March 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 28, 2025
The General Assembly passed major legislation aimed at curbing lawsuit abuse.
Topic: Georgia
March 27, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia legislature passes omnibus lawsuit reform bill
Georgia’s legislative session reached a high point of intrigue last week, and the highest priority on Gov. Brian Kemp’s agenda has made it to his desk.
March 22, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 32-34
Tax cuts and and the first tort reform measure are headed to the Governor.
March 21, 2025 • Press Release
Foundation praises passage of SB 68
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and Georgia Policy Impact congratulate the members of the General Assembly for passing Senate Bill 68.
March 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 21, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed legal reforms target a growing but little-known issue: third-party litigation funding.
March 20, 2025 • Blog
The ‘well has run dry’: Property owners say Georgia trial lawyers have taken almost everything
People in corporate real estate have said that Georgia’s lack of tort reform has made doing business in the state a nightmare.
March 15, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 29-31
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday and were back at work for the final push after Crossover Day.
March 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 14, 2025
Crossover Day marked the beginning of the end of this year’s legislative session.
March 13, 2025 • Commentary
The home stretch: The legislative session after Crossover Day
Beyond being the point when bills must pass out of their respective chambers to remain alive, last Thursday further clarified this legislature’s priorities.
March 13, 2025 • Blog
Georgia’s ‘Jackpot Justice Juries’ prompt calls for tort reform
When criminals commit violent acts on the private properties of business owners, Georgia’s premises liability laws make those property owners civilly liable.
March 12, 2025 • Blog
Markets shift but bureaucracy only grows
A once-thriving suburban mall struggles with unpaid bills, symbolizing the shift in markets—while bureaucracy keeps growing, untouched by consumer choice.
March 8, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol: Crossover Day
Lawmakers hit Crossover Day on Thursday, providing us with a good idea of the legislature’s priorities for the remainder of the session.
March 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 7, 2025
The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship.
March 6, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia Promise Scholarship applications open
The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship on March 1.
March 6, 2025 • Blog
Georgia landlords say they provide security, but still face legal peril
Landlords in Georgia can be held liable if someone commits a crime on their property, even if they provide adequate security.
March 1, 2025 • Blog
At the Capitol, Legislative Days 22-25
The Senate advanced Red Tape Reform this week.
February 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 28, 2025
We might be entering an age of reconsidering how we produce and retain physicians in Georgia.
February 27, 2025 • Commentary
How do we get more Georgia grown physicians?
According to the Georgia Board for Healthcare Workforce, less than a third of Georgia’s 2024 medical school graduates chose to do their residency in Georgia.
February 22, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 18-21
Tort reform advanced out of the Senate and heads to the House.
February 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 21, 2025
Regulatory reform discussions came to Georgia this week.
February 20, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s legislative push for regulatory reform
The regulatory state took center stage at the General Assembly as both chambers held hearings on how to reduce the growing regulatory burden on Georgians.
February 18, 2025 • Blog
TORT REFORM: The Georgia law that business owners hate the most
Georgia law can hold a business owner civilly liable for a criminal act that happens on his property, one that the business owner had nothing to do with.
February 15, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 14-17
Lawmakers advanced tort reform and tax relief measures this week.
February 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 14, 2025
We can improve education outcomes. Florida and Mississippi have proven that.
February 12, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia school districts prepare to block property tax relief while holding billions in reserves
Cumulatively, Georgia’s 180 city and county school districts have more than doubled their reserves to a staggering $6.5 billion.
February 8, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 10-13
Lawmakers wrapped up the 13th day of the legislative session on Thursday, meaning they are about one-third of the way through the 2025 session.
February 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 7, 2025
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
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.
February 6, 2025 • Blog
Clarke County voters beg school board to not opt out of floating homestead exemption
More than 60% of voters in Clarke County said yes last fall to Georgia’s new floating homestead exemption, but the school board plans to opt out.
February 5, 2025 • Blog
The worst time for Georgia to expand Medicaid
Georgia’s policymakers would be wiser to put their energies into making our market for healthcare work even better.
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