Topic: Public policy
October 1, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 2, 2026
Nine chapters covering housing, taxes, healthcare, Medicaid, K-12 education, technology and innovation, regulatory reform, tort reform and workforce freedom.
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.
September 25, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 25, 2026
Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 18, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 18, 2026
Much of the policy discussion around data center construction has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 17, 2026 • Commentary
You’ve Already Used a Data Center Today
Much of the policy discussion around the construction of data centers has shifted from attracting them to managing their growth.
September 11, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 11, 2026
What do you say about a moment as remarked upon as 9/11? The 25th anniversary of that terrible day brings an obligation of remembrance.
September 4, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 4, 2026
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.
August 28, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 28, 2026
In case you've wondered why Georgia's flags are at half-staff, they're in honor of Dolly Parton.
August 21, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 21, 2026
When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog
August 20, 2026 • Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs
Arkansas’s Costly Medicaid Lesson Provides Warning for Other States
When the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obamacare,” passed, it offered a much higher federal-state match if states expanded Medicaid welfare prog
August 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 14, 2026
Data centers have become one of Georgia’s most contested land-use questions, and much of the fight has centered on water. The American Enterprise Institute’s Daniel Lyons argues that focus is […]
August 7, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 7, 2026
Most people are probably aware that where they receive their healthcare affects the price. For example, treatment in an emergency room costs more than in a primary care physician’s office, […]
July 31, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 31, 2026
July 31 marks 114 years since the birth of Milton Friedman, the University of Chicago economist whose ideas reshaped monetary policy, helped end the military draft and earned him the […]
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 […]
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 […]
July 10, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 10, 2026
Few line items in a household budget feel as immovable—or as frustrating—as the monthly insurance premium. For years, Georgians watched those bills climb, driven in no small part by a […]
June 26, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 26, 2026
In the ongoing debate over why homeownership remains out of reach for so many Georgia families, we have the usual explanations: higher interest rates, institutional investors buying up homes, global […]
June 19, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 19, 2026
It’s just good manners to clean up when company’s coming. The 23rd FIFA World Cup is an interesting backdrop for the United States’ 250th birthday. Soccer fans from around the […]
June 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 12, 2026
Imagine handing your landlord $300,000, living in his house for two years without ever making a rent payment, and then getting the full $300,000 back when you move out. Did […]
June 5, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 5, 2026
School choice is one of the great policy success stories of the past decade. Across the country, lawmakers are launching new programs, states are lifting enrollment caps, and families are […]
May 29, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 29, 2026
For more than a century, races for the Supreme Court of Georgia barely registered with voters. Incumbents rarely faced challengers, and they almost never lost—you have to go back to […]
May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 22, 2026
The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]
May 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 15, 2026
While the early hours of April 3 marked the official adjournment of the 2026 legislative session, its true coda took place this week. On the governor’s final day to sign […]
May 13, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 8, 2026
Every year, thousands of Georgia parents fill out lottery applications for schools their children may never get to attend. Not because they can’t afford it, but because thousands of other […]
May 1, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 1, 2026
It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and—no coincidence—more productive […]
April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 24, 2026
Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too. This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]
April 23, 2026 • Commentary
Georgia Looks to Early Literacy Reform to Improve Reading Outcomes
New legislation builds on lessons from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee, but success will depend on careful implementation.
April 17, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 17, 2026
With most Americans recently submitting their income tax filings, it’s an opportune time to review where exactly those tax dollars go in the federal budget these days. Spoiler: It’s mostly […]
April 10, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 10, 2026
Ronald Reagan reportedly once observed to his chief of staff James Baker, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.” But […]
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