Topic: United States Senate

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 30, 2023 • Blog

At the Capitol: Sine Die

A recap of the final week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.



March 24, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 24, 2023

It’s Friday! Any hope of reforming the state’s regulatory system for approving new healthcare facilities in 2023 appears to be effectively dead with only two legislative days remaining in the […]


March 23, 2023 • Commentary

What happened to CON reform this year?

Three bills that would have reduced certificate of need regulations by varying degrees were introduced this year. 



March 16, 2023 • Commentary

Legislation aims to combat rising home prices

A Senate committee advanced legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no more than 180 days.



March 7, 2023 • Blog

What’s still alive after Crossover Day?

Each bill had to pass out of its legislative chamber of origin by Monday or it is dead for the year.

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 […]





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 […]

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.


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 […]

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