GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT April 24, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation’s May 7 Event: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy’ Atlanta – How do we […]
This week a new state report tried to explain which Georgia schools and districts are the best and worst performers. But for Provost Academy Georgia a very low score does […]
Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd proposed bus service instead of rail expansion in an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Falling transit use in metro rides against U.S. trend,” by […]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle of April 13 quoted Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in an “Atlanta awaits new streetcar,” an article on the Atlanta Streetcar. By H.M. Cauley At age […]
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 […]
Soon there will be zero failing schools in NOLA. (Below are excerpts from an article published on April 8, 2014 by Tom Vander Ark’s on the blog, Getting Smart. The […]
It’s Friday! Events April 24: Matt Candler, founder and CEO of 404 Schools, keynotes, “School Choice: Big Gains in The Big Easy,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. at […]
Join Eric Cochling, vice president of Policy Development at the Georgia Center for Opportunity, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Kyle Wingfield at the
Watching the evolving justification for the Atlanta Streetcar is like watching a shell game. It’s anybody’s guess what reason will turn up next: mobility, congestion relief, economic development, environmental benefits […]
America’s infrastructure is not entirely healthy – we knew that – and the federal government is not paying enough attention. That was one underlying message articulated this week when Georgia […]
Monday afternoon the House Rules committee added two criminal justice reform bills to the House floor calendar for Tuesday, the next-to-last day of the 2014 Legislature. By Foundation Editor Mike […]
Here is a selection of photos from our 2014 Annual Dinner! What a great night we had celebrating with friends who’ve stood with us during 23 years of work to […]
February 28, 2014 It’s Friday! Events Please join us at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Annual Reception and Dinner on Wednesday, March 5 as we celebrate 23 years of promoting […]
First it was to cost $72 million, $47.6 million of it from a federal government grant. In April 2013, the estimated cost of Atlanta’s 2.6-mile streetcar line to $99 million. (Watch […]
Foundation’s March 5 Event Celebrates 23 Years in Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation cordially invites you to attend the 2014 Annual Reception and Dinner, which begins at […]
New study finds Georgia’s combined pension/OPEB systems likely to be “substantially underfunded” beginning in 2014. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 25, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT REMINDER February 24, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Deadline is TODAY to Register for Balanced Budget Amendment Event Atlanta – And then […]
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Georgia House of Representatives passed three different approaches to a federal balanced budget amendment yesterday. Which one is best? […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY February 20, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Announces 2 Upcoming Events Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is pleased […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed Foundation President Kelly McCutchen for an article on Georgia Medicaid expansion appearing in the Sunday edition on February 16, 2014. Legislative approval should be required for […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT REMINDER February 18, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Register for Balanced Budget Amendment Event Atlanta – Have you registered yet for the Georgia […]
Benita Dodd was interviewed by Georgia Public Broadcasting ahead of the snow and ice of the week of February 10; this is the article. ATLANTA — State and local […]
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by Nick […]
Google Analytics reveals one of our most popular Web site pages is … By Benita M. Dodd Kelly McCutchen, the Big Guy at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, came into […]
By Mike Klein The House Judiciary committee will conduct its first and likely only hearing on civil forfeiture reform Thursday afternoon with passage of HB 1 widely anticipated. The bill […]
By Mike Klein Georgia district attorneys through the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council continue to recommend changes to civil forfeiture reform legislation that should be passed out of a House Judiciary subcommittee […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT February 3, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Discover the Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget Amendment Atlanta – Are you […]
It’s Friday! Timing is everything: Jan. 26-Feb.1 is National School Choice Week. The Foundation hosted an informative panel discussion, “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, snow and related […]
The fingerpointing and soul-searching began early. By Benita M. Dodd The metro Atlanta region came to a standstill this week, its interstates, highways and side streets glazed over with ice […]
If they made sense, streetcars would be thriving and locally funded. There’s a reason these boondoggles are relegated to history. This op-ed appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on January 28, […]
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