Topic: Public policy

April 28, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 28, 2023

This week, the Foundation welcomed The Babylon Bee’s Seth Dillon to Atlanta for our annual Georgia Freedom Dinner. It was great to see so many friends and I appreciate everyone […]

April 21, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 21, 2023

It’s Friday! Access to quality healthcare close to home is important for all Georgians. And while access to care has always been difficult for rural Georgians, it’s recently become an […]

April 14, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 14, 2023

It’s Friday! We are excited to welcome The Babylon Bee’s Seth Dillon to the Georgia Freedom Dinner in a matter of days. But ticket sales close tonight at 5 pm! […]

April 7, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 7, 2023

It’s Friday! With housing costs putting a strain on home seekers in Georgia and throughout the country, renting is an increasingly feasible option for individuals and families as they try […]

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 17, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 17, 2023

It’s Friday! The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced House Bill 514 this week, legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no […]

March 10, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 10, 2023

It’s Friday! The Georgia legislature has advanced two issues that lawmakers have been debating under the Gold Dome for years. In some cases, decades. Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Sen. […]

March 3, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 3, 2023

It’s Friday! We are in the heart of the legislative session, with only 13 days left on the calendar. And on Monday, we will hit our first major deadline of […]

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 10, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 10, 2023

It’s Friday! As rising housing costs continue to frustrate developers and buyers, it remains important for citizens to understand what goes into those costs – especially if they seem arbitrary or unnecessarily […]

February 8, 2023 • Commentary

Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched

Georgia Pathways means better access to care and lower financial risk for taxpayers than Medicaid expansion.

February 3, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 3, 2023

It’s Friday! There once was a time when comedy was something that could bring people together. It was the job of comedians and satirists to mock and ridicule our largest […]


January 26, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: January 27, 2023

It’s Friday! As Georgia celebrates National School Choice Week, the legislature is already looking to expand the tax credit scholarship program. And other proposals might move forward that give parents […]

January 20, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: January 20, 2023

It’s Friday! Georgia lawmakers brought a tax reform package across the finish line in 2022 that will change the state’s progressive income tax to a 5.49% flat tax beginning in […]

January 13, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: January 13, 2023

It’s Friday! Georgia is the best in the nation when it comes to college football. That is undisputed. But one public policy area where Georgia needs work is occupational regulations. […]

January 6, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: January 6, 2023

It’s Friday! The 2023 edition of the Georgia legislature includes more than its fair share of unknowns. Or as we say in the South, it will be as clear as […]

December 22, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 23, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Santa Claus is comin’ to town this week. Legislators don’t arrive until next month. When they do arrive at the Capitol, there will be lots of […]

December 16, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 16, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta, like most metro areas, has seen its home prices fall since peaking in the summer of 2022. This recent decline obscures the long-term trend: Atlanta’s […]

December 9, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 9, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: A new international report says Georgia is one of the freest places to live in North America. Sounds great but what does that mean? The Fraser Institute annually […]


December 2, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: December 2, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta is No. 1 again, but not for a desirable reason. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that no other large American city has higher income inequality than […]


November 29, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 25, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgians are faced with serious problems that affect their daily lives, their futures and their children’s futures. Some of them are urgent and require attention and […]

November 18, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 18, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgia, like much of the nation, faces a severe housing shortage. Build-to-rent homes may offer a solution, but why are some Georgia communities trying to ban […]

November 14, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 11, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Today is Veterans Day. In this week’s commentary, investigative journalist Chris Butler shares his thoughts on how Americans currently view the holiday. Many veterans feel overlooked, […]

November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 4, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
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