February 21, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: February 21, 2025
Regulatory reform discussions came to Georgia this week.
Topic: United States Department of Energy
November 1, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 1, 2024
Did you know you can redirect your state tax liability to fund a scholarship for a student to attend a private school?
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.
January 12, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 12, 2023
Gov. Kemp makes push for school choice in Thursday's State of the State address.
November 3, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 3, 2023
Georgia’s next Election Day is not in 2024. It’s next Tuesday.
September 1, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 1, 2023
Without major institutional reform, FAA will continue to struggle with congestion and delays.
May 12, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 12, 2023
Last week’s release of eighth grade U.S. history and civics tests delivered another round of bad news for students and schools.
April 7, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: April 7, 2023
It’s Friday! With housing costs putting a strain on home seekers in Georgia and throughout the country, renting is an increasingly feasible option for individuals and families as they try […]
October 21, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: October 21, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” –Arthur Schopenhauer “When the whole world is […]
January 31, 2022
Government Regulation in the Price of a New Home: Georgia
Housing prices are rocketing skyward, and one factor contributing to the rise is the cost of regulation to build a new single-family home.
September 3, 2021 • Commentary
Why Climate Activists and Environmentalists Should Support Nuclear Power
For environmentalists and climate activists who are serious about realistic energy options to reduce pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear power is a
March 19, 2021
Friday Facts: March 19, 2021
It’s Friday! Memory Lane: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021, has gauged the pulse of Georgia for reform since its early days, as this […]
December 18, 2020
Friday Facts: December 18, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The Founders believed, and the Conservative agrees, in the dignity of the individual; that we, as human beings, have a right to live, live freely, […]
October 30, 2020
Friday Facts: October 30, 2020
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Perhaps the most tragic aspect of today’s division is that much of it is a byproduct of our education system where young people are taught […]
June 22, 2018
Growing Green Energy Puts Coal and Nuclear Plants in the Red
National energy policymaking doesn’t happen in a vacuum, so it’s important to examine the root causes of problems confronting this administration on the energy front. By Paul Blair Over the […]
May 11, 2018
Friday Facts: May 11, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Register by Monday, May 21 for “Telling the Human Story,” a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. This 8 a.m. […]
May 4, 2018
Friday Facts: May 4, 2018
It’s Friday! May 23: Register by May 21 for “Telling the Human Story,” a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. This 8 a.m. event […]
June 2, 2017
Friday Facts: June 2, 2017
It’s Friday! Events There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free doughnut today! Today’s National Donut Day, the food holiday featuring free doughnuts at shops […]
April 21, 2017
Friday Facts: April 21, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note Tax Day: “Countries, therefore, when lawmaking falls exclusively to the lot of the poor cannot hope for much economy in public expenditure; expenses will always […]
April 22, 2016
It’s Earth Day: Hold On to Your Wallets!
Expect more announcements of environmental “crises” today. By Benita M. Dodd Before and since the first Earth Day in April 1970, this nation has made awe-inspiring improvements in its quality […]
May 15, 2015
The Ethanol Scramble
When it comes to government mandates, ethanol proves, “it’s complicated.” By Harold Brown The Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) were enacted to solve perceived problems with energy independence, carbon footprints, job […]
May 9, 2014
Friday Facts: May 9, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “[N]ow that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, […]
January 22, 2014
Think government regulation doesn’t touch you? Think again!
Government regulation touches your daily life in ways you don’t even imagine, according to the Center for Regulatory Solutions. In “Regulation: A Primer,” Susan Dudley and Jerry Brito, of George […]
October 7, 2013
Trains Have Limited Value in Contemporary, Urban Transit
By Joel Kotkin To many in the transit business – that is, people who seek to profit from the development and growth of buses, trains and streetcars – Southern California is often […]
September 6, 2013
Friday Facts: September 6, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]
March 1, 2013
Friday Facts: March 1, 2013
It’s Friday! Events March 19: Capitalism has been demonized; markets are not so free and individual responsibility is becoming passé. How does America turn that around? Join Yaron Brook, executive […]
January 29, 2013
Checking Up On Health: January 29, 2013
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Glossary for the health care law: The Associated Press has helpfully compiled a list of explanations of the terms you should know […]
May 4, 2012
Friday Facts: May 4, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – May 23: Ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts a Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. […]
December 9, 2011
Friday Facts: December 9th, 2011
It’s Friday! – Monday is the deadline to sign up for “Portland: Model or Maverick?” the Foundation’s final Leadership Breakfast of 2011. The event begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14, […]
November 11, 2011
Pipeline from Canada Trickles Down to Georgia
While the administration fiddles, the United States could miss an opportunity to secure a reliable source of fuel from a friendly – and stable – nation. By Benita M. Dodd […]
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