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November 29, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: November 25, 2022

It’s Friday! Friday’s Freshest: Georgians are faced with serious problems that affect their daily lives, their futures and their children’s futures. Some of them are urgent and require attention and […]
February 18, 2022 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: February 18, 2022

In this week's commentary, Kyle Wingfield explores the data of a 40-year-old GBI study, and what it might mean for today's conversation on the topic.
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.
April 30, 2021 • Commentary

Quarries Hold Water for a Regional Quandary

By Dr. Harold Brown
Ever since it was a small town, Atlanta has worried about its water. In a 1951 U.S. Geological Survey publication, the author wrote about the establishment in 1
March 20, 2020

Friday Facts: March 20, 2020

It’s Friday! This Friday Facts edition is a coronavirus-focused issue, in light of the unprecedented and uncertain situation in Georgia and as officials and communities work on reducing the impact […]
February 28, 2020

Friday Facts: February 28, 2020

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Overall, the evidence indicates that occupational licensing limits workers’ ability to enter professions or move to new areas with greater opportunity.” – Council of Economic […]
August 23, 2019

Friday Facts: August 23, 2019

 It’s Friday!  Quotes of note  “Freedom brings men rudely and directly face to face with their own personal responsibility for their own free actions.” – Frank Meyer “Conservatives pride themselves […]
August 2, 2019

Friday Facts: August 2, 2019

It’s Friday!  Events August 27: “Election Integrity: Facts, Fraud and Fiction” is the Foundation’s August noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club. The speaker is Hans von Spakovsky, Senior […]
June 14, 2019

Friday Facts: June 14, 2019

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We are living in a time of increasing domestic tension. Some of it stems from the presidency of Donald Trump. Another part of it is […]
January 25, 2019

Friday Facts: January 25, 2019

It’s Friday! Quotes of note  “Voters might love transit, but that doesn’t mean they plan to ride it. And transit agencies that appeal to voters with pledges to solve traffic […]
January 4, 2019

Friday Facts: January 4, 2018

It’s Friday! Events January 22: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22. The event is in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy […]
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 […]
February 9, 2018

Friday Facts: February 9, 2018

It’s Friday! Great news for Georgia and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation! The Foundation was named one of the “Best Independent Think Tanks” in the 2017 Global Go-To Think Tank […]
September 29, 2017

Friday Facts: September 29, 2017

It’s Friday! Events October 13: Register now for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme is “Wisdom, Justice, Transformation,” […]
August 18, 2017

Friday Facts: August 18, 2017

It’s Friday!  Mark your calendar: The 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will take place October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. Details to follow!  Quotes of note “It has […]
July 14, 2017

Friday Facts: July 14, 2017

It’s Friday!  Georgians in high places: Our congratulations to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, former board member and board chair of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on her appointment as head of […]
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 […]
May 26, 2017

Friday Facts: May 26, 2016

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Health-care reform is a test of whether Republicans, having been handed the gift of ObamaCare’s failure, can show voters that they can do better with […]
February 3, 2017

Friday Facts: February 3, 2017

It’s Friday!  Events  February 22: Register by February 20 to join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Institute for Justice for a Leadership Breakfast and Book Forum with Dick […]
December 30, 2016

Friday Facts: December 30, 2016

It’s Friday! It’s been a great 2016 and a game-changing 25 years for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for your moral and financial support, your input and your […]
April 1, 2016

Friday Facts: April 1, 2016

It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the city of Atlanta’s population was about 393,000. Today, that population is 456,000, according […]
April 28, 2015

Checking Up On Health: April 28, 2015

May is Asthma Awareness Month; government isn’t helping. Also, should airlines ban ill customers?   Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd May is Asthma Awareness Month. […]
April 24, 2015

Friday Facts: April 24, 2015

It’s Friday!  Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
April 16, 2015

The Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal

How the APS cheating school was uncovered. In 2011,  Lisa Coston of Courthouse News Service reported the findings of the Governor’s office of Student Achievement about widespread cheating at Atlanta Public Schools. […]
April 11, 2014

Friday Facts: April 11, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events  April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 4.0 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast at Cobb […]
January 21, 2014

Checking Up On Health: January 21, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd This week, “Checking Up On Health” focuses on the alternatives. What if you want to opt out of the Patient Protection […]
September 23, 2012

Foundation Video Archive

All new videos produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are posted to our YouTube channel.  This file primarily contains archive material that migrated to YouTube.  Some video products are located on […]

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