December 3, 2021
Friday Facts: December 03, 2021
In the early days of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, even public charter school choice was needlessly limited in Georgia, as this 1996 article demonstrate
Topic: U.S. state
November 12, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 12, 2021
In 2010, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation held its first legislative policy forum.
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.
October 22, 2021 • Commentary
Supply Chain Snags and Silver Linings
Suddenly, “supply chain” and “logistics” have joined “Go Braves” and “Go Dawgs” as some of the most uttered phrases in the state.
October 22, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 22, 2021
Since its earliest days, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has stood for limited government, personal responsibility and individual initiative.
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.
October 1, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 1, 2021
In 2006, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation published a transportation study: “Reducing Congestion in Atlanta: A Bold New Approach to Increasing Mobility.”
September 24, 2021 • Commentary
Economic Freedom: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
COVID-19’s impact is not yet evident in the 2021 “Economic Freedom of the World” report by Canada’s Fraser Institute published September 14.
September 17, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 17, 2021
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation marked 30 years of “Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians’ Lives” with a dinner celebration Thursday night at the Geo
September 3, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 03, 2021
In less than two weeks, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary with a September 16 event at the Georgia Aquarium.
August 27, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 27, 2021
The mayor of Orlando has asked city residents to conserve water to help preserve liquid oxygen for medical use for covid patients, according to NBC News. Liquid
July 21, 2021 • Foundation News
Surplus Boom or Bubble?
s, it’s worth remembering just how far we’ve come from a low point. The state’s revenue report this past week is such an occasion.
July 16, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 16, 2021
Housing affordability was one of the earliest policy challenges that drew the attention of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, as this 1992 commentary demonst
July 2, 2021
Friday Facts: July 02, 2021
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and […]
June 17, 2021 • Blog
Inflation Fears on the Rise
Inflation fears are making headlines, and rightly so. The U.S. Labor Department reports year-over-year consumer prices rose 5% in May, the fastest rate in almost 13 years. This is the […]
June 11, 2021
Friday Facts: June 11, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Federalism, a state of independence: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has a history of defending the ability of Georgia to solve its own problems instead of […]
June 10, 2021 • Blog
The Wavering Waver
For a group that says it wants to increase healthcare access for all, the Biden administration has spent much of its early months in office trying to stymie reforms in […]
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 […]
May 28, 2021
Friday Facts: May 28, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane Outsource resource: As far back as 1996, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation maintained that for the city of Atlanta to prosper, “it must privatize, consolidate city […]
May 26, 2021 • Blog
Tricky Tax Competitiveness
Along with the gusher of spending from Washington, D.C., has come a debate about how to pay for it all. State lawmakers should listen carefully and act accordingly. Some harmful […]
May 7, 2021
Friday Facts: May 07, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane The Friday Facts traces its beginnings to the days of the facsimile machine, or fax. As shown in this 2004 edition, it was initially called the […]
April 23, 2021
Friday Facts: April 23, 2021
It’s Friday! Get the facts: Friday’s Freshest: In the latest Georgia Policy commentary, Senior Fellow Ron Bachman proposes that a potential roadmap for health reform can be found right in […]
March 26, 2021
Friday Facts: March 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Visit georgiapolicy.org to read the Foundation’s latest commentary, “Don’t Let Strings on Covid Cash Make Georgia Feds’ Puppet,” by Kyle Wingfield. Memory Lane: The Georgia Public […]
February 26, 2021
Friday Facts: February 26, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Zell Miller, who was governor of Georgia before becoming U.S. senator for Georgia, died March 23, 2018, at age 86. His birthday would have been February […]
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 […]
February 19, 2021
Friday Facts: February 19, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Expanding school choice has been front and center for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation since its inception, as this article from 1992 demonstrates. The Foundation, which […]
January 15, 2021
Friday Facts: January 15, 2021
It’s Friday! As the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, each Friday Facts will include a little trip down Memory Lane from our three decades of […]
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 […]
December 22, 2020 • Blog
12 Good Tidings from the Georgia Public Policy Foundation!
Count down to Christmas 2020, Georgia Public Policy Foundation style! 12 Months of Insightful Commentary We’re committed to bringing you the best, most thought-provoking commentary on the issues affecting Georgians. […]
December 18, 2020 • Commentary
New Year, New Initiative: Policy, Transparency and News
It’s been a rough year for news organizations. Even before COVID-19 struck, newspaper circulation, readership and pages were shrinking, outmaneuvered by shrinking ad revenue and a 24-hour news cycle: online […]
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