Topic: Infrastructure

June 18, 2026 • Commentary

Atlanta’s Infrastructure in the Global Spotlight

By J. Thomas Perdue
Soccer fans from around the world have descended upon America’s gas stations, chain restaurants and even such backwoods haunts as Jordan-Hare Stadium.
June 14, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 12, 2026

Imagine handing your landlord $300,000, living in his house for two years without ever making a rent payment, and then getting the full $300,000 back when you move out.  Did […]
April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 24, 2026

Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too.  This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]
June 20, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 20, 2025

The budget year that begins July 1 will be the third straight with no “bond package,” as that section is typically called.
June 6, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 6, 2025

Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.
May 30, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 30, 2025

This week, we look at the underlying issues and true causes of rising home prices in metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia
May 9, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 9, 2025

Some of the most significant innovations in technology have become common to the point of monotony in only a few decades.
May 5, 2025 • Blog

Yes, we can still build

By Kyle Wingfield
Sometimes it feels like our government can’t do big, important things anymore.
March 28, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 28, 2025

The General Assembly passed major legislation aimed at curbing lawsuit abuse.
August 30, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 30, 2024

Labor Day weekend gives us an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the American worker.
August 14, 2024 • Commentary

We don’t do hard things anymore

By Kyle Wingfield
Those who want homes that are more affordable, electricity that remains reliable, and roads that are less congested should speak up.
December 27, 2023 • Blog

11 biggest stories of 2023

By Brett Kittredge
As we prepare to welcome in a new year, here is a review of our most read and most shared stories of 2023.
November 9, 2023 • Commentary

4 Issues Facing the Buckhead Community in Atlanta

By Athan Clark
While not taking sides in the debate, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a report which offers a fact-based assessment of the key issues. 
August 4, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 4, 2023

A list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
July 28, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 28, 2023

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to launch a pilot program later this year that will test mileage-based user fees.
June 30, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 30, 2023

The lack of emphasis on civics, government and political history is the biggest education problem in our country.
June 23, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 23, 2023

The end of the public health emergency meant that states would resume doing what they had done for the first 50-plus years of Medicaid.
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