June 16, 2022 • Blog
New Election Laws and Larger Turnout
In last month’s primary elections, turnout was more than 50% higher than in the previous midterm election of 2018.
Topic: Republican Party
June 2, 2022 • Blog
Kemp’s Results Won Out
Disagree as they might with one policy or another, people will have a hard time arguing with Governor Kemp’s economic record as a whole.
May 19, 2022 • Blog
Is it Time to Shake Up Primaries?
The beauty of our electoral system is that it has room for innovation within certain parameters. Here's one way to experiment.
May 6, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 6, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs […]
April 7, 2022 • Blog
Gold Dome Turnover
You can find politicians who stay in office too long, but you won’t find many of them in the Georgia General Assembly.
March 24, 2022 • Blog
Despite Redistricting, Georgians Likely Won’t See a Big Difference at the Polls
Along with legislating, another important event took place this month under the Gold Dome: qualifying for various elections on this fall’s ballot.
March 10, 2022 • Blog
A Flat Tax Means Keeping More of Your Money
A flat tax will save money for Georgians of all income levels.
January 7, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 07, 2022
Yesterday, friends and family of the great Johnny Isakson gathered to memorialize the late Republican senator. Read Georgia Policy’s fond memories of our friend
November 26, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 26, 2021
At the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 30th anniversary dinner in September, our photographer captured the attending presidents who have led the organization
November 26, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 26, 2021
All the president’s men: At the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 30th anniversary dinner in September, our photographer captured the attending presidents who
October 14, 2021 • Blog
Georgia is Changing, for Better or for Worse?
Butch Miller got in trouble this past week for saying what a lot of Georgians believe.
September 17, 2021 • Commentary
Garble Mires Message on Healthcare Reform
In almost all recent polling, voters say healthcare is their number one concern. They also trust Democrats more than Republicans on the issue.
July 2, 2021 • Commentary
Our 50 State Flag: How One Ohio Teen’s Quest to Change His Grade Became Our National Symbol
On July 4, 1960, teenager Robert (Bob) G. Heft sat in a swivel chair next to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and asked, “How do you like your job?” as they […]
July 1, 2021 • Blog
Celebrating Independent Minds on Independence Day
National holidays are treasured occasions, and not only because it means a day off (for many of us). Most of these holidays bear a certain, obvious solemnity of purpose: Memorial […]
June 18, 2021
Friday Facts: 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 • Commentary
How Georgia is ‘Amazon-izing’ Healthcare and Fixing What’s Wrong with the Affordable Care Act
While Republicans nationally struggle to agree on solutions in healthcare and Democrats push for more government control, Georgia is taking a major step forward
June 4, 2021 • Commentary
For Schools to Return to Normalcy, Community Must Do Its Part
Closing schools because of COVID-19 was terrible for students, families and educators. Students struggled with less than ideal learning opportunities and their mental health. Families were forced to juggle employment […]
March 31, 2021 • Press Release
Foundation Welcomes Georgia Legislature’s Protection of Learning Pods
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 17, 2021 • Blog
To Understand Georgia’s Future, Look in Washington
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 17, 2021 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: March 16, 2021
Tax and Spend Tuesday, a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook. Bye-bye tax cut? Remember President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? The […]
February 24, 2021 • Blog
Recognizing the Truth About Education Options
Georgia’s lawmakers have another opportunity to help thousands of children find the best education for their own unique needs. Rep. Wes Cantrell, a Republican from Woodstock, has proposed allowing state […]
February 22, 2021 • Foundation News
Recent Foundation Publications
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2021 publications are listed below by date of publication. Click on a link to read. Sign up here to be added to the Foundation’s media […]
January 13, 2021 • Blog
A Purple State Under the Gold Dome
Georgia may be a purple state now in national politics, or even a blue one given the trifecta Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock completed in this past week’s U.S. […]
January 8, 2021
Friday Facts: January 08, 2021
It’s Friday! Happy New Year! Welcome to the first issue of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Friday Facts for 2021. This is a special year for the Foundation: We’re celebrating […]
January 8, 2021 • Commentary
Hearing Opportunity Knock Amid Winds of Change
In one fell swoop, the outcomes of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs on January 5 changed the landscape for the entire nation, at least for the next two years. Two Republican […]
December 14, 2020 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: December 14, 2020
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. COVID-19 vaccine arrives: Frontline healthcare workers in New York became the first to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 […]
November 18, 2020 • Blog
Georgia’s Political Fault Line
Everyone knows by now that Georgia’s political fault line runs between its urban and suburban counties on one side, and its exurban and rural ones on the other. But the […]
November 18, 2020 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: November 17, 2020
Tax and Spend Tuesday, a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook! The election: The Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange […]
November 13, 2020
Friday Facts: November 13, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Government outlays on antipoverty programs are almost entirely unaffected by which party is in power: It has inexorably risen under Republicans and Democrats alike — […]
November 11, 2020 • Blog
The ‘In-Between’ Election, the ‘In-Between’ Year
Merriam-Webster will surely pick a pandemic-related term as 2020’s “word of the year.” Coronavirus, social distancing or quarantine would be apt. My choice is “liminal,” which that dictionary defines as […]
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