Spam, scooters and school choice.
Friday Facts: August 23, 2019
Autonomous driving, robot nurses and Atlanta’s wealth of surveillance cameras.
Friday Facts: August 16, 2019
Middle class on Medicaid?
Friday Facts: August 2, 2019
The middle class is shrinking?
Friday Facts: July 19, 2019
Chronic loneliness, skipping vacation and ‘Medicare for All’
Friday Facts: July 12, 2019
Southern ‘poverty,’ high-cost higher-ed, nebulous ‘character’ definitions
Friday Facts: June 28, 2019
Save your seat, save some money with Early Bird registration!
Friday Facts: June 21, 2019
Wildlife comes to town, ride sharing services offer help to transit agencies and troubling criminal justice data.
Pause and Reflect on Our Hard-Won Freedom
Now is an especially important time to reflect on the sacrifices made by the greatest generation during World War II.
Friday Facts: May 31, 2019
Hurricanes and helium and healthcare, oh my!
2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum
2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum ‘Wisdom, Justice, Transformation’ Date: Friday, October 13, 2017 Location: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel and Convention Center 2450 Galleria Parkway; Atlanta, GA 30339 Time: 7:30-8 a.m. Coffee/Breakfast | 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Program Lunch included Register Now Here The entire event is open to the public, but registration is required. AGENDA 7:30 – 8:00 – Continental Breakfast 8:00 – 8:15 – Welcome 8:20 – 8:50 – Opening Presentation: Federal Tax Reform and What It Means for Georgia Jonathan Williams, Chief Economist and Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the … Continue Reading →
Friday Facts: September 22, 2017
Early Bird Rate Ends MONDAY for the GA Legislative Policy Forum!
Friday Facts: September 15, 2017
Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. We hope you’re safe.
Friday Facts: September 8, 2017
Stay safe as Hurricane Irma approaches.
Friday Facts: August 4, 2017
Al Gore: Is the climate change activist practicing what he preaches?
Friday Facts: July 28, 2017
It’s Friday! The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s offices will be closed today as we attend the memorial service for Marcia Bryan Wade, wife of Foundation Board Chairman Rogers Wade. The service takes place today at Sandy Springs Chapel at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m. Marcia passed away on July 19, 2017. The couple, who met while students at the University of Georgia, had been married 54 years. Read the obituary here. Quotes of note “There is no happiness, there is no liberty, there is no enjoyment of life, … Continue Reading →
Friday Facts: July 14, 2017
It’s Friday! Georgians in high places: Our congratulations to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, former board member and board chair of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on her appointment as head of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Fitzgerald, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health since 2011. Other Georgians holding top posts in the Trump administration include former Georgia Congressman Dr. Tom Price as Health and Human Services Secretary and former Governor Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture. Up next? Atlantan Christopher … Continue Reading →
Friday Facts: July 7, 2017
Academia gone rogue, teachers without education degrees, upfront ER co-pays.
Friday Facts: April 21, 2017
Rich States, Poor States: Georgia’s better, still not good enough.
March 23 Event: “Capitol Insight,” with Lynn Westmoreland
Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts “Capitol Insight,” with six-term Georgia Congressman Lynn Westmoreland
