March 29, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 35-37
After wrapping up three more legislative days this week, we’re down to just three left next week before Sine Die next Friday.
Topic: John Albers
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.
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 1, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol: Legislative Days 6-9
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol this week after inclement weather throughout the state postponed budget hearings that were supposed to be held last week.
March 2, 2024 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 26
Crossover Day has finally arrived as we found out which proposed bills moved on to the other chamber.
March 1, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 1, 2024
When it comes to state income taxes, Georgia competes in a low-tax region.
April 20, 2023 • Blog
Georgia to eliminate barriers to work in state government
Georgia lawmakers recognize that some jobs that require a four-year degree… might not actually require a four-year degree.
March 31, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 31, 2023
It’s Friday! It takes 120 votes to pass a bill through the General Assembly: 29 or more in the Senate, and 91 or more in the House. In the waning […]
March 30, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Sine Die
A recap of the final week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
March 17, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of March 13
A recap of the tenth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
March 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 17, 2023
It’s Friday! The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced House Bill 514 this week, legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no […]
February 24, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 24, 2023
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
At the Capitol: Week of February 20
A recap of the seventh week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 3, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 3, 2023
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
At the Capitol: Week of January 30
A recap of the fourth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
February 26, 2016
Friday Facts: February 26, 2016
It’s Friday! Honors: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation was honored with a Senate Resolution Tuesday to mark 25 years of serving Georgia with ideas for limited-government, free-market solutions and promoting […]
February 12, 2016
Friday Facts: February 12, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the state’s population was under 6.5 million; today, it’s more […]
February 11, 2016
Senior Fellow Baruch Feigenbaum Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on MARTA
For one MARTA heavy-rail expansion we could provide 20 high quality bus rapid transit expansions. The Georgia Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. John Albers, held […]