January 15, 2026 • Commentary
How States Are Reining in Costly Regulations
States are reexamining regulatory structures that hinder growth and innovation
Topic: Oklahoma
October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 24, 2025
Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.
April 22, 2025 • Blog
Georgia’s economy is strong, but others are getting stronger
For years, Georgia has steadily improved in many ways. But other states are improving even faster.
April 7, 2025 • Commentary
Southern tax reckoning: Georgia risks falling behind
Georgia is used to sitting at the top of the regional heap. But when you occupy that perch, others try to dethrone you.
October 2, 2024 • Commentary
The brave souls that step into chaotic situations to restore order
Hurricane Helene left a wide scar centered on a line running from Valdosta to Augusta.
August 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations
Our state ranked only in the middle of the regulatory pack with the 26th-most restrictions.
July 17, 2024
New residents resulted in new revenue for Georgia
New residents to Georgia brought with them about $715 million more in adjusted gross income than ex-Georgians took.
April 24, 2024 • Blog
Georgians deserve more transparency, consistency and opportunity with open enrollment policies
Students deserve options to find their best educational fit, including within the public school system.
April 11, 2024 • Commentary
Making public school open enrollment in Georgia more accessible
Despite the growing popularity of open enrollment programs nationwide, Georgia is not meeting its full potential in making these programs accessible.
April 11, 2024
Report on Georgia’s Open Enrollment Transfer Environment
While Georgia law allows transfers to and from public schools, there are still numerous legal, financial and bureaucratic limitations.
August 2, 2023 • Commentary
How could CNBC’s “Best places to live and work” list be so wrong?
Top 10 lists come and go, mostly in unmemorable fashion. But a list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
May 24, 2023 • Commentary
Education is going to change
We need to stop thinking in terms of “schools” and instead think in terms of an education.
March 22, 2023 • Commentary
Will Georgia join the growing number of states expanding education options?
Other states such as West Virginia, Arizona, Iowa, Utah and Arkansas have approved universal choice bills. More states are prepped for expansion.
March 1, 2023 • Commentary
More education options good for Georgia students, families
Pending legislation would establish education scholarship accounts for Georgia students.
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 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 17, 2023
It’s Friday! Some bad ideas just won’t go away. MARTA released details last fall on a plan to extend its streetcar 2.5 miles to Atlanta’s Beltline. Previously, the Georgia Public […]
February 17, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 13
A recap of the sixth week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
January 11, 2023 • Commentary
Who will emerge as Georgia’s school choice champion?
Educational freedom has been on quite a roll in recent years. Just not in Georgia.
April 27, 2022 • Blog
Economic Rankings Provide Motivation to States
Florida leads Georgia in the rankings for 2022. So does (gulp) Tennessee. Relax, fellow Bulldogs. I’m not talking about college football, nor do I mean the Gators or the Volunteers. […]
February 3, 2022 • Blog
Tax Cuts Could Mean Windfalls for Georgia
Even without cutting tax revenues, flattening and lowering Georgia’s income-tax rate would be a big winner in terms of economic growth and job creation.
September 3, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 03, 2021
In less than two weeks, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary with a September 16 event at the Georgia Aquarium.
August 31, 2021 • Foundation News
Tradition and Touchdowns
Few things loom as large over the Southern calendar as college football. Weddings are scheduled around it, vacations are planned for it, millions and millions o
July 23, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 23, 2021
Sometimes, the wheels of change turn exceedingly slow. As early as 1992 (right) – one year after the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was founded – and as recen
June 4, 2021
Friday Facts: June 04, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane A legacy of bureaucracy: The obfuscation in data from the Georgia Department of Education is a longstanding problem, as shown in this 1996 letter from the […]
May 21, 2021
Friday Facts: May 21, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Civil Discourse: For years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation sponsored debates among Georgia’s political candidates, and – as this 1994 article on tax reform demonstrates – […]
November 30, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: November 30, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. Many Thanksgiving family gatherings were canceled because of COVID-19. Many relatives avoided gatherings to minimize the […]
March 13, 2020
Friday Facts: March 13, 2020
It’s Friday! Postponed: The Foundation’s event scheduled for Wednesday (March 18) has been postponed out of an abundance of caution. “Brexit: The Good, the Bad and the Messy” will be […]
July 12, 2019
The Broken Record of ‘Record’ Highs
Amid fears of global warming and extreme temperatures, tropical storms, air pollution and so on, data suggest record high temperatures are nothing new. By Harold Brown The dog days of […]
October 26, 2018
Reporter Newspapers Publishes Foundation Op-ed on ‘Marsy’s Law’
A proposed state constitutional amendment that “provides rights for victims of crime in the judicial process” is commonly known as “Marsy’s Law.” The Georgia Public Policy Foundation warned in 2017 […]
October 12, 2018
Friday Facts: October 12, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized […]
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