July 9, 2021 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Experienced guide: Since 1996, the nonpartisan Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a legislative agenda – a guide to the state’s policy challenges, with solutions aimed […]
July 8, 2021 • Blog
When it comes to transportation policy in Georgia, good – or at least, better – things often come to those who wait. A decade ago, regional T-SPLOST referendums were pitched […]
July 2, 2021
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and […]
June 25, 2021 • Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quote of Note Obamacare’s supporters talked a lot about illnesses contributing to more than half of all bankruptcies, which implied there should have been a sharp decrease in […]
June 24, 2021 • Blog
This Father’s Day, I decided to give my son a gift. The same one I got from my dad. Let’s take a step back in time. It was 1985, the […]
June 18, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The more things change … As Georgia prepares for reapportionment again after the 2020 Census, this 1992 Georgia Public Policy Foundation commentary reveals what was on […]
June 11, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Federalism, a state of independence: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has a history of defending the ability of Georgia to solve its own problems instead of […]
June 4, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane A legacy of bureaucracy: The obfuscation in data from the Georgia Department of Education is a longstanding problem, as shown in this 1996 letter from the […]
May 28, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Outsource resource: As far back as 1996, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation maintained that for the city of Atlanta to prosper, “it must privatize, consolidate city […]
May 21, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Civil Discourse: For years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation sponsored debates among Georgia’s political candidates, and – as this 1994 article on tax reform demonstrates – […]
May 14, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Through the years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has presented the Freedom Award to Georgians who have exemplified the principles of private enterprise and personal integrity. […]
May 13, 2021 • Press Release
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Georgia Public Policy Foundation Welcomes Governor Kemp’s Plan to Get Georgia Back to Work
Benita M. Dodd
Today, Governor Brian Kemp announced Georgia’s plan to join several other states in ending pandemic-related additional unemployment payments. The move is an attempt to get Georgians back on track and […]
May 7, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The Friday Facts traces its beginnings to the days of the facsimile machine, or fax. As shown in this 2004 edition, it was initially called the […]
April 30, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Certificate-of-Need regulations, which govern competition in the healthcare industry, have long been discarded by the federal government. Since its founding in 1991, the Georgia Public Policy […]
April 23, 2021
It’s Friday! Get the facts: Friday’s Freshest: In the latest Georgia Policy commentary, Senior Fellow Ron Bachman proposes that a potential roadmap for health reform can be found right in […]
April 16, 2021
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One single object … [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825) “Market […]
April 15, 2021 • Press Release
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Georgia Public Policy Foundation Names External Affairs Manager
Hayley McCloud has joined the staff of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation as External Affairs Manager. McCloud comes to the Foundation from the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State, […]
April 9, 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 […]
April 2, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The more things change, the more they stay the same, as this news clipping from 1996 shows. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 30th […]
April 1, 2021 • Press Release
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Foundation Hails U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling in Florida-Georgia Water Dispute
Kyle Wingfield, president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, released this statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision today to dismiss Florida’s lawsuit in its […]
March 31, 2021 • Press Release
Atlanta — Parents of school-age children can breathe easier after the Georgia General Assembly approved the Learning Pods Protection Act, Georgia Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Kyle Wingfield said […]
March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
March 25, 2021 • Foundation News
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations that was sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The text is below. Dear […]
March 19, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, has gauged the pulse of Georgia for reform since its early days, as this […]
March 17, 2021 • Blog
The work continues under the Gold Dome, but look farther north to understand Georgia’s future. In Washington, the most evenly divided Congress in two decades wants to turn states into […]
March 12, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, has championed education options since its beginning. In 2012, Georgia legislators approved the State […]
March 10, 2021 • Blog
To look back at my calendar this time a year ago is to relive another era. I’d just returned from a three-day conference with peers from around the country. I […]
March 5, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: As the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, this article from 1992 is a reminder that many of the issues that concerned […]
March 3, 2021 • Blog
The appropriate use of public funds should be a priority for policymakers. But those who object to legislation to provide more education options for Georgia’s children, on the premise that […]
February 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Zell Miller, who was governor of Georgia before becoming U.S. senator for Georgia, died March 23, 2018, at age 86. His birthday would have been February […]
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