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GA Supreme Court Strikes Down Assisted Suicide Law

February 15, 2012

Last Monday the Georgia Supreme Court struck down a provision in Georgia law that made it a felony to publicly advertise services to assist another individual in committing suicide.

In a rare unanimous decision, the law was ruled unconstitutional under the U.S. and Georgia constitutions as violating free speech rights because it targeted only certain types of speech related to assisted suicide.

While the decision can be seen as a setback for the pro-life community, it highlights a much more important point. Before the law was passed,

Report Released: Business Leaders Strategize to Improve Education

February 15, 2012

GFC's Center for an Educated Georgia recently released a new report highlighting recommendations from a meeting that engaged business leaders in strategizing how to improve K-12 education in Georgia.

The event, "ROI: Education is Your Business," featured remarks by former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, an introduction by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, and a...

Constitutional Amendment Introduced to Mend Charter School Ruling

February 1, 2012

While last week's school choice rally was taking place on the Capitol steps, a resolution (HR 1162) was introduced by Speaker Pro Tempore, Jan Jones, to address last year's State Supreme Court ruling that found the State Charter Schools Commission to be unconstitutional.

Georgia Family Council supports

School Choice Rally a Big Success

January 26, 2012

More than 2,000 supporters of school choice came out on Wednesday to our third annual School Choice Celebration and Rally. Many of the parents, teachers, and students in attendance took time after the rally to meet with their legislators to thank them for improving education options in recent years and to encourage them to do more.

Bills to Watch

A New Session Begins

By Eric Cochling, VP of Public Policy

January 18, 2012

Last week marked the start of the 2012 legislative session at the state Capitol...