September 29, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 29, 2023
The Augusta Birth Center remains unopened thanks to an arcane state law known as Certificate of Need.
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January 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 21, 2022
We’re hiring! Are you a journalist with a love of investigation and the desire to use your skills to lead meaningful change? We’re hiring an investigative journ
November 4, 2021 • Blog
Short-Term Rental Regulation: Public Protection or Party Poopers?
Short-term rentals are exploding in popularity, and increasingly on the radar of regulators.
July 23, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 23, 2021
Sometimes, the wheels of change turn exceedingly slow. As early as 1992 (right) – one year after the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was founded – and as recen
July 9, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 09, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Experienced guide: Since 1996, the nonpartisan Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a legislative agenda – a guide to the state’s policy challenges, with solutions aimed […]
August 21, 2020
Friday Facts: August 21, 2020
It’s Friday! The 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum enters its final week! Click on the links for information and registration for next week’s Zoom sessions: August 25 panel discussion: “Healthcare: […]
January 24, 2020 • Blog
No Reason to Call Off the Tax Cut Promised to Georgians
Don't misconstrue this shift in WHEN people pay their taxes as a shift in HOW MUCH tax people are paying.
January 17, 2020
Friday Facts: January 17, 2020
It’s Friday! January 28: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner is almost here! The deadline to purchase tickets is Wednesday, January 22. Join the […]
December 21, 2018
Friday Facts: December 21, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those […]
November 23, 2018
Friday Facts: November 23, 2018
It’s Friday! Condolences: We were saddened to hear of the passing this week of former Congressman Mac Collins at age 74. Collins represented a Macon-based U.S. House district from 1992 […]
January 19, 2018
Friday Facts: January 19, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 23: Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s first event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 23. About 32,000 events will celebrate National School Choice […]
March 11, 2016
Friday Facts: March 11, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, there were no charter schools in Georgia. The public charter school law was signed […]
March 7, 2016
Eric Tanenblatt Urges Legislators to ‘Embrace Economic Disruption’
“It’s time for government to stop stifling the new economy.” Eric Tanenblatt discusses how government and elected officials stifle and resist innovation “by protecting a legacy structure.” In an excellent op-ed, […]
August 27, 2015
Taking on Bill Maher: Who benefits from the sharing economy?
Bill Maher recently went on a rant about the sharing economy. Our friends at the Free State Foundation have posted a response: “Bill Maher Does Not Understand the Sharing Economy.” Here […]
November 18, 2014
Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014
Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]
July 30, 2014
The Sharing Economy
Our colleagues at the Free State Foundation have released a thoughtful new paper, “The Sharing Economy: A Positive Shared Vision for the Future,” that discusses the issues surrounding the emergence […]