January 17, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 24, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his penultimate State of the State address with the usual list of goals and priorities that he’ll pursue over the next few months.
Topic: Northwest Corridor Express Lanes
August 28, 2024 • Commentary
How is road building evolving in Georgia?
The Ga. 400 express lanes will utilize a public-private partnership that minimizes taxpayer investments.
August 2, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 2, 2024
How should we view tech and what should the response from government look like?
July 9, 2021 • Commentary
New Express Lanes to Ease Taxpayer Toll
Atlanta Braves’ fans still chuckle about Pascual Perez, who missed his start for the Braves after getting lost on Interstate 285. It was August 1982, and the 25-year-old drove around the 64-mile beltway […]
July 8, 2021 • Blog
Have Tolls, Will Travel
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 […]
October 11, 2019
Friday Facts: October 11, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: The agenda is online for the 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which features nearly two dozen policy experts and leaders on issues affecting Georgia: education, […]
May 31, 2019
Friday Facts: May 31, 2019
It’s Friday! Events June 13-15: Join FEEcon, the Foundation for Economic Education’s third annual conference at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. Talks, practical skill-building and networking with movers and shakers […]
November 2, 2018
Friday Facts: November 2, 2018
It’s Friday! Please support us today when you make an Amazon online purchase. Choose Georgia Public Policy Foundation as your beneficiary at Smile.Amazon and Amazon will send us a contribution […]
September 14, 2018
Friday Facts: September 14, 2018
It’s Friday! Events September 21: “Rethinking American Highways,” a Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum with Bob Poole, director of Transportation Policy at Reason Foundation. Among Poole’s policy papers that […]
September 7, 2018
Friday Facts: September 7, 2018
It’s Friday! Events We’re at the 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum today. Are you? The daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel features an exciting lineup of experts on […]
August 31, 2018
Friday Facts: August 31, 2018
It’s Friday! REGISTER NOW! One Day. Four issues. Sixteen Experts. And just one week to the 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel […]
August 3, 2018
Friday Facts: August 3, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Events August 23: “Policy Over Politics,” with keynote speaker Kyle Wingfield, is a Foundation Leadership […]
August 2, 2018
Express Toll Lanes: What you need to know
Highlights from an information session with transportation leaders regarding metro area express toll lanes. Express lanes: WSB Radio held an information session with transportation leaders this week about the metro […]
December 29, 2017
Friday Facts: December 29, 2017
It’s Friday! It’s the FINAL Friday of the year. It’s the FINAL Georgia Public Policy Foundation Friday Facts of 2017. And, it’s the FINAL time you’ll see Kelly McCutchen sign […]
November 4, 2016
Health Care: Another Foundation Frontier
It takes time to turn the tanker of state government. We’re doing it. By Benita M. Dodd This month, as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 25 years of policy […]
October 17, 2016
Atlanta Business Chronicle Quotes Foundation on Toll Lane Network
Dave Williams of The Atlanta Business Chronicle quotes Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd extensively in an article in the October 14-20, 2016, edition about the express toll lanes under construction […]
July 26, 2013
Friday Facts: July 26, 2013
July 26, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are […]
April 5, 2013
Slow Going, But Georgia’s Moving on Tackling Congestion
Beyond the Gold Dome, transportation policy has been chugging along – and in at least one way – in the direction the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s “Plan B” sought. By […]