Topic: Occupational licensing

July 24, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 24, 2026

Restrictive licensing practices and regulatory barriers frequently prevent qualified and trained workers from participating in the workforce. This is true in Georgia as elsewhere, but a few bills passed in […]
August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 29, 2025

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?
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.
October 3, 2024 • Commentary

Why a guide to the issues?

By Kyle Wingfield
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released its 2024 “Guide to the Issues.”
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 29, 2024 • Commentary

Make it easier to work

By Brett Kittredge
An appropriate way to celebrate Labor Day is working to advance policies that will truly empower labor.
June 7, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 7, 2024

In Georgia, the four largest health systems currently account for 51.6% of hospital beds available statewide.
October 13, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 13, 2023

Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosted the 2023 Georgia Housing Summit on Thursday.
June 9, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 9, 2023

Atlanta's taxis are struggling. So what did they do? Asked the City Council to raise the rates they charge customers.
May 26, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 26, 2023

This weekend, we take a moment to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defending our nation.
May 18, 2023 • Commentary

Is Georgia serious about licensing reform?

By J. Thomas Perdue
A new commission will review Georgia’s occupational licensing practices and implement a framework to accommodate the state’s changing economy.
April 5, 2023 • Commentary

Looking back at the 2023 session

By Looking back at the 2023 session
For a one-word description of Georgia’s 2023 legislative session, which ended just after midnight this past Wednesday, one could hardly improve on “almost.”
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 24, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 24, 2023

It’s Friday! Any hope of reforming the state’s regulatory system for approving new healthcare facilities in 2023 appears to be effectively dead with only two legislative days remaining in the […]
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