Topic: Ronald Reagan

May 1, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 1, 2026

It seems every year adds a bit of national political rancor to our more agreeable state. The Georgia General Assembly in particular has remained both more civil and—no coincidence—more productive […]
April 24, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 24, 2026

Georgia’s education debate often centers on school choice and funding, but important changes are happening inside the classroom too.  This week’s commentary looks at one of the most foundational challenges […]
April 17, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 17, 2026

With most Americans recently submitting their income tax filings, it’s an opportune time to review where exactly those tax dollars go in the federal budget these days. Spoiler: It’s mostly […]
April 10, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 10, 2026

Ronald Reagan reportedly once observed to his chief of staff James Baker, “I’d rather get 80% of what I want than go over the cliff with my flags flying.” But […]
April 3, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 3, 2026

As Georgia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session under the Gold Dome, they closed the book on months of debate over the issues shaping life across the state. Taxes, […]
September 19, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 19, 2025

Since schools closed in March 2020, student absenteeism has surged, and the habit of attending school every day has been slow to return. 
April 18, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 18, 2025

No session comes and goes without some measure of disappointment. This year, Georgia had an opportunity to join other states in passing regulatory reform.
January 17, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: January 17, 2025

How can school board members serve their fundamental purpose, and how can citizens hold them accountable?
November 14, 2024 • Commentary

Freedom is not free

By Brett Kittredge
Six days after the conclusion of a bitter presidential election, Americans paused to honor the brave men and women who have served our nation on Veterans Day.
October 18, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 18, 2024

Lawmakers have put a measure in front of voters that was designed to lower property taxes. We look into it.
August 30, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 30, 2024

Labor Day weekend gives us an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the American worker.
April 12, 2024 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: April 12, 2024

Georgia is not meeting its full potential in making open enrollment programs accessible to students.
June 30, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 30, 2023

The lack of emphasis on civics, government and political history is the biggest education problem in our country.
June 2, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: June 2, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp recently vetoed legislation would have provided nearly 500,000 state employees with the opportunity to utilize health savings accounts.
February 17, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 17, 2023

It’s Friday! Some bad ideas just won’t go away. MARTA released details last fall on a plan to extend its streetcar 2.5 miles to Atlanta’s Beltline. Previously, the Georgia Public […]
November 7, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 4, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: In this week’s commentary Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson reflects on the perplexing reasons behind the recent closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center and what it will mean for […]
July 29, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: July 29, 2022

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note “The thing I remember best about successful people I’ve met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they’re doing… and it seems […]
May 27, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 27, 2022

It’s Friday!  Quotes of note“Duty, honor, country. These three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.” – Gen. Douglas MacArthur […]
December 31, 2021 • Blog

Saying Goodbye is Never Easy

By Benita M. Dodd
After nearly 19 years as VP and resident Jiminy Cricket, December 31, 2021, is my last day with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
November 12, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 12, 2021

By Friday Facts: November 12, 2021
In 2010, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation held its first legislative policy forum.
August 13, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 13, 2021

Soon after it was established in 1991, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation created the W.A.S.T.E. Award, an ignominious recognition of the Tax Day deadline tha
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