August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 21, 2026
When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog
Topic: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
April 17, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 17, 2026
With most Americans recently submitting their income tax filings, it’s an opportune time to review where exactly those tax dollars go in the federal budget these days. Spoiler: It’s mostly […]
April 11, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 11, 2025
What happened—and what didn’t—under the Gold Dome over the past three months.
May 31, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 31, 2024
New effort to look into occupational licensing in Georgia underway.
May 24, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 24, 2024
This weekend, we pause to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending our great nation.
April 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 26, 2024
What is the future of impact fees in Georgia after a recent Supreme Court ruling?
April 19, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 19, 2024
The federal student loan program is a mess.
March 6, 2024 • Blog
Gwinnett County offers latest transportation tax plan
When Gwinnett County voters head to the polls on November 5 they will be asked to approve a new one-cent sales tax to expand transit service in the county.
February 23, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 23, 2024
Georgia Public Policy Foundation has compiled the data the Department of Education did not release and have made it available for you.
January 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 26, 2024
This week we celebrate National School Choice Week in Georgia.
December 15, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 15, 2023
When it comes to analyzing the available data on student outcomes for college and career academies, we found two main obstacles. What are they?
December 8, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 8, 2023
Georgia policymakers may be asked to consider a potential expansion of the state Medicaid program using Arkansas as the model.
December 1, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 1, 2023
When deciding what people value when deciding where to live, work and raise a family, people and businesses tend to favor states with low taxes.
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.
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 […]
September 29, 2022 • Blog
Atlanta, It’s Time For Renovations.
Few things in nature flourish with a rotten core.
March 11, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 11, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note“When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.” -Jean-Paul Sartre “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.” -Jonathan Swift “It is easier […]
February 25, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 25, 2022
In his weekly column, Kyle Wingfield debunks some popular claims by school choice opponents about private school.
May 18, 2020
Recent Foundation Publications
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2020 publications are listed below by date of publication. Click on a link to read. Sign up here to be added to the Foundation’s media […]
January 31, 2020 • Commentary
Georgia’s Distance is No Protection from Coronavirus Fallout
Reports Thursday of the first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus in the United States are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of this
December 20, 2019 • Commentary
Regional Transit Plan A Veritable Smorgasbord for ATLanta
The new Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) has approved a 20-year, $27.4 billion plan for 13 metro Atlanta counties as they work to coordinate transit across the region. The regional transportation […]
September 27, 2019
Friday Facts: September 27, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: Education, […]
March 29, 2019
Friday Facts: March 29, 2019
It’s Friday! Events April 10: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics,” a Foundation Happy Hour Policy Discussion in Athens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in […]
March 15, 2019
Friday Facts: March 15, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick […]
June 22, 2018
Friday Facts: June 22, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “These days, the individual market is like a game of musical chairs, where no plan wants to be the last one standing – with the […]
June 21, 2018
Governor Announces BRT Funding for SR 400
Bus Rapid Transit is a flexible step in the right direction. $100 million in General Obligation bonds for BRT infrastructure will be contribute to the SR 400 Express Lanes project. […]
February 23, 2018
Move Transit Policy in the Right Direction
By Benita M. Dodd When the CEO of the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority resigned last year, he left MARTA in a good place. The agency was in the black. […]
December 22, 2017
Friday Facts: December 22, 2017
December 22, 2017 It’s Friday! FRIDAY FACTS is made possible by the generosity of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s donors. If you enjoy the FRIDAY FACTS, please consider making a […]
March 17, 2017
Friday Facts: March 17, 2017
It’s Friday! Events March 23: The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the Foundation’s March Leadership Breakfast, “Capitol Insight,” with keynote speaker Lynn Westmoreland, who retired recently after six […]
July 3, 2015
Friday Facts: July 3, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I have a motto that if something isn’t blatantly impossible, there must be a way of doing it.” – Nicholas Winton, who died this week […]
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