May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts
The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]
May 14, 2026 • Friday Facts
While the early hours of April 3 marked the official adjournment of the 2026 legislative session, its true coda took place this week. On the governor’s final day to sign […]
May 13, 2026 • Friday Facts
Every year, thousands of Georgia parents fill out lottery applications for schools their children may never get to attend. Not because they can’t afford it, but because thousands of other […]
May 1, 2026 • Friday Facts
It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and—no coincidence—more productive […]
April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts
Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too. This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]
April 17, 2026 • Friday Facts
With most Americans recently submitting their income tax filings, it’s an opportune time to review where exactly those tax dollars go in the federal budget these days. Spoiler: It’s mostly […]
April 16, 2026 • Commentary
Washington’s biggest fiscal problem isn’t hard to see—it’s that the fastest-growing costs are also the hardest for Congress to confront.
April 10, 2026 • Friday Facts
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
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
Proposed legislation would require Georgia courts to interpret laws independently rather than defer to agencies.
February 12, 2026 • Commentary
By
Iain Murray
Kyle Wingfield
Everyone hates high interest rates, but people would also hate losing access to credit cards.
January 9, 2026 • Friday Facts
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
January 8, 2026 • Commentary
The 2026 legislative session marks both an endpoint and the eventual transition to come.
December 19, 2025 • Friday Facts
What Will A Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Look Like?
November 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
This week features a review of how effective the current QBE formula is at accounting for unequal funding across school districts in Georgia.
November 13, 2025
By
Dr. Nathan Gray
Madison Dorris
QBE, as currently designed, contributes to keeping some areas continually in poverty.
November 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
A new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report challenges one of the most common narratives in the housing debate.
November 6, 2025
By
Chris Denson
J. Thomas Perdue
Georgia Public Policy Foundation examines the role of corporate buyers in housing affordability and homeownership trends.
October 24, 2025 • Friday Facts
Although the public health emergency ended more than two years ago, these “enhanced” subsidies remain in place.
October 17, 2025 • Friday Facts
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
Georgia has made strong progress in lowering its income tax, but we must go further.
October 3, 2025 • Friday Facts
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
What we can say for certain is that tax policy should encourage work, saving, and investment — not punish it.
September 25, 2025 • Commentary
“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
Since schools closed in March 2020, student absenteeism has surged, and the habit of attending school every day has been slow to return.
September 18, 2025 • Commentary
Today, 22% of Georgia students are chronically absent, meaning they miss at least 18 days per year.
September 12, 2025 • Friday Facts
Georgia's ranking in the Heritage Foundation’s 2025 Education Freedom Report Card dropped this year. Why?
September 5, 2025 • Friday Facts
Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: When government ties up supply, prices soar.
August 29, 2025 • Friday Facts
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 28, 2025 • Commentary
Georgia has led the nation in adopting pro-worker reforms.
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