March 15, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 15, 2024
Lawmakers move bills on school choice and CON. But what do those bills look like?
Topic: Special-purpose local-option sales tax
January 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 26, 2024
This week we celebrate National School Choice Week in Georgia.
July 13, 2023 • Blog
Some Georgia officials hide documents, steal taxpayer money and can’t do basic math
The latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
November 5, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 05, 2021
Noel Khalil, founder and CEO of Columbia Residential and Columbia Ventures, died October 25 after a long illness.
November 6, 2020
Friday Facts: November 6, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I would relate to the crowds how I called on a certain rural constituent and was shocked to hear him say he was thinking of […]
November 3, 2020 • Blog
Tax and Spend Tuesday: November 3, 2020
Tax and Spend Tuesday is a roundup of news, views and policy proposals affecting your paycheck and pocketbook! The election: It’s going to be a while before today’s election ballots […]
October 8, 2020 • Blog
Voters’ Guide to the 2020 Georgia Ballot Initiatives
Examining Georgia’s two statewide proposed constitutional amendments. Reason Foundation has analyzed proposed amendments on state ballots around the nation, including two on the Georgia ballot. The analysis, published below, is […]
November 8, 2019
Friday Facts: November 8, 2019
It’s Friday! Events November 15: It’s just one week away! The 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum comes to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly on Friday, November 15. Five issues. Five think […]
June 27, 2019
Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2019
Summary of laws taking effect July 1, 2019 By Morgan Worthy and Jared Cooper Economic Development H.B. 242 (Effective May 6, 2019) Expands the powers of the Georgia Board of Massage […]
March 22, 2019
Friday Facts: March 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” – Milton Friedman “The more the state […]
October 6, 2017
Friday Facts: October 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Events October 13: REGISTER TODAY! It’s just one week to the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong event October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel brings […]
September 22, 2017
Friday Facts: September 22, 2017
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration ends Monday! Register today for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum; the Foundation’s daylong event on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly […]
September 8, 2017
Commonsense Recommendations for SPLOST Reform in Georgia
By Ron Sifen and Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is an optional 1 percent county sales tax used to fund local capital projects for […]
March 24, 2017
Friday Facts: March 24, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.” – Voltaire “A good judge doesn’t give a whit about politics or the political […]
October 31, 2016
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publishes Foundation’s Op-ed on Atlanta TSPLOST
The Sunday edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (October 30, 2016) contained an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on the November 8 transportation sales tax votes in Atlanta, “Atlanta […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Transportation
Principles: Traffic congestion, while inconvenient, is a sign of a thriving economy. Transportation policy must focus on improving mobility and relieving congestion. To the extent possible, users should pay. Use […]
May 20, 2016
Friday Facts: May 20, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the average fuel efficiency of a domestic passenger car was 28.4 miles per gallon. According […]
April 3, 2015
What Happened Under the Gold Dome 2015
A post-Sine Die update on legislation related to Foundation proposals. A quick summary of key economic issues: Education: Increase in the cap on the tuition tax credit scholarship that was […]
April 2, 2015
Where are we as of Day 40?
Status of key economic issues (updated at 10 pm): Education: Increase in the cap on the tuition tax credit scholarship that was hit in a matter of hours on January […]
March 13, 2015 • Commentary
As Sunshine Week Approaches, Cloud Hangs over Solar Financing in Georgia
Solyndra was a visible black eye for the Obama administration in 2011, when the solar panel manufacturer went bankrupt after taking in more than $500 million from taxpayers and private […]
March 5, 2015
Update on Transportation Funding
Below is the current allocation of motor fuel taxes based on the four-year average price of motor fuel where the consumer pays 29.2 cents per gallon. Cents Per Gallon Revenue […]
January 16, 2015
A Window of Opportunity to Get Transportation Funding Right
Georgia’s motor fuel excise tax hasn’t changed in 44 years, while fuel efficiency and inflation steadily eroded the tax base and its purchasing power. By Kelly McCutchen In politics, you […]
January 7, 2015
Transit findings’ not-so-silver linings
Critics who point to color behind a reluctance to join MARTA are right. But it’s not about race. It’s about green. This op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the […]
June 6, 2014
State needs power to fix problems
What’s a state to do when the federal surface transportation program heads toward its Sept. 1 expiration date with little promise of a new transportation bill and the Federal Highway […]
May 9, 2014
Get Georgia Moving Again on Transportation
Georgia must wean itself off the feds and work to implement state-based transportation priorities for its growing transportation needs. By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s economy is picking up, and with […]
April 28, 2014
AJC Publishes Our Op-ed on Transportation Fixes for Georgia
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sunday edition of April 27, 2014 published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on what Georgia should do next on the transportation front. The Atlanta […]
May 2, 2013
AJC’s Kyle Wingfield Cites Foundation in Transportation Column
Columnist Kyle Wingfield of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited the Georgia Public Policy Foundation in his May 2, 2013, column on a regional approach to transportation: “[T]he state could change the law […]
January 14, 2013
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jan. 13: Tough times needn’t defer fixes for the future here
This op-ed appeared in the January 13, 2013 (Sunday edition) of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Kelly McCutchen Not everything is off limits to government in an economic recession. On the […]
June 15, 2012
Friday Facts: June 15, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register by Monday, June 25, for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place […]
June 8, 2012
Friday Facts: June 8th, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register by Monday, June 25 for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place at Cobb County’s […]
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