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January 2019
National School Choice Week 2019: A Capitol Choice
National School Choice Week 2019 is celebrated from January 20-26 and, once again, marks the first event of the year for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation! Join the Foundation on Tuesday, January 22, in the Empire Room, 20th Floor of the Sloppy Floyd Building in Atlanta for "National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice," a Policy Briefing Luncheon beginning at noon. (Registration, networking begin at 11:30 a.m.) The speakers for this event are Dr. Ashley Berner, deputy director at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy, and Georgia Public Policy…
Find out more »February 2019
February 7: ‘Romance of the Rails,’ a Policy Briefing Luncheon with Randal O’Toole
Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation for "Romance of the Rails," a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum keynoted by Randal O'Toole on Thursday, February 7, at The Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta. O'Toole, a Cato Institute Senior Fellow working on urban growth, public land and transportation issues, will discuss his latest book, "Romance of the Rails: Why the Passenger Trains We Love Are Not the Transportation We Need." About Randal O'Toole: O’Toole’s research on national forest management, culminating in his 1988 book, "Reforming the Forest Service," had a major influence on U.S.…
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March 21: ‘Shining a Light on Government,’ a Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher
WSB-TV's Richard Belcher talks about government transparency.
Find out more »April 2019
April 10 Athens Event, ‘Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics’
You're invited! Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and The Arch Conservative for a Happy Hour Policy Event in Athens at the Hilton Garden Inn’s Magnolia Ballroom on Wednesday, April 10, from 5-7 p.m. The Topic: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics.” Georgia’s K-12 school choice options, education legislation under the Gold Dome, and the policies and politics that influence the options available to families in the state. Register here. The Hosts: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation in partnership with The Arch Conservative, a quarterly journal of opinion serving…
Find out more »U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia Keynotes Second Chance Month Event On April 17
Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation for "Second Chances 2019," an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast with keynote speaker Congressman Doug Collins on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. April is National Second Chance Month, sponsored by Prison Fellowship to celebrate brighter futures for those who have repaid their debt to society. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation was instrumental in bringing together a bipartisan initiative for criminal justice reforms in Georgia. Collins embraced Georgia's reforms as a launching pad for the FIRST STEP Act -- the …
Find out more »May 2019
‘You Can Say That,’ with David French of National Review Institute on May 23!
Atlanta -- Can you say that? Yes, you can, according to David French, Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute! Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the National Review Institute on Thursday, May 23, at the Georgian Club for "You Can Say That: How Courage can Defeat Political Correctness,” a lively noon Policy Briefing Luncheon featuring French. French, an attorney (concentrating his practice in constitutional law and the law of armed conflict) and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is the author or co-author of several books including, most recently,…
Find out more »August 2019
August 27 Policy Briefing Luncheon: ‘Election Integrity’ with Hans von Spakovsky
Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation for "Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon keynoted by Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky on Tuesday, August 27, at the Georgian Club in Atlanta. The topic is especially relevant in Georgia, as allegations of impropriety linger over Georgia’s November 2018 elections, and it’s one von Spakovsky is uniquely qualified to tackle. A senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, von Spakovsky is manager of the think tank’s…
Find out more »September 2019
September 18 in Savannah: ‘License to Work’
'License to Work'
Find out more »Sept. 26 Event: ‘The Student-Loan Debt Dilemma’
You're invited to a Higher Ed Happy Hour policy discussion on college student loans and debt!
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum
Wisdom, Justice, Mobility
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