February 20, 2026 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 20, 2026
The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session
Topic: White House
July 29, 2025
Short Supply: How Many More Homes Does Georgia Need?
Georgia is growing fast—adding more than a million new residents each decade. But housing construction hasn’t kept pace.
June 6, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 6, 2025
Despite the growing necessity of data centers as the demand for their services increases, there is debate over their associated costs and benefits.
March 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 7, 2025
The Peach State made history this week by opening applications for the new Georgia Promise Scholarship.
November 22, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 22, 2024
Tech services expand access to higher education and should not be regulated out of business by the federal government.
November 15, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 15, 2024
The nation paused on Monday to honor those who have served our nation.
November 13, 2024 • Commentary
How Trump won Georgia after his defeat in 2020
For the second time in as many statewide elections, Georgia voters contributed to a comeback.
November 7, 2024 • Commentary
The electoral college still works
Every four years, we Americans reacquaint ourselves with our unique institution, the Electoral College.
May 24, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 24, 2024
This weekend, we pause to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defending our great nation.
August 23, 2023 • Commentary
As president embraces “Bidenomics,” Americans still feeling the pinch
If inflation had “fallen,” people wouldn’t see prices continuing to rise substantially.
August 4, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 4, 2023
A list that gets its subject matter exactly backward makes me stop and wonder what’s going on.
July 21, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 21, 2023
Short-term plan, are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.
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. […]
August 31, 2022 • Blog
A Medicaid Plan that Works for Georgia
We may finally get to see how work requirements fit with Medicaid. We can expect good things.
May 4, 2022 • Blog
Biden’s Charter Policy Should Be Rejected
The Biden administration’s starvation diet for public charter schools would deny parents what they want. It should be rejected.
March 4, 2022 • Reason
There Are Many Problems With Democrats’ Plan for a Federal Gas Tax Holiday
A federal gasoline tax holiday would undermine the user fee system for funding highways and could worsen inflation.
January 28, 2022 • Reason
State-Run Pre-K Resulted in Worse Educational, Behavioral Outcomes for Kids
Biden wants billions for universal preschool, but a new study finds such programs could be harmful for children.
January 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 07, 2022
Yesterday, friends and family of the great Johnny Isakson gathered to memorialize the late Republican senator. Read Georgia Policy’s fond memories of our friend
September 3, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 03, 2021
In less than two weeks, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary with a September 16 event at the Georgia Aquarium.
August 2, 2021 • Commentary
Checking Up On Health
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries.
July 2, 2021 • Commentary
Our 50 State Flag: How One Ohio Teen’s Quest to Change His Grade Became Our National Symbol
On July 4, 1960, teenager Robert (Bob) G. Heft sat in a swivel chair next to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and asked, “How do you like your job?” as they […]
May 21, 2021
Friday Facts: May 21, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Civil Discourse: For years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation sponsored debates among Georgia’s political candidates, and – as this 1994 article on tax reform demonstrates – […]
March 17, 2021 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: March 16, 2021
Tax and Spend Tuesday, a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook. Bye-bye tax cut? Remember President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? The […]
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 […]
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 […]
November 4, 2020 • Blog
Rejecting Nonstop Politics
By the time you read this, the 2020 election will be nearly over. Some votes may be still uncounted, the outcome still unclear, the lawyers just getting warmed up, and […]
October 19, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: October 19, 2020
Checking Up On Health We’re back! After a three-year hiatus, “Checking Up On Health” is returning to the Foundation’s pages as part of Medical Monday. Look for our weekly healthcare- […]
July 24, 2020
Friday Facts: July 24, 2020
It’s Friday! Did you miss the first two Zoom events of the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? View the opening keynote, “An Education Conversation” with Betsy DeVos, U.S. Secretary of […]
April 17, 2020
Friday Facts: April 17, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the fifth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals here. […]
March 6, 2020
Friday Facts: March 6, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It’s fashionable for Democrats – and, if polls are to be believed, many Republicans too – to believe that something must be done about the […]
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