Topic: United States

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 […]

April 3, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 3, 2026

As Georgia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session under the Gold Dome, they closed the book on months of debate over the issues shaping life across the state. Taxes, […]

March 5, 2026 • Commentary

Who Decides What Georgia Laws Mean?

Proposed legislation would require Georgia courts to interpret laws independently rather than defer to agencies.





November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 14, 2025

This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.


November 7, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 7, 2025

A new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report challenges one of the most common narratives in the housing debate.


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.

October 17, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 17, 2025

Here’s a simple idea: if a Georgia public school has an open seat, any Georgia student should be able to take it.

October 10, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 10, 2025

Georgia has made strong progress in lowering its income tax, but we must go further.

October 3, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 3, 2025

Georgia has made important progress, but more reforms are needed to ensure residents in rural and underserved communities receive the care they deserve. 

September 26, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 26, 2025

What we can say for certain is that tax policy should encourage work, saving, and investment — not punish it.

September 25, 2025 • Commentary

Do the rich pay their “fair share”?

“The rich don’t pay their fair share” is a claim repeated so often that it has become a cliché. 

September 19, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 19, 2025

Since schools closed in March 2020, student absenteeism has surged, and the habit of attending school every day has been slow to return. 


September 12, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 12, 2025

Georgia's ranking in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom Report Card dropped this year. Why?

September 5, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 5, 2025

Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: When government ties up supply, prices soar.

August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 29, 2025

Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. But it’s also a time to ask ourselves: What state is doing the best job of putting workers first?


August 8, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 8, 2025

In its inaugural year, the Georgia Promise Scholarship has lived up to its name—offering real promise to thousands of families across the state.

August 1, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 1, 2025

Georgia is adding people faster than it’s adding places for them to live. 





July 28, 2025 • Blog

Microschools 101: What parents need to know

As more families search for alternatives to traditional education, microschools are emerging as one of the most promising and parent-empowered solutions.
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