May 19, 2015
A new study from North Carolina’s John Locke Foundation suggests a market-oriented alternative to state professional licensing. Read the press release below: North Carolina could promote job creation, lower consumer […]
April 24, 2015
It’s Friday! Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
April 17, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good teachers are so important to student learning that if the lowest-performing 5 to 7 percent of all teachers were replaced with just average teachers, […]
March 1, 2015
Two tax reform bills to lower Georgia’s income tax rate were introduced last week, but it is uncertain if any action will be taken this year. Two tax reform bills […]
January 9, 2015 • Foundation News
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s, “Guide to the Issues 2014,” serves as a guideline and benchmark for Georgia’s part-time General Assembly as elected officials weigh proposals for 2015-2016. The Guide […]
December 19, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” – Confucius “Listening to what voters said in the 1994 elections […]
December 16, 2014
Your questions on toll roads and public private partnerships answered. Below is the excerpt of a message from one of our senior fellows, Bob Poole, on a timely subject – […]
November 14, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from […]
November 7, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government – and more for themselves. I want them to have […]
October 31, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Elections should be held on April 16 – the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might […]
October 24, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The next time you hear an alarming speech about ‘global warming’ on Earth Day, just remember that the first Earth Day featured alarms about the […]
October 3, 2014
It’s Friday! Where should Georgia go next on issues? If you missed the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, find video of sessions and speakers here on our YouTube channel. See […]
October 3, 2014
Tax Foundation economist Liz Malm and former North Carolina state Senator Thom Goolsby talked about what Georgia could do to maintain competitive tax strategies. Georgia’s personal state income tax rate […]
September 12, 2014
It’s Friday! Last chance to reserve your seat! It’s just one week to the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which takes place Friday, September 19. Keynote speakers are Herman Cain […]
September 10, 2014
Shutting down myths about express toll lane projects before they shut down Georgia’s progress. From Bob Poole of the Reason Foundation in his Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter: Distortions of Fact […]
September 5, 2014
“Every year, the Forum is a unique opportunity to bring innovative ideas directly to Georgia leaders.” For more information on the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum and to register, click here or […]
August 22, 2014
By reducing the necessity for physicians to practice defensive medicine, Georgians can save billions of dollars. By Dr. Brian E. Hill and Wayne Oliver During the next few weeks, many […]
July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 It’s Friday! Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]
July 18, 2014
This commentary by Becki Gray, vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation, was published in the July 2014 edition of Carolina Journal. By Becki Gray Before an entrepreneur […]
July 9, 2014
Two Pew Charitable Trust reports examine how Georgia compares to other states in inmate health care spending and inmate releases without supervision. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By Mike Klein […]
June 19, 2014
Astonishingly, thirteen states do not track and report out their juvenile justice recidivism rates, says the Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew says Georgia is one of the best at data reporting. […]
June 13, 2014
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal’s new hand-picked executive-in-charge of child protective services says, “If you’re part of the bureaucracy and you’re part of the problem, your days are done.” […]
June 6, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried […]
May 9, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[N]ow that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, […]
April 30, 2014
In the Friday Facts of April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]
April 28, 2014
Matt Candler tinkers. His current tinkering includes building an electric motorcycle. So when Candler discusses public schools it should not be a surprise when he says traditional schools are so […]
April 25, 2014
It’s Friday! Events May 7: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” is the topic at the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The keynote speaker is Dr. […]
April 22, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled By Benita M. Dodd Happy Earth Day! Isn’t it a great place to be?! I visited my longtime physician for my (kind of) annual […]
April 18, 2014
It’s Friday! Generosity I: Georgia ranks second only to Utah in the percentage of income given to charity, according to the latest “Generosity Index” report of U.S. states and Canadian […]
April 11, 2014
Georgia’s tax policy inaction is rearing up to bite Georgians and the state economy. By Benita M. Dodd With the April 15 tax filing deadline imminent, the Tax Foundation sent […]
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