November 15, 2019 • Commentary
America’s housing market is neither free nor fair. As living costs spiral upwards and housing demand outpaces supply for the eighth year in a row, minorities and low-income Americans have fewer […]
November 8, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: It’s just one week away! The 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum comes to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Friday, November 15. Five issues. Five think […]
November 1, 2019
It’s Friday! Volunteer. Donate. Review. Thanks to our supporters for helping the Georgia Public Policy Foundation earn its 2019 badge as a Great Nonprofits’ “Top-Rated Nonprofit,” the second consecutive year […]
October 25, 2019 • Commentary
Imagine sitting in a Congressional hearing room listening to testimony from one of your opponents, a public high school principal. He tells the collected members of the House of Representatives […]
October 18, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: education, […]
October 11, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: education, […]
October 11, 2019 • Commentary
It’s bad enough that almost half a million Georgians – about 1 in 10 of us with a job – need the government’s permission to work in their chosen field. […]
September 27, 2019 • Commentary
“Civil society” is the latest catchphrase in public policy circles, and for good reason. Personal responsibility and individual initiative have been relinquished to government in unprecedented measure and, related to […]
September 20, 2019
It’s Friday! Events TODAY’S the Deadline! Your $75 Early Bird Rate ends today for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The agenda is online for the daylong event on Friday, […]
September 13, 2019
By Benita M. Dodd Since 2010, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has invited some of the nation’s brightest and best experts to Atlanta to share forward-thinking proposals on ways for […]
September 13, 2019
It’s Friday! Events September 18: Register by Monday to attend “License to Work,” a Foundation noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with the Georgians First Commission task force, focused on occupational licensing […]
September 6, 2019
It’s Friday! On a personal note: We’re visiting Savannah September 18. Like many Savannah residents, we’re grateful that Georgia dodged a bullet this week as a diminished Hurricane Dorian moved […]
August 30, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We would never refuse to take a trip to the store for an adult who asked. We knew that we were not to litter or […]
August 16, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781) “What we […]
August 6, 2019
Georgia won’t save struggling hospitals by expanding Medicaid, so a different solution is need to address the very real problems these hospitals face. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sunday edition of August […]
August 2, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
July 26, 2019
Public transportation is a highly debated topic in Georgia. Central to this debate is the allocation of federal funding through grants and tax revenues. By Jared Cooper Public transportation is […]
July 26, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
July 19, 2019
It’s Friday! Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
July 12, 2019
Amid fears of global warming and extreme temperatures, tropical storms, air pollution and so on, data suggest record high temperatures are nothing new. By Harold Brown The dog days of […]
June 28, 2019
Almost two years have passed since Republican efforts to reform the U.S. health insurance market were pronounced dead. Perhaps they were merely on life support. By Kyle Wingfield Almost two […]
June 28, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: Early Bird registration is open for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which takes place Friday, November 15, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. The theme […]
June 27, 2019
Summary of laws taking effect July 1, 2019 By Morgan Worthy and Jared Cooper Economic Development H.B. 242 (Effective May 6, 2019) Expands the powers of the Georgia Board of Massage […]
June 21, 2019
Of all the things we might do to improve our healthcare system, the one reform that is more important is that we must make it profitable to take care of […]
June 14, 2019
Why do we allow county tax commissioners to line their pockets using county resources? And why does the Georgia General Assembly continue to allow individuals to profit at the expense […]
June 14, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We are living in a time of increasing domestic tension. Some of it stems from the presidency of Donald Trump. Another part of it is […]
June 7, 2019
It’s Friday! Have you joined the Foundation on social media? Our Facebook page has 3,500 “likes.” Our Twitter account has 1,897 followers. Click on the links and join Foundation followers in staying abreast of policy […]
May 31, 2019
Federalism seeks to separate and reduce state and federal government roles, but even with efforts to reduce red tape, the government is far larger than ever. By Benita M. Dodd […]
May 30, 2019
Nine months ago, Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd headed down the road for a fact-finding day trip to Dublin, Ga., to research an article marking the one-year anniversary of Dublin […]
May 30, 2019 • Press Release
Judge Steven C. Teske, Morning Keynote Speaker Judge Steven C. Teske is the Chief Judge of the Juvenile Court of the Clayton Judicial Circuit. He was appointed juvenile court judge […]
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