Topic: Georgia

February 24, 2012

Friday Facts: February 24th, 2012

It’s Friday!   Events – March 22 Leadership Breakfast: As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider arguments regarding the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and […]

February 24, 2012

Georgia’s Innovation Promise Rests in Bold Leadership

By Kelly McCutchen In a typical election year, legislators tend to adopt a “do-nothing” attitude lest they somehow offend potential voters. This year in Georgia could, and should, be different […]

February 22, 2012

Georgia Needs a Personal Income Tax Rate Cut

By Kelly McCutchen Georgia is 48th in the nation when it comes to growth in personal income per capita over the past decade. Over the past year, job creation was […]



February 21, 2012

Checking up on Health

Health Policy Briefs: February 21, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Mark your calendar: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts Attorney General Sam Olens and health care expert Ronald E. Bachman […]

February 20, 2012

Another View of Georgia Charter Schools Report

By Kelly McCutchen, Mark Peevy, Dr. Ben Scafidi and Dr. Eric Wearne Last year, the Georgia Supreme Court closed the Georgia Charter Schools Commission and gave local school boards “exclusive” […]

February 20, 2012

Long Awaited Criminal Justice Reform Expected This Week

By Mike Klein Georgia’s criminal justice reform initiative has flown stealth-like under the radar since November when a special council delivered its report.  That will change soon, perhaps later this […]


February 17, 2012

Friday Facts: February 17th, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – Monday is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Wednesday, February 22, at 8 a.m. Rod S. Martin, co-founder of PayPal and an education philanthropist, […]

February 17, 2012

Georgia’s Transit Dreams, Transportation Nightmares

By Benita Dodd The headline on an article in The Onion satirical magazine in 2000 was, “Report: 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” Sometimes truth is even […]

February 16, 2012

Foundation Releases Criminal Justice Reform Issue Analysis

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released an Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform, “Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public.” The Issue Analysis, by Marc Levin and […]



February 15, 2012

Boiling Down Arguments on the Charter School Amendments

By Kelly McCutchen The General Assembly is considering two alternative Constitutional Amendments to address the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling last year regarding the state’s role in public education. The two […]



February 10, 2012

Friday Facts: February 10th, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – February 22: Rod S. Martin, a founder of PayPal and education philanthropist, keynotes the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, at the Georgian Club. The […]

February 8, 2012

Full Court Press Behind the Savannah River Project

Here’s something you might not know about the Savannah River and Harbor expansion project.  Georgia sturgeon living about 130 miles up the river would get a new bypass to their […]

February 8, 2012

Status Quo 1, Students 0

By Kelly McCutchen The Georgia House of Representatives today voted down a Constitutional Amendment clarifying the state’s role in education. This was in response to the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling […]



February 3, 2012

Friday Facts: February 3rd, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – This Monday, February 6 at 3:00 p.m. we will be co-hosting the former leader of Greenpeace and CASEnergy Co-Chair, Dr. Patrick Moore, live at our new headquarters as he presents “An Update […]


February 3, 2012

Georgia Tax and Spending by the Numbers

By Kelly McCutchen   How has Georgia responded to the Great Recession compared to other states? The latest data from the Census Bureau tells us some things we knew and […]


January 30, 2012

Georgia Students Should ‘Move On When Ready’

(Dean Alford’s commentary is adapted from a panel presentation at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s January 25 Leadership Breakfast titled, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia.”  Alford’s […]



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 […]
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