February 2, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 2, 2024
Cobb County residents will soon be voting on an $11 billion bus-based transit plan.
Topic: Georgia Public Broadcasting
January 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 26, 2024
This week we celebrate National School Choice Week in Georgia.
January 25, 2024 • Blog
School boards, law enforcement and Georgia Public Broadcasting all lost money
The latest stories of waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
September 22, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 22, 2023
As populist voices become louder, what does it mean for the future of the conservative movement in America?
September 20, 2023 • Commentary
It’s time for lasting, transformative changes
Gov. Brian Kemp reinstated a suspension of the state’s motor fuel tax. But what should future actions look like?
March 2, 2023 • Blog
9 stories of government corruption or waste in Georgia last month
Recent stories about waste, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer money throughout Georgia.
December 2, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 2, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Atlanta is No. 1 again, but not for a desirable reason. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that no other large American city has higher income inequality than […]
November 18, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 18, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgia, like much of the nation, faces a severe housing shortage. Build-to-rent homes may offer a solution, but why are some Georgia communities trying to ban […]
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 4, 2022
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
October 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 21, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” –Arthur Schopenhauer “When the whole world is […]
August 5, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 5, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “My most prized possession was my library card from the Oakland Public Library.” -Bill Russell 1934-2022 “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a […]
March 4, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 04, 2022
This week, legislators introduced a bill to lower and flatten the state’s personal income tax rate.
February 18, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 18, 2022
In this week's commentary, Kyle Wingfield explores the data of a 40-year-old GBI study, and what it might mean for today's conversation on the topic.
December 8, 2017
Friday Facts: December 8, 2017
It’s Friday! Events January 23: More than 28,000 events will celebrate National School Choice Week 2018 from January 21-27. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will celebrate with a Leadership Breakfast […]
July 7, 2017
Friday Facts: July 7, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “There is a place for government in the affairs of men, and our Declaration of Independence tells us precisely what that place is. The role […]
April 1, 2014
Video Forum: Ron Bachman Discusses Medicaid Expansion on GPB
Georgia Public Policy Foundation senior fellow Ron Bachman said improved access to health care is a more important priority that Medicaid expansion when he recently appeared on the GPB television […]
February 14, 2014
Friday Facts: February 14, 2014
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by […]
February 13, 2014
GPB Interviews Benita Dodd Ahead of ‘Catastrophic’ Snowstorm
Benita Dodd was interviewed by Georgia Public Broadcasting ahead of the snow and ice of the week of February 10; this is the article. ATLANTA — State and local […]
January 13, 2014
Kelly McCutchen Joins GPEE Legislative Preview Panel
The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education invited GPPF President Kelly McCutchen to join its 2014 legislative preview panel. You can watch on YouTube. Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kelly […]
August 14, 2013
Teaching the Teachers How to Teach with Technology
Georgia school doors re-opened this month which means the serious business of Friday night football looms near. On the academic side, the battle to achieve something greater than statewide learning […]
January 18, 2013
GPB Prime Time Lawmakers: January 16, 2013
Foundation President Kelly McCutchen appeared on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Prime Time Lawmakers on Wednesday, January 16, to participate in a panel discussion on school choice and public charter schools. You […]
January 16, 2013
Online Digital World Will Re-Imagine and Liberate Learning
What we know or can know about each other never ceases to amaze me and it constantly evolves. Netflix knows the movies we like. Amazon knows what we want to […]
January 16, 2013
Governor Deal at Eggs: No Such Thing as “Free Health Care”
Governor Nathan Deal said the state Department of Community Health has been told to reduce its amended current fiscal year budget by 3 percent and then find 5 percent more […]
September 23, 2012
Foundation Video Archive
All new videos produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are posted to our YouTube channel. This file primarily contains archive material that migrated to YouTube. Some video products are located on […]
August 16, 2012
Connected Learning: Big Expansion for Microsoft IT Academy
By Mike Klein When he recorded a Georgia Public Broadcasting studio audience program this week Governor Nathan Deal needed just two sentences to precisely capsulize why nearly everything that we […]
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 13, 2012
Friday Facts: January 13th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Register now to celebrate National School Choice Week with, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January […]
January 11, 2012
Governor Deal Proposes $700 Million Bonds Package
Governor Nathan Deal’s Fiscal 2013 proposed budget includes $700 million in new bonded projects with $235 million for the University System, $177 million for the state Board of Education and […]
January 11, 2012
Georgia Public Broadcasting Gets Zero-Based Budget Review
Georgia Public Broadcasting was named in Governor Nathan Deal’s 2013 proposed budget as one of 35 programs that will participate in zero-based budgeting reviews. GPB is the only state authority […]
December 19, 2011
Panel: Georgia Should Establish Health Insurance Marketplace
Georgia should establish a small business health insurance marketplace outside the “additional layers of cost, complexity and rigidity” associated with federal health care reform mandates. That is the recommendation from […]