May 16, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 16, 2025
2026 is looking like maximum political chaos in Georgia.
Topic: United States House of Representatives
March 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 21, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed legal reforms target a growing but little-known issue: third-party litigation funding.
January 17, 2025 • Blog
At The Capitol: Legislative Days 1-5
The 40-day Georgia legislative session gaveled in on Monday, January 13 and legislators quickly handled ceremonial and preliminary duties.
January 17, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 24, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his penultimate State of the State address with the usual list of goals and priorities that he’ll pursue over the next few months.
November 7, 2024 • Commentary
The electoral college still works
Every four years, we Americans reacquaint ourselves with our unique institution, the Electoral College.
October 25, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 25, 2024
We can protect children without imposing sweeping regulations that breach parental autonomy and our fundamental personal freedoms.
March 20, 2024 • Press Release
Foundation praises passage of worker freedom legislation
Georgia will now requires companies that receive taxpayer incentives to hold secret ballot elections for union representation.
February 29, 2024 • Blog
Georgia Public Policy Foundation participates in Hispanic Day at the State Capitol
The day highlighted the contributions and achievements of the Hispanic community in Georgia.
June 30, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 30, 2023
The lack of emphasis on civics, government and political history is the biggest education problem in our country.
March 15, 2023 • Commentary
New tax reform on the horizon?
There has been much talk about getting to a zero income tax to match neighboring Florida and Tennessee, or just lowering the rate to remain competitive.
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 […]
January 5, 2023 • Commentary
2023 session brings plenty of unknowns
There are a number of positive steps the legislature can take when it comes to tax, education, and healthcare policy.
February 3, 2022 • Blog
Tax Cuts Could Mean Windfalls for Georgia
Even without cutting tax revenues, flattening and lowering Georgia’s income-tax rate would be a big winner in terms of economic growth and job creation.
December 17, 2021 • Commentary
In Building Back Better, Treat Safety Nets with Care
After months of negotiation, the bill is predicted to cost $2.2 trillion.
December 10, 2021 • Fordham Institute
States Left Holding the Baby in Feds’ Early Learning Plan
While Building Back Better, President Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress are poised to continue the federal government’s spending spree.
November 26, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 26, 2021
At the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 30th anniversary dinner in September, our photographer captured the attending presidents who have led the organization
November 26, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 26, 2021
All the president’s men: At the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 30th anniversary dinner in September, our photographer captured the attending presidents who
June 18, 2021 • Commentary
The Joy in Juneteenth
In the 1860s, news traveled slowly. There was no Twitter, no 24-hour cable news, no talk radio. For many enslaved people on the Western Frontier, news of their emancipation arrived […]
May 28, 2021
Friday Facts: May 28, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Outsource resource: As far back as 1996, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation maintained that for the city of Atlanta to prosper, “it must privatize, consolidate city […]
April 30, 2021
Friday Facts: April 30, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Certificate-of-Need regulations, which govern competition in the healthcare industry, have long been discarded by the federal government. Since its founding in 1991, the Georgia Public Policy […]
March 26, 2021
Friday Facts: March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
March 17, 2021 • Blog
To Understand Georgia’s Future, Look in Washington
The work continues under the Gold Dome, but look farther north to understand Georgia’s future. In Washington, the most evenly divided Congress in two decades wants to turn states into […]
March 2, 2021 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: March 2, 2021
Tax and Spend Tuesday, a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook! The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 package that passed the U.S. House and awaits Senate […]
January 8, 2021
Friday Facts: January 08, 2021
It’s Friday! Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Friday Facts for 2021. This is a special year for the Foundation: We’re celebrating […]
January 8, 2021 • Commentary
Hearing Opportunity Knock Amid Winds of Change
In one fell swoop, the outcomes of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs on January 5 changed the landscape for the entire nation, at least for the next two years. Two Republican […]
January 6, 2021 • Blog
The Changing Terrain of Electoral Votes
Demography isn’t destiny, no matter how many people insist otherwise. Two recent reports underscored that reality. First let’s look at the big picture. This past week, the U.S. Census Bureau […]
November 11, 2020 • Blog
The ‘In-Between’ Election, the ‘In-Between’ Year
Merriam-Webster will surely pick a pandemic-related term as 2020’s “word of the year.” Coronavirus, social distancing or quarantine would be apt. My choice is “liminal,” which that dictionary defines as […]
March 27, 2020
Friday Facts: March 27, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the second Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. View the […]
January 31, 2020
Friday Facts: January 31, 2020
It’s Friday! About 300 friends and supporters joined us Tuesday night at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta for the Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner. The keynote speaker […]
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