September 27, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 27, 2024
We pray that everyone remains safe from Hurricane Helene.
Topic: U.S. state
September 18, 2024 • Blog
People vote with their feet
Among in state movers, Georgians are moving away from the state’s most populous counties.
August 29, 2024 • Commentary
Make it easier to work
An appropriate way to celebrate Labor Day is working to advance policies that will truly empower labor.
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.
August 16, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 16, 2024
If the individual provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire at the end of next year, tax filing will get more complicated for millions of Americans.
August 9, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 9, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s high interest rate policy may backfire.
August 2, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 2, 2024
How should we view tech and what should the response from government look like?
August 1, 2024 • Commentary
What do we mean when we talk about tech?
While not quite at the level of Silicon Valley, Atlanta can be frequently found near the top of lists ranking cities for categories like tech innovation.
July 11, 2024 • Commentary
Examining Georgia’s health insurance marketplace
When Gov. Brian Kemp was sworn into office on January 14, 2019, the health insurance landscape in Georgia was dire.
July 10, 2024 • Press Release
Foundation launches Spanish-language website
The new Spanish-language website highlights and provides information on Georgia Promise Scholarships.
June 28, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 28, 2024
This week, the Georgia Senate’s Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence convened to discuss the future of AI in Georgia.
May 10, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to approve a new final rule banning non compete agreements across the entire economy.
May 3, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 3, 2024
We all know the federal government is a mess. What can we do?
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.
March 21, 2024 • Commentary
The Georgia model for putting workers’ rights ahead of union demands
The Peach State’s pending reform should spread nationwide.
March 6, 2024 • Commentary
Lawmakers avoid making long-term obligations with temporary surpluses
In total, Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended budget for the current year that spends almost $5.5 billion more than the original plan.
February 15, 2024 • Blog
Fulton County Commissioner looks for love in all the wrong places (and three other examples of government waste, fraud and abuse)
Your monthly recap of waste, fraud and abuse in Georgia.
January 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 26, 2024
This week we celebrate National School Choice Week in Georgia.
January 25, 2024 • Blog
School boards, law enforcement and Georgia Public Broadcasting all lost money
The latest stories of waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
January 24, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia continues to show D.C. how government should be run
The divergent realities of our state and federal governments were again on full display this past week.
January 5, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 5, 2024
What issues will lawmakers want to tackle in an election year?
December 20, 2023 • Commentary
The costliest Christmas ever
From food to travel to presents, 2023 is going down as the costliest Christmas ever.
December 14, 2023 • Commentary
Clarity in the need to repeal Certificate of Need laws
The Senate directive is short and sweet: “the Study Committee recommends that Georgia’s CON laws should be repealed in their entirety.”
December 7, 2023 • Blog
Missing MARTA money and crooked officers of the law headline this month’s waste, fraud and abuse
A review of the latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
December 6, 2023 • Commentary
Time to redraw our economic future
States across the nation have been moving aggressively to position themselves as business-friendly through lower tax rates. Georgia needs to join them.
December 5, 2023 • Blog
‘Once in a lifetime’ opportunity
Georgia has a rare opportunity for significant tax reforms that will benefit all Georgians.
November 22, 2023 • Blog
Thankful to be a Georgian
Georgia’s history represents all that is tragic and triumphant in America’s story, with ample opportunity to learn from both.
October 26, 2023 • Blog
11 spooky policy ideas to avoid
Here are 11 spooky policy ideas we should all run from like a man in a mask is chasing us.
October 25, 2023 • Commentary
Washington runs historically abnormal deficits
2023 was the third straight fiscal year that Washington has run historically abnormal deficits while Georgia ran historically abnormal surpluses.
October 5, 2023 • Blog
The mayor of Atlanta and even Madea got busted wasting taxpayer money
A monthly compilation of alleged or documented stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
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