July 12, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 12, 2024
A new policy brief analyzes how Georgia’s health insurance landscape has improved since Gov. Kemp took office in 2019
Topic: Gainesville
January 20, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 20, 2023
It’s Friday! Georgia lawmakers brought a tax reform package across the finish line in 2022 that will change the state’s progressive income tax to a 5.49% flat tax beginning in […]
January 20, 2023 • Blog
At the Capitol: Week of January 16
A recap of the second week of the 2023 legislative session in Georgia.
November 5, 2021 • Commentary
Propane Prices Hit the Gas, the Wallets
Propane is an odorless by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, but soaring prices for the fuel are set to cause a big stink.
March 10, 2021 • Blog
Preparing for a Return to “Normal”
To look back at my calendar this time a year ago is to relive another era. I’d just returned from a three-day conference with peers from around the country. I […]
December 21, 2018
2018 Victories: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
As 2018 dashes away like Donner and Blitzen, many Georgians will remember it as a year of major political transition. But 2018 also brought some substantial improvements to Georgians’ lives […]
June 1, 2018
Friday Facts: June 1, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “People who believe themselves above something, or entitled to something more because of past achievements, will find that new opportunities slip away.” – Tyler Bonin, […]
May 23, 2014
Friday Facts: May 23, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
May 16, 2013 • Press Release
3 Upcoming Foundation Events Focus on Education
The world is changing fast, but we seem to be standing still when it comes to educating our children. How do we personalize the learning experience?
July 20, 2012
Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.” – T.S. Eliot – “But […]
January 11, 2012
There Was Lots to Like About Deal’s State of the State Address
Governor Nathan Deal looked to the stars for guidance Tuesday evening as he delivered his second State of the State address before the General Assembly in Atlanta. During a 42-minute […]
July 21, 2011
“Slim” Chance Georgia Will Meet No Child Left Behind Goal in 2014
State schools superintendent John Barge believes chances are “slim” that Georgia will meet the federal government’s No Child Left Behind 100 percent proficiency requirement in three years. The first-year superintendent […]
January 11, 2008
Rail’s No Way In or To San Jose
San Jose’s Valley Transit Authority couldn’t have shown the downside of light rail at a more inopportune moment. By Benita M. Dodd For those who love to watch the passing […]
November 18, 2005
Progress of Stormwater Utilities a Watershed Event
By Brant D. Keller, Ph. D. Across the nation and in Georgia, progress in the creation of stormwater utilities has been remarkable and encouraging. It was as recent as 1998 […]