September 24, 2021 • Commentary
Economic Freedom: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
COVID-19’s impact is not yet evident in the 2021 “Economic Freedom of the World” report by Canada’s Fraser Institute published September 14.
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April 9, 2021
Friday Facts: April 09, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Education options for Georgia’s children have been a primary focus of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since its early days, as seen in this article from […]
January 10, 2020
Friday Facts: January 10, 2020
It’s Friday! January 28: We’re just 18 days away from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner on January 28! Join us in the Egyptian […]
July 26, 2019
From an Unlikely Source, Market-based Transit Policies
Public transportation is a highly debated topic in Georgia. Central to this debate is the allocation of federal funding through grants and tax revenues. By Jared Cooper Public transportation is […]
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 […]
August 12, 2016
Friday Facts: August 12, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: For 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, 2,713,800 individual income tax returns were filed in Georgia (pop. 4.8 million), reporting $51.3 billion in […]
March 21, 2014
Logistics Leaders Decry Lack of Federal Long-Term Planning
America’s infrastructure is not entirely healthy – we knew that – and the federal government is not paying enough attention. That was one underlying message articulated this week when Georgia […]
February 4, 2014
Joel Kotkin: America’s Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full?
By Joel Kotkin The stock market is high, real estate prices have resurged, even the unemployment rate is dropping, yet Americans still feel pretty down about the future. A survey released […]
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 3, 2014
Friday Facts: January 3, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering ‘it will be happier.’” – Alfred Lord Tennyson “Sometimes we are content to try […]
February 1, 2013
Friday Facts: February 1, 2013
February 1, 2013 It’s Friday! February 19: Did you know that Georgia had the nation’s fourth-highest foreclosure rate in 2012? Who’s to blame? Greedy bankers? Corrupt politicians? Ignorant homeowners? Find out […]
September 21, 2012
Friday Facts: September 21, 2012
It’s Friday! The Foundation unveils, “Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation,” today at 3 p.m. during the third annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the W Atlanta Midtown (188 […]
September 23, 2011
Friday Facts: September 23rd, 2011
It’s Friday! – Space is limited! Don’t miss the second annual Georgia Legislative Policy Briefing on Friday, Sept. 30, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Register now for the daylong event, […]