It’s Friday! Government – It’s that time again: Redistricting discussions start Monday in Georgia’s special legislative session. As we noted in 2004, redistricting is an inherently political process and this will not change. But we held up […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his father’s has acquired too much, in order to spare to […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The effect of the people’s agreeing that there must be central planning, without agreeing on the ends, will be rather as if a group of people […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “Many people want the government to protect the consumer. A much more urgent problem is to protect the consumer from the government.” – Milton Friedman – “Perhaps […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The Declaration of Independence announced the glory of American liberty by advancing three self-evident truths. The never-ending struggle to retain that liberty involves combining those […]
Former Atlanta Public Schools board chairman Khaatim S. El released a lengthy statement Monday evening after his resignation from the APS board. El presided over the board during its most […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “A sure way to get America back to work and grow our economy is to lift the burden of debt that creates uncertainty among job creators […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these […]
It’s Friday! Education – The largest portion of special education spending goes to special education teachers, who are trained in the law, know how to identify disabilities, and are steeped […]
Georgia became the national battleground over charter public schools alternative authorization last month when the state Supreme Court ruled the three-year-old charter schools commission is unconstitutional. So it was not […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.” – George Bernard […]
It’s Friday! Rule of law – “The law passed on partisan lines by Congress last year blatantly violates the U.S. Constitution by mandating Americans to enter the marketplace and purchase […]
It’s Friday! – Your donations to support the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s campaign for limited government, individual accountability and market-oriented solutions are life-changing for Georgians. Please help celebrate the 20th anniversary of […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” -William Havard – “Perform, then, this one act of remembrance before this Day […]
It’s Friday! Health care – Up, up and away: U.S. employers can expect an 8.5 percent increase in their medical costs next year due in some part to the health care reform […]
It’s Friday! Events – Save the date: The Foundation’s 20th anniversary celebration is scheduled for the evening of Monday, October 24. Details to follow. – Save the date: The Foundation’s second annual Legislative […]
It’s Friday! Events – Tuesday is the deadline to register for the “The Battle,” the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Thursday, May 12, at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The fact is higher tax rates could increase total revenue or they could decrease it. Conversely, lower tax rates could decrease total revenue or they could […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “[President] Obama will participate in a town hall meeting hosted on Facebook. So just like everyone else in America, Obama will be on Facebook when he should […]
It’s Friday! Events – Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. Amid the back and forth over […]
It’s Friday! Events – As the first half of Georgia’s two-year legislative session reaches its climax with tax reform hanging in the balance, you are invited to attend “Grading Georgia’s Tax […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – Today is April Fool’s Day. Or, As Will Rogers put it, “The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.” Taxes and spending – Sunday […]
It’s Friday! What’s happening at the Foundation – April 19: Register now for a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club with Samuel Staley, Ph.D., director of urban growth and […]
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The best thing we can do for democracy in the world, in my view now, is get our own fiscal house in order. If we don’t do […]
It’s Friday! What they’re saying about the Foundation – “Over the years I’ve come to appreciate the Foundation more than ever. And y’all are needed more than ever! I’m glad if […]
It’s Friday! – What can you do to help the Foundation celebrate its 20th birthday in 2011? E-mail to share how you can highlight the Foundation’s “20 For 20,” campaign. Will you recommend […]
It’s Friday! Events – March 1: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Concord Coalition for the Fiscal Solutions Tour at 5 p.m. on March 1 at Kennesaw State University. The Fiscal Solutions […]
It’s Friday! Events – March 1: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Concord Coalition for the Fiscal Solutions Tour at 5 p.m. on March 1 at Kennesaw State University. The […]
It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love the Foundation’s interactive online community, The Forum. This week, editor Mike Klein wrote on The Forum that the state unemployment […]
It’s Friday! Join our Forum! – If you like the Friday Facts, you’ll love The Forum. This interactive community is a series of issue-oriented blogs where you can find breaking stories and […]
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