July 17, 2020 • Commentary
Gwinnett’s Billion-Dollar Transit Boondoggle
Insanity is often described as doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Consequently, if a specific result is desired, the best approach
Topic: Atlanta
July 17, 2020
Friday Facts: July 17, 2020
It’s Friday! Did you miss the opening keynote speaker at the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum? U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was the opening keynote speaker Wednesday for the 2020 […]
July 10, 2020
Friday Facts: July 10, 2020
It’s Friday! Eight Sessions. Eight Think Tanks. One Venue. No Charge. Have you registered? The 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum begins Wednesday, July 15, on Zoom with the opening keynote, […]
June 30, 2020 • Press Release
Foundation Praises Supreme Court Ruling For Education Choice
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release June 30, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Foundation Praises Supreme Court Ruling For Education Choice Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrated today’s […]
June 26, 2020 • Commentary
Foundation Adapts, With 2020’s Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Zoom
Since it began in 2010, the annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum has been an in-person event, drawing legislators, policymakers, businesspeople and interest
June 19, 2020 • Commentary
GEFA: A Growing Obstacle to Private Efficiency
The Georgia General Assembly reconvened June 15 to resume the 2020 session halted in March by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The decline in tax revenues as a r
June 5, 2020
Friday Facts: June 5, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 12 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
June 5, 2020 • Commentary
COVID-19: Spanish Flu 2.0
The COVID-19 pandemic bears a striking resemblance to the Spanish flu epidemic that peaked in October 1918. Nowhere is the resemblance more striking than in New
May 29, 2020
Friday Facts: May 29, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 11 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
May 15, 2020
Friday Facts: May 15, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 9 of the Friday Facts’ focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
May 8, 2020
Friday Facts: May 8, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the eighth Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic across the nation and in Georgia. View previous editions here. View the Foundation’s near-term proposals […]
May 1, 2020
Friday Facts: May 1, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the seventh 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. […]
April 24, 2020
Friday Facts: April 24, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the sixth 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. […]
April 21, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: Study Finds Georgia’s Proposed Pension Reforms Fall Short
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release April 21, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Study Finds Georgia’s Proposed Pension Reforms Fall Short Even before COVID-19, a problem existed Atlanta – The Georgia […]
April 20, 2020 • Press Release
Foundation President Kyle Wingfield Welcomes Kemp Plan to Reopen Georgia Businesses
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release April 20, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Foundation President Welcomes Kemp Plan to Reopen Georgia Businesses Atlanta – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement today that some […]
April 3, 2020
Friday Facts: April 3, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the third Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. (View the […]
March 31, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: Foundation Names Director of Policy and Research
News Release | For Immediate Release March 31, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Foundation Names Director of Policy and Research Atlanta – Christopher Denson has joined the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
March 27, 2020
Friday Facts: March 27, 2020
It’s Friday! This is the second Friday Facts edition to focus on the coronavirus pandemic gripping the nation and Georgia, and the innovative approaches to reduce its impact. View the […]
March 20, 2020
Friday Facts: March 20, 2020
It’s Friday! This Friday Facts edition is a coronavirus-focused issue, in light of the unprecedented and uncertain situation in Georgia and as officials and communities work on reducing the impact […]
March 13, 2020
Friday Facts: March 13, 2020
It’s Friday! Postponed: The Foundation’s event scheduled for Wednesday (March 18) has been postponed out of an abundance of caution. “Brexit: The Good, the Bad and the Messy” will be […]
March 9, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: Legislature’s Tax Relief Efforts ‘Commendable’
News Release | For Immediate Release March 9, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd at (404-256-4050) Foundation CEO Calls Legislature’s Tax Relief Efforts ‘Commendable’ Atlanta — Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kyle Wingfield praised the Georgia General […]
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 […]
March 6, 2020 • Commentary
Innovation, Lessons Learned Guide Georgia’s Response to Coronavirus
It was bound to happen. Just about a month after the first U.S. infection was diagnosed, the new coronavirus made itself known in Georgia. A Fulton County man w
February 28, 2020
Friday Facts: February 28, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Overall, the evidence indicates that occupational licensing limits workers’ ability to enter professions or move to new areas with greater opportunity.” – Council of Economic […]
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
February 21, 2020
Friday Facts: February 21, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.” – Thomas Jefferson “I would rather a dollar be in your pocket […]
February 14, 2020
Friday Facts: February 14, 2020
It’s Friday! Events Mark your calendars: March 18: “Brexit: The Good, the Bad and the Messy,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon focusing on the United Kingdom at the end of […]
February 14, 2020 • Commentary
Put the Brakes on High-Speed Rail in Georgia
Every few years, high-speed rail advocates arrive in Georgia and argue for high-speed rail. Supposedly, Atlanta and the state as a whole will not become a world
February 7, 2020
Friday Facts: February 7, 2020
It’s Friday! For the third consecutive year, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has been named one of the world’s “Best Independent Think Tanks!” In a survey released last week, the […]
January 31, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: Foundation Named to Global ‘Best Independent Think Tanks’ List
News Release | For Immediate Release January 31, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd at (404-256-4050) Foundation Named to Global ‘Best Independent Think Tanks’ List Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has […]
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