The Center Square
Federal Court Decision Clears Way for Medicaid Waiver for Georgia
The Center Square quoted President and CEO Kyle Wingfield from our recent press release on Georgia’s Medicaid waiver.
August 19, 2022 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Applauds Decision to Protect Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver
"This waiver was a well-considered effort to offer a path to health coverage for low-income Georgians," said President and CEO Kyle Wingfield.
August 19, 2022 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Judge’s Decision Backing Georgia Medicaid Waiver Draws Reaction
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted President and CEO Kyle Wingfield from our recent press release on Georgia's Medicaid waiver.
August 10, 2022 • Blog
Government Action Can Jump-Start Housing Construction
At a time when our trust in government to solve problems is perhaps lower than ever, this is one problem government can solve.
August 5, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 5, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” -Bill Russell 1934-2022 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a […]
August 1, 2022 • Blog
Georgia Access Model Still Lacks Necessary Federal Support
Georgia has presented a strong argument why the Biden administration lacks the basis to deny the ACA waiver and are proceeding accordingly.
July 29, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 29, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they’re doing… and it seems […]
July 28, 2022 • Blog
County Code Cements Tension Between Regulators, Homebuilders
Oconee County's regulations on slab construction lead to higher home prices for potential buyers, say experts.
July 26, 2022 • Blog
Arizona Leads the Charge on School Choice Policy
As Georgia lawmakers continue to debate the merits and details of school choice, we are in danger of getting left behind.
July 22, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 22, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.” –Winston Churchill “Identifying […]
July 22, 2022 • Commentary
BRT is the Right Move for MARTA
Bus Rapid Transit is the practical, value based, and equitable solution to public transportation in the Campbellton Corridor.
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 24, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 24, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.” –Albert Einstein “The reason so many people misunderstand so many issues is not that these issues […]
June 17, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 17, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Since there is no such entity as ‘the public,’ since the public is merely a number of individuals, the idea that ‘the public interest’ supersedes […]
June 8, 2022 • Blog
Supply Problems and Rising Home Prices
Rising home prices are a multi-faceted issue requiring multiple solutions. First, government officials should quit making homes pricier than than need be.
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