November 1, 2023 • Blog
Original opponents of Georgia Pathways continue to oppose Georgia Pathways
Georgia Pathways is intended to improve on the mediocrity of Medicaid.
Topic: Atlanta Streetcar
April 28, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 28, 2023
This week, the Foundation welcomed The Babylon Bee’s Seth Dillon to Atlanta for our annual Georgia Freedom Dinner. It was great to see so many friends and I appreciate everyone […]
March 31, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 31, 2023
It’s Friday! It takes 120 votes to pass a bill through the General Assembly: 29 or more in the Senate, and 91 or more in the House. In the waning […]
March 10, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 10, 2023
It’s Friday! The Georgia legislature has advanced two issues that lawmakers have been debating under the Gold Dome for years. In some cases, decades. Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Sen. […]
February 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 17, 2023
It’s Friday! Some bad ideas just won’t go away. MARTA released details last fall on a plan to extend its streetcar 2.5 miles to Atlanta’s Beltline. Previously, the Georgia Public […]
February 16, 2023 • Commentary
Atlanta streetcar: Grand plans and failed ambitions
Atlanta's streetcar has proven to be both more expensive than expected, while serving less people than predicted.
July 30, 2021 • Commentary
30 Years of Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives
On September 16, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 30 years of “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives.”
September 11, 2020
Friday Facts: September 11, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I called President Bush and I said, ‘You can’t come back here; the United States is under attack.’ And the rest of the day was […]
February 28, 2020 • Commentary
A Tail-Chasing Regional Transportation Plan
Citing an anticipated 2.9 million more people moving into metro Atlanta by 2050, the Atlanta Regional Commission Board this week approved a $172.6 billion “fisc
December 20, 2019 • Commentary
Regional Transit Plan A Veritable Smorgasbord for ATLanta
The new Atlanta Transit Link Authority (ATL) has approved a 20-year, $27.4 billion plan for 13 metro Atlanta counties as they work to coordinate transit across the region. The regional transportation […]
August 2, 2019 • Commentary
Atlanta Streetcar’s Gone Off the Rails
Since the day it went into service on December 30, 2014, the Atlanta Streetcar has been nothing but consistent. It opened over deadline and over budget and its performance has […]
August 2, 2019
Friday Facts: August 2, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
July 26, 2019
Friday Facts: July 26, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
February 22, 2019
Friday Facts: February 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Events March 21: “Shining a Light on Government,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher of WSB-TV in celebration of Sunshine Week. Thursday, March 21, at the […]
April 13, 2018
Friday Facts: April 13, 2018
It’s Friday! The registration deadline is Tuesday (April 17) for “End of Discussion,” the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Buckhead Club in Atlanta. This book forum […]
April 6, 2018
Friday Facts: April 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Kyle Wingfield takes the helm Monday as president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy […]
September 29, 2017
Friday Facts: September 29, 2017
It’s Friday! Events October 13: Register now for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme is “Wisdom, Justice, Transformation,” […]
August 4, 2017
Transit Needs a Ticket to Transparency
Someone needs to step up and ask the tough questions on transit By Benita M. Dodd In March 2017, the Georgia House of Representatives voted to establish a Georgia House […]
July 14, 2017
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 […]
July 7, 2017
Friday Facts: July 7, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “There is a place for government in the affairs of men, and our Declaration of Independence tells us precisely what that place is. The role […]
March 24, 2017
Friday Facts: March 24, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire “A good judge doesn’t give a whit about politics or the political […]
March 17, 2017
Friday Facts: March 17, 2017
It’s Friday! Events March 23: The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the Foundation’s March Leadership Breakfast, “Capitol Insight,” with keynote speaker Lynn Westmoreland, who retired recently after six […]
December 30, 2016
New Year, Same Old Streetcar Named Disaster
How’s the Streetcar doing as it enters its third year? By Benita M. Dodd Today the city of Atlanta begins Year 3 of operating its much-ballyhooed Atlanta Streetcar System, and so […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Transportation
Principles: Traffic congestion, while inconvenient, is a sign of a thriving economy. Transportation policy must focus on improving mobility and relieving congestion. To the extent possible, users should pay. Use […]
June 24, 2016 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: June 24, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the highest monthly average residential price of natural gas (August) was $7.36 per thousand cubic […]
June 10, 2016
Friday Facts: June 10, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, inflation was 4.2 percent. Last year, it was 0.1 percent. Guide to the Issues 2016, […]
June 8, 2016
AJC Quotes Foundation on Atlanta Streetcar
The Sunday June 5, 2016 edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution included a column by its Senior Managing Editor on the Atlanta Streetcar entitled, “Boondoggle or future boon?” in which Foundation Vice […]
May 24, 2016
Transit Planning 201 for Atlanta: Please Don’t Let Us Blow It
By Mike Dobbins The pace quickens for putting out some information for citizens to consider as they decide how to vote on the transit referendum. Yet major issues remain about […]
April 29, 2016
Friday Facts: April 29, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, state government operated a tourist train, hotels, conference centers, golf courses and water parks, which […]
March 21, 2016
Transit Funding a Step in the Right Direction
Atlanta-focused transportation component has positives and negatives. By Baruch Feigenbaum In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly passed the Transportation Funding Act, dedicating substantial existing resources from the general fund to […]
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