June 14, 2019
Friday Facts: 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 […]
Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation
June 7, 2019
Friday Facts: 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 Provides Unique Opportunity to Put Georgians First
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 • Press Release
2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Speaker Biographies
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 […]
May 30, 2019
Friday Facts: December 14, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Each of us can be happier, and America will start to heal, when we become the kind neighbors and generous friends we wish we had.” […]
May 28, 2019
New Study Finds Innovative Waivers Could Improve Healthcare Access, Affordability
A new report offers ways Georgia can utilize waivers to lower healthcare costs, improve access to better insurance options, restore the primacy of the doctor-patient relationship, and ultimately blaze a […]
May 28, 2019
Foundation Releases Study on Healthcare Waivers for Georgia
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation supports the use of a Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2019 Contact: Benita […]
May 24, 2019
Managed Lanes, The Untolled Story
Since the opening of the reversible express toll lanes on I-75 and I-575, enough commuters are choosing to pay the tolls that it’s making an enormous difference to traffic flow […]
May 24, 2019
Friday Facts: May 24, 2019
It’s Friday! Mark your calendar! The 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will take place on Friday, November 15, at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta. Details to follow; click here to view […]
May 7, 2019 • Press Release
Foundation Adds Development Associate Kennedy Atkins to Staff
News Release | For Immediate Release May 7, 2019 Contact: Benita Dodd at (404-256-4050) Georgia Public Policy Foundation Adds Development Associate Kennedy Atkins to Staff Atlanta – Kennedy Atkins, a native […]
May 3, 2019
Still Asking for Whom Georgia’s Roads are Tolled?
By Benita M. Dodd The toll lanes are coming! The toll lanes are coming! Despite a lengthy history of tolling in Georgia, many current residents appear intimidated or uninformed about […]
April 26, 2019
Fighting Fire with Fire
Last fall, headlines blared the deadly conflagration in the West that scorched hundreds of thousands of acres and tens of thousands of homes. And, of course, many blamed climate change […]
April 19, 2019
Climate Change Agreements: Solutions in Search of a Problem
Earth Day arrives again on April 22, and along with it the also-predictable heated rhetoric by climate change alarmists who bolster their claims with articles and opinions and state, “Facts […]
April 12, 2019
Georgia Needs an Earnest Effort at Tax Reform
Nearly a decade ago, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue created the Georgia Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, “to examine the tax code of Georgia, review it for fairness, and […]
April 5, 2019
Legislature 2019 a Promising Start to Georgia’s Biennial Session
By Kyle Wingfield The 2019 legislative session started as something of a blank slate: a new governor, new lieutenant governor and lots of fresh faces in both the House and […]
April 5, 2019
Friday Facts: April 5, 2019
It’s Friday! Events April 10: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics,” a Foundation Happy Hour Policy Discussion in Athens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in […]
March 29, 2019
Friday Facts: March 29, 2019
It’s Friday! Events April 10: “Education Choice: A Case Study in Policy and Politics,” a Foundation Happy Hour Policy Discussion in Athens at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, in […]
March 29, 2019 • Commentary
The Truth About Education Scholarship Accounts
Educational scholarship accounts provide parents who remove their children from public schools with money that can be used for a variety of education expenses.
March 29, 2019
ESA Trailblazer Arizona Paves Way, Provides Lessons for States
K-12 education has been slowly evolving to become more diverse, pluralistic and dynamic. Education scholarship accounts (ESAs, also known as education savings accounts) represent the next step for Georgia to […]
March 22, 2019
Friday Facts: March 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” – Milton Friedman “The more the state […]
March 22, 2019
Gwinnett Has Time to Do Transit Right
Transit expansion advocates in Gwinnett County blame timing and the special election date for the failure of the transit referendum, but vow to continue their efforts until transit expansion is […]
March 15, 2019
Friday Facts: March 15, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” – Patrick […]
March 15, 2019
Gwinnett Transit Vote a Mixed Bag
Before Gwinnett County voters even decide whether their transit plan leaves the station, it will cost taxpayers almost $770,000. That’s the cost of holding the election on March 19 instead […]
March 8, 2019
Friday Facts: March 8, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain “Our goal is not simply to send children to school. Our goal […]
March 8, 2019
Give Georgia’s Students Choices, Not Excuses
There’s enough pie for everyone to have a slice, despite the zero-summers’ protests. Now we have evidence they have it exactly backward: School choice can actually lower public school districts’ […]
March 7, 2019
AJC.com Publishes Op-ed on ESAs by Foundation’s Kyle Wingfield
Maureen Downey’s “Get Schooled” blog on AJC.com published, “Opinion: New study suggests vouchers may help Georgia public schools,” an op-ed by Kyle Wingfield, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on […]
March 1, 2019
Baby Steps in Teacher Pension Reform
They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The implication is that the first step won’t be the last. That’s the right way to think […]
February 28, 2019
Heartland Institute Urges Georgia to Address CON Reform
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
February 21, 2019 • In The Press
Foundation President Kyle Wingfield Provides Testimony on ‘Architectural Ordinances’
Kyle Wingfield was invited to provide testimony to the Georgia House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.
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