September 3, 2026 • Commentary
5 Questions for This Labor Day in Georgia
Labor Day is the one holiday built entirely around work. Americans decided a long time ago that showing up and doing a job deserves recognition.
Topic: Labour economics
July 17, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 17, 2026
In recent years, it’s fair to say that Congress only acts once an issue has become truly urgent. But recent years have strained even historical levels of inaction. According to […]
June 23, 2026 • Blog
Georgia Crosses 5 Million Jobs: Now Let’s Keep the Momentum Going
This is what opportunity looks like when policymakers create the right environment for the private sector to thrive.
December 11, 2024 • Commentary
Why economic freedom matters
A new report placed Georgia sixth-highest among the 50 states.
August 29, 2024 • Commentary
Make it easier to work
An appropriate way to celebrate Labor Day is working to advance policies that will truly empower labor.
May 30, 2024 • Commentary
Another crack at reforming occupational licensing?
A joint committee will review reported issues with the Secretary of State's Professional Licensing Boards Division.
May 9, 2024 • Commentary
What does the FTC’s ban on non compete clauses mean for healthcare?
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a new final rule banning most non compete agreements across the entire economy.
January 13, 2023 • Commentary
Barriers to work still high in Georgia
Georgia places a higher burden on those seeking low and middle-income occupations than many other states.
February 18, 2022 • Commentary
Guaranteed Basic Income not a Guaranteed Solution to Poverty
A guaranteed income will not single handedly help people navigate the path from poverty to prosperity.
December 10, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 10, 2021
Kyle Wingfield is recuperating from surgery and will be back in the office in the new year.
September 17, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 17, 2021
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation marked 30 years of “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives” with a dinner celebration Thursday night at the Geo
August 19, 2021 • Foundation News
Examining Policy Responses to the Pandemic
Covid infections are back on the rise. Georgia’s seven-day moving average of cases as of last Friday was 17 times higher than in late June, when it hit the lowe
May 7, 2021
Friday Facts: May 07, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The Friday Facts traces its beginnings to the days of the facsimile machine, or fax. As shown in this 2004 edition, it was initially called the […]
March 5, 2021
Friday Facts: March 05, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: As the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, this article from 1992 is a reminder that many of the issues that concerned […]
September 4, 2020 • Commentary
This Labor Day, A Tribute to Work
The roofer’s assistant was forthright in his admission.
May 22, 2020 • Commentary
Federal Fix Can Help States and Encourage Work
The U.S. House passed another massive spending bill on May 15 in response to COVID-19. In the unlikely event the Senate and President Trump approve it, that mea
October 24, 2014
Friday Facts: October 24, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The next time you hear an alarming speech about ‘global warming’ on Earth Day, just remember that the first Earth Day featured alarms about the […]
October 24, 2014
Making Sense of Georgia’s Labor Market
Like the blind men and the elephant, the competing charges on Georgia’s jobless are because of different data. By E. Frank Stephenson Georgians with the misfortune of turning on their […]