It’s Friday! Then and Now: For 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, 2,713,800 individual income tax returns were filed in Georgia (pop. 4.8 million), reporting $51.3 billion in […]
Principles: Traffic congestion, while inconvenient, is a sign of a thriving economy. Transportation policy must focus on improving mobility and relieving congestion. To the extent possible, users should pay. Use […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, Georgia poultry plants were in their ninth consecutive year of record-setting production: 867.3 million […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, we urged in the LaGrange Daily News: “We must free parents to choose the school […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, more than nine in 10 U.S. households had a landline (93.3 percent) for phone service. […]
When legislators play doctor, protectionism in the General Assembly and other health news. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The law and unintended consequences One of […]
It’s Friday! Register NOW! The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the March 10 Leadership Breakfast, “At the Inter$ection of Education and Aging.” How does Georgia fund education when […]
It’s Friday! Honors: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation was honored with a Senate Resolution Tuesday to mark 25 years of serving Georgia with ideas for limited-government, free-market solutions and promoting […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the Governor’s Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government released […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now My, how we’ve grown: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the state’s population was under 6.5 million; today, it’s more […]
MARTA rail expansion, education and money and welfare work requirements. It’s Friday! A REMINDER: Friday Facts made possible by the generosity of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s donors. Enjoy them? […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, there were 7.5 million cellphone users across the nation. One year […]
EVENT INVITATION January 26, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Criminal Justice Reform Leader Judge Michael P. Boggs Keynotes Feb. 17 Event Atlanta – Criminal justice in Georgia […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, according to one advertisement (May 1991), a business-class 386/33 personal computer with […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now Did you know? In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, Gov. Zell Miller led the Legislature to approve a lottery for […]
It’s Friday! Happy New Year! The Foundation celebrates 25 years in Georgia in 2016. All year, we’ll mark this milestone anniversary with a “Then and Now” Friday Facts category! Then […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “To the Founders, free speech was indispensable. How could the people choose among candidates or public policies if debate were not free? As Benjamin Franklin […]
The very first recommendation in the final report from the Georgia Education Reform Commission was this: Develop a student-based funding formula. What does this mean? According to education experts from the Reason […]
It’s Friday! ICYMI: On December 5, we sent you some great news about results at the Foundation. If you missed it, you can read it here. Quotes of Note “Let […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE July 20, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Hosts Friedman Legacy Day in Savannah July 29 Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Georgia’s only […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There’s something that stinks to high heaven about a government racket in which businesses profit from government subsidies, and then turn around and employ lobbying […]
It’s Friday! Events June 23-25: The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism’s Sixth Annual IHC Forum & Expo in Atlanta highlights the innovations and changes in health and benefits. Register by May […]
It’s Friday! Events Tuesday is the deadline to register for, “License to Work,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast on Thursday, May 14, at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. Georgia Secretary […]
It’s Friday! Events May 14: The deadline is Tuesday, May 12, to register for, “License to Work,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast on May 14 at Cobb County’s Georgian […]
It’s Friday! Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good teachers are so important to student learning that if the lowest-performing 5 to 7 percent of all teachers were replaced with just average teachers, […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The professional licensing industry is filled with much more intrigue than one may assume. Regulation is often the product of a chummy relationship between elected […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If […]
Foundation’s next event: March 18 with AG Sam Olens discussing federalism. EVENT INVITATION February 18, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Federal Overreach is Focus of March 18 […]
Government “charity.” Who chooses your charities? Is it appropriate that government increase its budget to increase giving YOUR tax dollars to charities and other nonprofit organizations? Is it appropriate that government […]
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