July 27, 2018
Friday Facts: July 27, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Events August 23: Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation on Thursday, August 23, at the […]
Topic: Georgia
July 20, 2018
Friday Facts: July 20, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover “Well done is better than well said.” – […]
July 20, 2018
Bus Rapid Transit: Fast, Flexible, Forward-thinking
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s Bus Rapid Transit plan for SR 400 is a breath of fresh air amid stale and misguided transit proposals for the metro Atlanta region. By Benita […]
July 17, 2018 • State Policy Network
State Policy Network Profiles Kyle Wingfield
The State Policy Network interviewed Kyle Wingfield, who became the president and CEO of The Georgia Public Policy Foundation in April 2018. The State Policy Network interviewed Kyle Wingfield, who […]
July 13, 2018
Friday Facts: July 13, 2018
It’s Friday! Be sure to read the Leader Spotlight on Kyle Wingfield, published by the State Policy Network! Quotes of note “Judges, therefore, should be always men of learning and […]
July 6, 2018
Friday Facts: July 6, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties […]
July 6, 2018
Georgia’s Taxing Options after the Supreme Court’s Online Sales Tax Ruling
By Jeffrey Dorfman A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month means even companies without a physical presence in a state can be required to collect sales taxes if states so […]
June 29, 2018
Friday Facts: June 29, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Trade unions up to a certain point have been recognized now as organs for good. They are the only means by which workmen can protect […]
June 28, 2018
Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2018
By Sophia Strickland A summary of Georgia laws taking effect July 1, 2018: TRANSPORTATION Hands-Free Georgia Act: Motorists will be prohibited from talking on cell phones without using a speaker […]
June 27, 2018
Foundation Issues Statement on Supreme Court ‘Water Wars’ Ruling
News Release | For Immediate Release June 27, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Foundation ‘Disappointed’ in Supreme Court Ruling on Water Dispute Atlanta – Kyle Wingfield, president of the Georgia […]
June 22, 2018
Friday Facts: June 22, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “These days, the individual market is like a game of musical chairs, where no plan wants to be the last one standing – with the […]
June 21, 2018
Governor Announces BRT Funding for SR 400
Bus Rapid Transit is a flexible step in the right direction. $100 million in General Obligation bonds for BRT infrastructure will be contribute to the SR 400 Express Lanes project. […]
June 15, 2018
Friday Facts: June 15, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The road to democracy is not a freeway. It is a toll road on which we pay by accepting and carrying out our civic responsibilities.” […]
June 15, 2018
School Choice Progress Far from ‘Bad Policy’
If this is a scheme to sink public education, then, it’s a lousy one. By Kyle Wingfield A summertime surprise is roiling the Georgia GOP’s gubernatorial primary. A defeated candidate […]
June 8, 2018
Friday Facts: June 8, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Paying people to make it easy not to work – and thus languish for a lifetime in poverty – is not compassionate. It’s destructive of […]
June 8, 2018
Schools Ease the ChalleNGe of Georgia’s At-Risk Youth
By Benita M. Dodd Eighty percent of Georgia’s students graduate from high school. What happens to the one in five who don’t? Michael Boggs, now a Georgia Supreme Court Justice, […]
June 6, 2018
Council’s Misdemeanor Bail Reform Proposals
A summary of the misdemeanor bail reform findings and recommendations from the February 2018 Report of the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform (pages 25-39). By Sophia Strickland The Georgia […]
June 1, 2018
Friday Facts: June 1, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “People who believe themselves above something, or entitled to something more because of past achievements, will find that new opportunities slip away.” – Tyler Bonin, […]
May 25, 2018
Friday Facts: May 25, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “It is not for us to forget the past but to remember it, that we may profit by it. But it is gone; we cannot […]
May 18, 2018
Friday Facts: May 18, 2018
It’s Friday! MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE: Seats are filling fast; register NOW to reserve your spot at “Telling the Human Story,” the May 23 Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, […]
May 11, 2018 • Commentary
Take a Deep Breath before Blaming Ozone for Asthma
The American Lung Association emphasizes the bad news and mentions the good. Its State of the Air 2018 report (using 2014-2016 data) claims that “ozone pollution worsened significantly.” It is […]
May 4, 2018
Friday Facts: May 4, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Register by May 21 for “Telling the Human Story,” a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. This 8 a.m. event […]
May 4, 2018 • Commentary
Founder of Georgia’s First Start-Up Charter School Shares Recipe for Success
The story I will tell you sounds like it could not possibly be true, but it is, because it happened to me! From 1974 to 1986 I was food editor […]
April 27, 2018
Friday Facts: April 27, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, keynotes “Telling the Human Story,” an 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Georgian Club. This event is co-hosted […]
April 27, 2018 • Commentary
Hands-off Government Requires Hands-on Responsibility
Few bills gave liberty-minded folks more heartburn during this past legislative session than the so-called distracted driving bill, which would ban most motorists from holding a mobile phone while cruising […]
April 20, 2018
Friday Facts: April 20, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Mark your calendar! Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, keynotes a Leadership Breakfast co-hosted by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Georgia Center […]
April 15, 2018 • Commentary
Criminal Justice Reform Council A Blueprint for Georgia
Lots of things die at the end of a legislative session: bills, constitutional amendments, one’s faith in humanity (just kidding about that last one – mostly). Some of what doesn’t […]
April 13, 2018
Friday Facts: April 13, 2018
It’s Friday! The registration deadline is Tuesday (April 17) for “End of Discussion,” the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Buckhead Club in Atlanta. This book forum […]
April 13, 2018 • Commentary
Tax Season is Easier This Year
Tax season is a traditionally dreadful time of year for Americans. Nobody likes having to account for how much the Internal Revenue Service is reaching into our pockets. But this […]
April 9, 2018 • Commentary
Georgia’s Public Charter Schools Deserve Fair Treatment
Charter schools are public schools. Charter schools are public schools. Charter schools are public schools. Forgive the repetition, but for a lot of people this simple fact doesn’t seem to […]
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