April 10, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 10, 2026
Ronald Reagan reportedly once observed to his chief of staff James Baker, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.” But […]
Topic: Gwinnett County
April 3, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 3, 2026
As Georgia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session under the Gold Dome, they closed the book on months of debate over the issues shaping life across the state. Taxes, […]
April 2, 2026 • Commentary
Georgia won’t lower cost of housing until state tackles the ‘regulatory tax’
Permitting and design standards are among the factors making it more expensive for builders to construct new homes.
March 26, 2026 • Commentary
Major Education Bills Advance in Georgia Legislature as Session Nears End
School Choice, Literacy and Classroom Policy Shape Georgia’s Education Agenda
March 19, 2026 • Commentary
The Fight Against Red Tape Continues in Georgia
Regulatory reform is still very much alive at the Capitol.
March 12, 2026 • Commentary
Here’s Where Key Georgia Bills Stand After Crossover Day
Last Friday marked Crossover Day in the Georgia legislative session, the point by which bills must clear their chamber of origin to remain viable.
November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 14, 2025
This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.
August 21, 2025 • Commentary
How do Georgia’s taxes stack up against the rest of the nation?
Americans are voting with their feet, leaving high-tax states behind. Where does Georgia stand?
July 31, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia’s housing supply isn’t meeting demand
Georgia is adding people faster than it’s adding places for them to live. What has that meant?
July 30, 2025 • Press Release
New report reveals decades-long decline in Georgia homebuilding
A new in-depth report reveals that Georgia’s housing production has not kept pace with its explosive population growth.
July 29, 2025
Short Supply: How Many More Homes Does Georgia Need?
Georgia is growing fast—adding more than a million new residents each decade. But housing construction hasn’t kept pace.
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.
February 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 21, 2025
Regulatory reform discussions came to Georgia this week.
January 29, 2025 • Blog
‘Not allowed to know who is funding the lawsuit’
How a new legal scheme threatens Georgia's economy and even national security.
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.
January 15, 2025 • Blog
Georgia schools spent billions in COVID-19 relief dollars, but on what, exactly?
Finding the information about who got what and at what cost is one thing, but trying to understand what it actually was is another thing.
January 9, 2025 • Commentary
Preparing for the 2025 Georgia legislative session
The new year brings a new legislative session and a new crop of issues to be debated in the General Assembly over the next three months.
December 20, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 20, 2024
From everyone at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas.
December 13, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 13, 2024
The announcement of plans for a Department of Government Efficiency, or simply DOGE, by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is nothing short of audacious.
December 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 6, 2024
Georgia’s regulatory code has grown steadily since the Secretary of State’s office began tracking rules and regulations in 1965.
December 4, 2024 • Blog
TORT REFORM: Gwinnett County slapped hard by Georgia Court of Appeals
Nuclear verdicts raise the costs to do business, which get passed down to customers, and ultimately force Georgians to pay what is known as a hidden tax.
November 8, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 8, 2024
With most of the 2024 election coverage focused on the vote for president, we wanted to provide some insight into what happened at the state level.
November 7, 2024 • Commentary
Republicans maintain legislative majorities. What else happened on Election Day?
While none of the statewide constitutional officers were on the ballot this year, every member of the legislature faced the voters.
October 25, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 25, 2024
We can protect children without imposing sweeping regulations that breach parental autonomy and our fundamental personal freedoms.
September 18, 2024 • Blog
People vote with their feet
Among in state movers, Georgians are moving away from the state’s most populous counties.
September 13, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 13, 2024
School choice opponents continue to mislead.
August 16, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 16, 2024
If the individual provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire at the end of next year, tax filing will get more complicated for millions of Americans.
June 13, 2024 • Commentary
Tort reform and Georgia’s judicial nightmare
In 2023, Georgia had the dubious honor of topping the American Tort Reform Association’s list of the country’s “Judicial Hellholes.”
May 31, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 31, 2024
New effort to look into occupational licensing in Georgia underway.
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