September 10, 2026 • Commentary
What I Tell My Children About 9/11
What do you say about a moment as remarked upon as 9/11? The 25th anniversary of that terrible day brings an obligation of remembrance.
Topic: Supreme court
May 28, 2026 • Commentary
The Dangerous Politicization of Georgia’s Supreme Court
When judges begin to view themselves as lawmakers, they compromise the unique role they are meant to play.
February 28, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 28, 2025
We might be entering an age of reconsidering how we produce and retain physicians in Georgia.
February 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 7, 2025
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
February 6, 2025 • Commentary
Tort reform and what it means for cost and access in Georgia healthcare
Legislators will soon begin hearings for Gov. Brian Kemp’s much publicized attempt to reform Georgia’s legal system.
July 10, 2024 • Commentary
Congress should increase oversight on runaway bureaucrats
Estimates put the cost of regulations on American businesses at $2 to $3 trillion.
July 25, 2023 • Blog
Eminent domain case pits farmers vs. railroad in rural Georgia community
For roughly 100 years, the Smith family in Sparta have owned and farmed nearly 500 acres of land, which they say is now threatened by a powerful railroad firm.
October 25, 2019
Friday Facts: October 25, 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, […]
July 20, 2018
Friday Facts: July 20, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover “Well done is better than well said.” – […]
October 27, 2017
Friday Facts: October 27, 2017
It’s Friday! Something to celebrate: Today is the 230th anniversary of the day the first in the series of Federalist Papers was published. Most Americans have no idea that these 85 […]
June 26, 2017
Foundation Welcomes Ga. High Court Ruling on Tax Credit Scholarships
The Georgia Supreme Court declares tuition tax credit scholarships constitutional. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 26, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation | (404) 256-4050 […]
March 8, 2016
Laffer, Moore on Tax Cuts: The NYT Doesn’t Understand Kansas’
Kansas’ private sector employment is growing faster since the tax cuts took effect than all of its neighbors, save for steroidal Colorado. As Georgia legislators consider tax reform legislation, consider what […]
November 13, 2013
Parents Want MORE THAN SCORES in Private School Choice
The popular conception is everyone cares about test scores. This must be true because media is consumed with test score news, politicians endlessly ask about test scores and educators leap […]
April 25, 2013
Second Adult Criminal Justice Reform Bill Becomes Law
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal on Thursday signed an adult criminal justice reform bill that revises minimum mandatory sentencing laws, expands the state’s right to evidence appeals and creates […]
February 20, 2013
New Criminal Justice Reform Council Proposed Through 2023
Georgia would establish an ongoing criminal justice reform council to oversee adult and juvenile justice issues in the state as part of proposed sentencing and corrections legislation being considered by […]
January 11, 2013
FBI Fingerprint Checks Could Make Day Care Safer for Kids
Georgia has tens of thousands of non-director-level day care staff that work in thousands of facilities. Stronger laws could improve what we know about most of them, including whether they […]
November 8, 2012
What the President’s Re-Election Means for ObamaCare
ObamaCare will continue to barrel toward implementation in 2014, but its failings will become clearer and clearer every day. We now face the very real danger, as Supreme Court Justice […]
November 7, 2012
Charter Opponents Overplayed a Bad Hand and Lost Big
Truthfully, the public charter schools constitutional amendment that Georgia voters approved Tuesday was a modest proposal that sends a message voters in the state will insist on public schools innovation, […]
June 28, 2012
Deal: Major Health Policy Decisions “In a Holding Pattern”
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal expressed displeasure with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal health care reform during a Thursday afternoon news conference, describing it as “the largest […]
May 3, 2012
Governor Deal: “Parents Are The Ultimate Local Control”
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal traveled to Cherokee County on Thursday morning to deliver a message about charter schools. “Parents quite frankly are the ultimate local control,” the Governor […]
May 2, 2012
Cherokee Charter: The Perfect Place to Sign House Bill 797
By Mike Klein Cherokee Charter Academy almost never happened. Last spring it seemed possible – maybe even probable — that Cherokee Charter would never open because of a state Supreme […]
March 30, 2012
The Final Breath From This Year’s General Assembly
By Mike Klein The final breath has been drawn by this year’s Georgia General Assembly. Here is what lawmakers did on seven issues that are closely tracked by the Georgia […]
February 20, 2012
Long Awaited Criminal Justice Reform Expected This Week
By Mike Klein Georgia’s criminal justice reform initiative has flown stealth-like under the radar since November when a special council delivered its report. That will change soon, perhaps later this […]
January 6, 2012
‘Supreme Court Vetoes Federal Health Law’ – Now What?
By Ronald E. Bachman In July 2012, the headline that throws the country into turmoil could just be, “Supreme Court Rules Against Health Reform; Now What?” If the 26-state lawsuit […]
January 6, 2012
‘Supreme Court Vetoes Federal Health Law’ — Now What?
In July 2012, the headline that throws the country into turmoil could just be, “Supreme Court Rules Against Health Reform; Now What?” If the 26-state lawsuit succeeds against the federal […]
January 4, 2012
Making The Grade — A Must See Film About School Choice
The Georgia school choice story sometimes appears to need new faces and voices other than the usual suspects – politicians, teachers, charter school leaders and, yes, even policy folks who […]
November 21, 2011
Right on Crime Publishes Georgia Justice Reform Article
This article written by Policy Foundation Forum Editor Mike Klein was published this week by Texas – based Right on Crime and also by the Franklin Center for Government Watchdog […]
November 18, 2011
Excerpts: Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform Report
The following excerpts contain all the substantial recommendations contained within the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform report that was released today by Governor Nathan Deal’s office. There was no […]
October 10, 2011
Georgia Charter School Kids: Boxed Into a Smaller Box
MACON – Georgia children who attend charter public schools are typically boxed into smaller facilities that have inadequate library, science, art, music, cafeteria and physical education resources compared to traditional […]
October 10, 2011
Could National Legal Defense Fund Help Georgia Charters?
MACON – Hundreds of charter public school advocates who traveled here last week heard Apple founder Steve Jobs remembered, discussion about a proposed national legal defense fund to help protect […]
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