October 16, 2026 • Blog
Georgia Amendment 1: Raising the Conservation Use Acreage Cap
Amendment 1 raises the limit on how much land a single owner can qualify as "bona fide conservation use property" from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres.
Topic: Property tax
October 15, 2026 • Commentary
The Three Constitutional Amendments on Georgia’s 2026 Ballot
A constitution is the supreme governing law of a state, and Georgians are often asked to vote on constitutional amendments every two years in November.
October 1, 2026 • Commentary
Guide to the Issues 2026: Thirty years after the first edition
The Guide serves as a briefing book for Georgia’s next leaders, and it is just as useful for voters.
April 30, 2026 • Commentary
Don’t Bring D.C. Math to Georgia
Georgia’s tax debates deserve better than Washington-style claims that smaller increases amount to cuts.
April 8, 2026 • Commentary
Political Ambition Meets Legislative Gravity: Georgia’s 2026 Session
Ambitious reforms gave way to incremental changes as major proposals stalled or were scaled back
April 6, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Sine Die
The 2026 Georgia legislative session has now come to an end.
January 30, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 3
The pace under the Gold Dome shifted as lawmakers turned their attention to the traditional “budget week.”
January 30, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 30, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
January 16, 2026 • Legislative Update
At The Capitol: Week 1
The 2026 Georgia General Assembly kicked off this week, with lawmakers returning to the Capitol for this year’s 40-day session.
January 16, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 16, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
January 9, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 9, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
January 2, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 2, 2026
How Can We Cap Property Taxes in Georgia?
January 1, 2026 • Commentary
How Can We Cap Property Taxes in Georgia?
Rising property taxes in Georgia continue to dominate kitchen table conversations around the state.
August 21, 2025 • Commentary
How do Georgia’s taxes stack up against the rest of the nation?
Americans are voting with their feet, leaving high-tax states behind. Where does Georgia stand?
August 14, 2025
Four Decades of QBE: Georgia’s Education Funding Formula and Its Challenges
For nearly four decades, funding for Georgia public education has been provided by a program known as Quality Basic Education, and commonly referred to as QBE.
April 4, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 4, 2025
No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy remains a hardy perennial.
April 3, 2025 • Commentary
What the 2025 legislative session means for Georgia taxpayers
No matter which issues dominate the headlines during a legislative session, tax policy is always on the table under the Gold Dome.
February 22, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol, Legislative Days 18-21
Tort reform advanced out of the Senate and heads to the House.
February 6, 2025 • Blog
Clarke County voters beg school board to not opt out of floating homestead exemption
More than 60% of voters in Clarke County said yes last fall to Georgia’s new floating homestead exemption, but the school board plans to opt out.
December 19, 2024 • Blog
11 biggest stories of 2024
This year, Georgia Public Policy Foundation once again had our biggest year to date in terms of content produced and consumed.
October 18, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 18, 2024
Lawmakers have put a measure in front of voters that was designed to lower property taxes. We look into it.
October 17, 2024 • Blog
What is Amendment 1?
Georgians will vote on a ballot initiative designed to bring property tax relief. We look at the referendum and its implications.
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
The implications of Amendment 1
What would be the implications of adopting Amendment 1, a measure adopted by the legislature to provide property tax relief?
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
Would Amendment 1 bring property tax relief?
Voters this year will see a statewide ballot referendum on property taxes. Will it bring relief?
April 12, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 12, 2024
Georgia is not meeting its full potential in making open enrollment programs accessible to students.
April 5, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 5, 2024
The prospects for meaningful property tax reform seemed promising at the beginning of the session.
April 4, 2024 • Commentary
What happened with property tax reform this year?
This truly seemed like one of those legislative sessions when everything was aligned for meaningful property tax reform.
February 16, 2024 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 12
The Georgia legislature passed the halfway point of the 2024 session this week as lawmakers continue their work before Crossover Day.
February 9, 2024 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of February 5
Lawmakers are busy as they near the halfway point of the 2024 legislative session.
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