April 18, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 18, 2025
No session comes and goes without some measure of disappointment. This year, Georgia had an opportunity to join other states in passing regulatory reform.
Topic: Georgia State Capitol
February 14, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 14, 2025
We can improve education outcomes. Florida and Mississippi have proven that.
February 29, 2024 • Blog
Georgia Public Policy Foundation participates in Hispanic Day at the State Capitol
The day highlighted the contributions and achievements of the Hispanic community in Georgia.
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.
May 20, 2016
Poverty Solutions Should Minimize Government’s Role
Imagine the solutions if we embrace churches, charities, corporations and citizens as the solution instead of bigger government. By Geoff Duncan For generations, government has tried to solve the issues […]
February 9, 2016
School Choice Benefits: More than test scores
Research focused solely on standardized test scores will understate the benefits of school choice programs, since effects on high school graduation and college enrollment are stronger—especially among urban minority students. […]
January 29, 2016
Five Reasons for Education Optimism in Georgia
Choice, standards and online learning help move Georgia students forward. By Benita M. Dodd Georgians marked National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, a week of events highlighted by thousands of yellow […]
April 24, 2015
Friday Facts: April 24, 2015
It’s Friday! Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
February 6, 2015
Friday Facts: February 6, 2015
It’s Friday! Events February 18: Find out what matters in transportation funding for Georgia at, “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion by Kelly McCutchen […]
August 15, 2014
Getting with the Program on Georgia Transportation
To send a bigger pot to Washington is to squeeze blood out of a stone, thanks to increased fuel efficiency, alternate-fuel vehicles and federal interference eroding funds and hiking costs […]
August 7, 2014
Transportation Deja Vu All Over Again
“Getting our act together” the way the former Transportation Secretary wants us to is the wrong thing for Georgia to do. By Benita M. Dodd Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood […]
June 24, 2014
New Detail About Georgia Foster Care Privatization Pilot Project
Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request for proposals. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request […]
January 31, 2014
Friday Facts: January 31, 2014
It’s Friday! Timing is everything: Jan. 26-Feb.1 is National School Choice Week. The Foundation hosted an informative panel discussion, “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, snow and related […]
January 24, 2014
Georgians Embrace School Choice
With school choice, the competition for students makes accountability key. By Benita M. Dodd For proponents of school choice, there’s heart-warming encouragement in the (January 22) announcement this week that […]
July 19, 2013
Friday Facts: July 19, 2013
July 19, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. … There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety, […]
January 27, 2012
Friday Facts: January 27th, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “If we simply throw low-risk offenders into prison, rather than holding them accountable for their wrongdoing and addressing the source of their criminal behavior, they […]
January 20, 2012
Friday Facts: January 20th, 2012
It’s Friday! – Monday is the deadline to register for, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, to celebrate […]
January 6, 2012
Foundation: Georgia Should Rewrite Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Civil asset forfeiture – which is defined as law enforcement’s authority to seize private property on the suspicion of a crime — has landed on the Georgia State Capitol doorstep. […]
June 22, 2011
Edelman Tells Educators United States “Is Going To Miss The Boat”
Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan were blunt about the failure of American education to prepare children for the brave new world when […]
February 9, 2011
Josh Belinfante Discusses Medical Malpractice Reform Options
Josh Belinfante discusses medical malpractice review panels and other options for medical malpractice reforms at a policy luncheon at the Georgia State Capitol on February 2, 2011, sponsored by the […]
February 9, 2011
Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Georgia Legal Reforms and Court Rulings
The Heritage Foundation's Senior Legal Fellow, Hans von Spakovsky, discusses medical malpractice reform, recent Georgia Supreme Court rulings and Judge Vinson's ruling at a policy luncheon at the Georgia State Capitol […]
February 8, 2011
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald On the Need for Medical Malpractice Reform
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald discussed medical malpractice reform at a policy luncheon at the Georgia State Capitol on February 2, 2011, sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Heritage […]
February 3, 2011
Legal Opinion: Health Care Reform Is Struck Down Immediately in Georgia
Speaking at the Georgia State Capitol this week, Heritage Foundation Senior Legal Fellow Robert Alt clarified that Judge Vinson's ruling serves as the equivalent of an injunction, immediately striking down the […]