March 10, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! The Georgia legislature has advanced two issues that lawmakers have been debating under the Gold Dome for years. In some cases, decades. Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Sen. […]
March 10, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the ninth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
March 9, 2023 • Blog
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill limiting zoning moratoriums imposed by local governments.
March 8, 2023 • Blog
Both the House and Senate have advanced measures to reform occupational regulations in Georgia.
March 6, 2023 • Commentary
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The focus should be on what children need
Despite what Senate Bill 233 opponents claim, the money for an education scholarship account program is not taken away from public schools.
March 3, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! We are in the heart of the legislative session, with only 13 days left on the calendar. And on Monday, we will hit our first major deadline of […]
March 2, 2023 • Blog
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
March 1, 2023 • Blog
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School choice programs would provide fiscal savings for public school districts
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has updated our estimates of the fiscal savings for public school districts associated with school choice programs.
March 1, 2023 • Commentary
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More education options good for Georgia students, families
Pending legislation would establish education scholarship accounts for Georgia students.
February 24, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Craft brewing is a cultural phenomenon that has progressed from a niche hobby to a ubiquitous growing industry for many Americans over the course of only a few […]
February 24, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the seventh week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 21, 2023 • Blog
Why does a house in Cherokee County cost roughly $5,500 more to build than a house down the road in Cobb County?
February 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Some bad ideas just won’t go away. MARTA released details last fall on a plan to extend its streetcar 2.5 miles to Atlanta’s Beltline. Previously, the Georgia Public […]
February 17, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the sixth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 15, 2023 • Blog
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Time to reform Certificate of Need laws
The debate over Georgia’s “certificate of need” laws has raged since the 1980s. Could this be the year lawmakers finally resolve it?
February 10, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! As rising housing costs continue to frustrate developers and buyers, it remains important for citizens to understand what goes into those costs – especially if they seem arbitrary or unnecessarily […]
February 10, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the fifth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 9, 2023 • Blog
A bill has been introduced to exempt niche beauty services, including blow dry styling, eyebrow threading and makeup artistry from licensing requirements.
February 8, 2023 • Blog
As rising housing costs continue to confound developers and buyers, it remains important for citizens to understand the makeup of those costs.
February 8, 2023 • Commentary
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Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched
Georgia Pathways means better access to care and lower financial risk for taxpayers than Medicaid expansion.
February 6, 2023
While impact fees are a tool to help defray the costs of infrastructure needed to support new development, they are also an additional housing cost.
February 3, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! There once was a time when comedy was something that could bring people together. It was the job of comedians and satirists to mock and ridicule our largest […]
February 2, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the fourth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 2, 2023 • Blog
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
January 27, 2023 • Blog
A recap of the third week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
January 26, 2023 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! As Georgia celebrates National School Choice Week, the legislature is already looking to expand the tax credit scholarship program. And other proposals might move forward that give parents […]
January 26, 2023 • Blog
Georgia Cyber Academy, serving about 9,000 students, is one of the many educational options available in the state.
January 26, 2023 • Commentary
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Jason Bedrick
Matt Ladner, PhD
Education choice policies expand educational opportunity for rural families while spurring rural district schools to improve their performance.
January 25, 2023 • Commentary
Why are some likely to lose Medicaid coverage?
January 24, 2023 • Blog
Feds insist government-funded broadband will transform Georgia’s rural and poor communities.
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