As for using this action to reduce asthma attacks and fatalities: The EPA has highlighted the dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 30 years, despite the increase in […]
July 25, 2014 It’s Friday! Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]
The July 19, 2014, Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd on mass transit in Clayton County. By Benita M. Dodd By all accounts, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “For nearly 40 years, it’s pretty much been all reform, all the time for the nation’s public school students, teachers, and parents. Many of the […]
Morris News reported on the results of a school choice poll released at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2014 Friedman Legacy for Freedom event held in Macon on July 10. […]
As Atlanta’s leaders seek to address criminal justice, it would be wise to follow the state’s lead. By Kelly McCutchen Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of […]
Before you take time off to celebrate this nation’s freedom, liberties and independence on July Fourth, take a moment to reserve your spot to celebrate Friedman
Georgia’s foster care pilot projects seems to be fast-tracked, but would a slower approach work better? By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein Has Georgia chosen a fast road […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill.” – Calvin Coolidge “[T]hinking that more federal […]
EVENT INVITATION June 25, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Have You Registered for the Foundation’s July 10 Macon event? Atlanta – Please join the Georgia Public Policy […]
Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request for proposals. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein By Mike Klein Georgia has published its foster care privatization pilot project request […]
Crystal Williams did not have a regular kid life. She grew up mostly in Georgia foster care. Today she is a forceful voice in support of foster care youth. By […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s the summer, so I’m going to give you a break (as opposed to a fracture) and try to keep […]
What’s a state to do when the federal surface transportation program heads toward its Sept. 1 expiration date with little promise of a new transportation bill and the Federal Highway […]
Provost Academy Georgia changes coming soon include a new project with Marietta City Schools and a different relationship with Edison Learning. Provost offers statewide online learning and this fall it […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
Folks are noticing Georgia adult and juvenile criminal justice reforms success. This month the Texas Public Policy Foundation hosted a panel discussion that included Georgia pardons and paroles executive director […]
ABC News has apparently just discovered that telemedicine is a new type of medical service, which puts ABC News way behind the curve, says Benita Dodd in this week’s Checking […]
Guest Commentary: Jay Neal discusses primary and secondary messaging about the state’s new prisoner reentry initiative, which is the third leg of ongoing criminal justice reform. Neal is executive director […]
Georgia launched year four of ongoing criminal justice reform this week with a commitment to make certain that messaging points about the state’s new prisoner reentry initiative are well understood. […]
Georgia will ask the federal government for several million dollars to implement the state’s prisoner reentry initiative which is the third leg in comprehensive adult and juvenile justice reforms begun […]
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, […]
Georgia must wean itself off the feds and work to implement state-based transportation priorities for its growing transportation needs. By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s economy is picking up, and with […]
Four years ago Lee Gross saw the medical sands were shifting. His insurance-based primary care practice near Sarasota, Florida was in danger of extinction. It was time to try something […]
It’s Friday! Events May 7: Register by MONDAY to attend ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Dr. Lee Gross, co-founder […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT April 30, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Register Now for ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,’ May 7 Event Atlanta – A […]
In the Friday Facts of April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Sunday edition of April 27, 2014 published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on what Georgia should do next on the transportation front. The Atlanta […]
Matt Candler tinkers. His current tinkering includes building an electric motorcycle. So when Candler discusses public schools it should not be a surprise when he says traditional schools are so […]
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