May 20, 2019 • Video
Atlanta Transportation Plan
What does Georgia need to do to increase mobility and reduce congestion? A six-step plan offers solutions that can significantly improvement the statewide transportation network.
Topic: Georgia
May 17, 2019
Friday Facts: May 17, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: THE DEADLINE IS TUESDAY! Register now for “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of […]
May 10, 2019
Friday Facts: May 10, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: The deadline is Tuesday, May 21, to register for “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with […]
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 […]
May 3, 2019
Friday Facts: May 3, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of the National Review Institute, on Thursday, […]
April 30, 2019
Federal Tax Reform Opens Opportunities for Georgia and for Rural Georgia
Most experts agree that recent federal tax reforms will put pressure on high tax states to either reduce taxes or continue to lose residents fleeing to lower tax states. The […]
April 26, 2019
Friday Facts: April 25, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of the National Review Institute, on Thursday, […]
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
Friday Facts: April 19, 2019
It’s Friday! Events May 23: “You Can Say That: How Courage Can Defeat Political Correctness,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon with David French of the National Review Institute, on Thursday, […]
April 12, 2019
Friday Facts: April 12, 2019
It’s Friday! Events The registration deadline is MONDAY for “Second Chances 2019,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast with Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, sponsor of the FIRST STEP Act, on Wednesday, […]
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
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 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 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 • Blog
The Economics of Building a Voucher or ESA Program in Georgia
The economics of vouchers and educational savings accounts (ESAs) are central to their political success because attracting sufficient political support for such educational choice programs depends at least partially on […]
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
Friday Facts: March 1, 2019
It’s Friday! Events March 21: “Shining a Light on Government,” a Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher of WSB-TV in celebration of Sunshine Week on Thursday, March 21, at the Georgian […]
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 25, 2019
Issue Analysis: The Economics of Building a Voucher or ESA Program in Georgia
The economics of vouchers and educational savings accounts (ESAs, also known as educational scholarship accounts) are central to their political success because attracting sufficient political support for such educational choice […]
February 22, 2019 • Commentary
Architectural Ordinances: Government Overreach vs. Home Rule
Local governments are stifling innovation, mandating aesthetics and materials, and restricting designs and layouts.
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.
February 20, 2019
Foundation President Kyle Wingfield Testifies on Waivers at Senate Health Committee Hearing
Kyle Wingfield, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, accepted an invitation to testify before the Georgia Senate Health and Human Services Committee on February 19, 2019, regarding health-care waivers […]
February 15, 2019
Friday Facts: February 15, 2019
It’s Friday! Events March 21: “Shining a Light on Government,” a Leadership Breakfast with Richard Belcher of WSB-TV in celebration of Sunshine Week on Thursday, March 21, at the Georgian […]
February 15, 2019
Plan to Seek Waivers a Healthy Dose of Reality for Georgia
Bureaucratic arcana from Washington, D.C., hit Georgia’s headlines this week. Governor Brian Kemp announced he will seek federal “waivers” to improve health care in the state. By Kyle Wingfield Bureaucratic […]
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