It’s Friday! Events February 18: Find out what matters in transportation funding for Georgia at, “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion by Kelly McCutchen […]
It’s Friday! Events February 18: The Legislature’s transportation funding plan is out. Confused? Be sure to sign up for “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion […]
Register today for a comprehensive discussion on transportation funding in Georgia. EVENT INVITATION January 27, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Tackles Transportation Funding at Feb. 18 […]
It’s Friday! It’s National School Choice Week January 25-31, with 11,000 events scheduled! Find one near you at http://schoolchoiceweek.com/. If you missed our School Choice Week event, “School Choice: The […]
The Foundation shares its Top 10 of 2014! What were YOUR favorites? Dear friend, It’s a busy time of year and we understand you have celebrations and resolutions to finalize! With […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” – Confucius “Listening to what voters said in the 1994 elections […]
This legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly is expected to tackle transportation reform, with many hoping lawmakers address both roadways and transit. By Baruch Feigenbaum This legislative session, the Georgia […]
It’s Friday! Timing is everything: Jan. 26-Feb.1 is National School Choice Week. The Foundation hosted an informative panel discussion, “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, snow and related […]
November 22, 2013 It’s Friday! It’s nearing year’s end, and we’d like to remind you: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Friday Facts, our most popular product, exist […]
How do policy-makers prevent the area around I-75 and I-285 from becoming completely gridlocked when the Braves play? By Baruch Feigenbaum The announcement that the Atlanta Braves are abandoning Turner […]
October 18, 2013 It’s Friday! About 200 people attended the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on October 11. Visit our Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/k7xd84g to view photographs of the event; view […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till […]
Atlanta’s mobility and congestion problems are well known. It has the seventh-worth congestion in the country. The area’s residents waste 51 hours a year sitting in traffic, and those delays […]
There is an opportunity for Georgia to develop a quality transportation network without raising taxes. By Baruch Feigenbaum Even the through travelers know it: Georgia’s transportation system is inadequate. Metro […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.” – Calvin Coolidge “The time is always right to do […]
It is somewhat understandable why the Atlanta highway system was built like a wheel with the city at the center and interstates fanning out from the core. Think about our […]
August 23, 2013 It’s Friday! The deadline is MONDAY to register for “Georgia Transportation: The Next Frontier,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club on Wednesday, August 28. […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.” – Calvin Coolidge “If I had […]
August 9, 2013 It’s Friday! Congratulations to the winners of tickets to the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Forum: Lynda Whitt Chapman, Jeffrey Cole Copeland and Heather Moody Breeden. Events August 15: […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT August 8, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Win Tickets Today; Register Now for Aug. 28 Transportation Event Atlanta – The Georgia Public […]
August 2, 2013 It’s Friday! Win with words: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is giving away four tickets, valued at $100 each, to attend the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum […]
July 26, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are […]
July 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. … There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, […]
July 12, 2013 It’s Friday! The Legacy of Hank McCamish On June 30 Georgia lost a great leader and a great man. Henry F. “Hank” McCamish Jr. was born and raised […]
Unfortunately, the evidence suggests that high-speed rail’s limited success in Europe and Asia is not transferrable to the United States. By Baruch Feigenbaum Discussions are resuming in the Southeast about […]
June 7, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt.” – Thomas Jefferson “Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American […]
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released its 2012 Urban Mobility Report this month. The major finding is that after remaining static since 2005, congestion is growing, thanks to an improving […]
It’s Friday! Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, 8 a.m. on Tuesday, February 19. Keynoted by the Cato Institute’s Randal […]
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