Topic: United States Senate

March 30, 2022 • Blog

It’s Time for Georgia to Tackle Tax Reform

By It’s Time for Georgia to Tackle Tax Reform

This is a key moment for Georgia. If the state doesn't take initiative, we may be passed by.

March 24, 2022 • Blog

Despite Redistricting, Georgians Likely Won’t See a Big Difference at the Polls

By Despite Redistricting, Georgians Likely Won’t See a Big Difference at the Polls

Along with legislating, another important event took place this month under the Gold Dome: qualifying for various elections on this fall’s ballot.

March 18, 2022 • Foundation News

Friday Facts: March 18, 2022

It’s Friday! Quotes of note“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges or […]

March 15, 2022 • Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Capitol Recap

Featuring Capitol Recap

It took eight days for a $1 billion tax cut to transform from an idea announced at a press conference to a measure that won passage in the Georgia House. […]

March 11, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: March 11, 2022

It’s Friday! Quotes of note“When the rich wage war, it’s the poor who die.” -Jean-Paul Sartre “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.” -Jonathan Swift “It is easier […]

March 1, 2022 • Blog

What Do Lower Taxes Mean for Georgia Jobs?

How would lowering taxes here affect job growth and help us keep up with neighboring states?

February 11, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 11, 2022

In the wake of the Omicron surge, Atlanta school districts are now reporting a steep drop in positivity rates.

December 20, 2021 • Foundation News

Foundation Mourns Passing of Johnny Isakson

Featuring Foundation Mourns Passing of Johnny Isakson Kelly McCutchen

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is saddened to hear of the December 19 passing of Johnny Isakson, who was not only a national political titan but a longtim

December 10, 2021 • Fordham Institute

States Left Holding the Baby in Feds’ Early Learning Plan

By Aaron Churchill

While Building Back Better, President Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress are poised to continue the federal government’s spending spree.

November 5, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 05, 2021

By Friday Facts: November 05, 2021

Noel Khalil, founder and CEO of Columbia Residential and Columbia Ventures, died October 25 after a long illness.

October 15, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 15, 2021

From privatization to public-private partnerships to express toll lanes, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has never shied away from market-based proposals t

October 14, 2021 • Blog

Georgia is Changing, for Better or for Worse?

By Georgia is Changing, for Better or for Worse?

Butch Miller got in trouble this past week for saying what a lot of Georgians believe.

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

August 6, 2021 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: August 06, 2021

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s first luncheon briefing was in October 1993, two years after the Foundation was established.

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 • Commentary

Our 50 State Flag: How One Ohio Teen’s Quest to Change His Grade Became Our National Symbol

On July 4, 1960, teenager Robert (Bob) G. Heft sat in a swivel chair next to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and asked, “How do you like your job?” as they […]

June 18, 2021

Friday Facts: June 18, 2021

It’s Friday! Memory Lane The more things change … As Georgia prepares for reapportionment again after the 2020 Census, this 1992 Georgia Public Policy Foundation commentary reveals what was on […]

June 18, 2021 • Commentary

The Joy in Juneteenth

By The Joy in Juneteenth

In the 1860s, news traveled slowly. There was no Twitter, no 24-hour cable news, no talk radio. For many enslaved people on the Western Frontier, news of their emancipation arrived […]

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 […]

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 […]

April 30, 2021

It’s Friday! Memory Lane: Certificate-of-Need regulations, which govern competition in the healthcare industry, have long been discarded by the federal government. Since its founding in 1991, the Georgia Public Policy […]

April 16, 2021

Friday Facts: April 16, 2021

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One single object … [will merit] the endless gratitude of the society: that of restraining the judges from usurping legislation.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825) “Market […]

April 8, 2021 • Savannah Morning News

Analyzing Senate Bill 202

By Analyzing Senate Bill 202

The 2021 legislative session is over, and the most-discussed legislation concerned election reform. While dozens of these bills were introduced, only Senate Bill 202 cleared both chambers. Gov. Brian Kemp […]

April 5, 2021 • Blog