February 5, 2021 • Blog
On March 20, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order relaxing many restrictions on healthcare providers. I
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: […]
June 19, 2020
It’s Friday! This is Week 14 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 29, 2020 • Commentary
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states, including Georgia, implemented shelter-at-home policies. Many stores, restaurants, businesses and government offices were shuttered. And many federal, state and local regulations were waived […]
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. […]
March 27, 2020 • Commentary
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, the state’s first free-market think tank, celebrated its 29th anniversary with a grand celebration January 28 at the Fox T
March 24, 2020
We have compiled a list of policy ideas that could be implemented immediately by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his administration to alleviate hardships now.
March 20, 2020 • Commentary
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COVID-19 a Teachable Moment for Georgia Healthcare Policy
In some ways, the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has been like watching a slow-motion car wreck: You can see the impact and the damage coming a long way o
March 6, 2020 • Commentary
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
April 5, 2019
By Kyle Wingfield The 2019 legislative session started as something of a blank slate: a new governor, new lieutenant governor and lots of fresh faces in both the House and […]
March 1, 2019
It’s Friday! Events March 21: “Shining a Light on Government,” a Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher of WSB-TV in celebration of Sunshine Week on Thursday, March 21, at the Georgian […]
September 21, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Quotes of note “Those gentlemen, who will be elected senators, will fix themselves in the […]
August 17, 2018
Policy experts take on education, health care, criminal justice and pensions. By Benita M. Dodd Four issues; four times as many experts. In a nutshell, that’s the 2018 Georgia Legislative […]
August 25, 2017
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme for the daylong […]
August 25, 2017
The problem and the solution are funding, not regulation. By Kelly McCutchen In rural Georgia and across the country, the uncertain future and closure of emergency rooms and hospitals are […]
June 30, 2017
It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]
May 3, 2016
Why Georgians can’t have nice things. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Late last year, I visited a friend who had fractured her leg and was […]
July 21, 2015
What’s cheapest for baby delivery and inpatient stays? Hint: NOT a nonprofit hospital. Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd The Internal Revenue Service’s tax subsidies for […]
July 10, 2015
It’s Friday! Events Join us in Savannah on July 29! The deadline is July 27 to register for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, […]
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