October 19, 2012
Friday Facts: October 19, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There exists in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to attempt to lower the powerful to their own level, […]
Topic: Atlanta
October 19, 2012
State Property Leases Could Get a New Lease on Life
Few Georgia voters are even aware of Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot, which would allow the state to enter multi-year property lease agreements. By Benita M. Dodd […]
October 16, 2012
Checking Up On Health
Is the federal government’s Medicare payment penalty reducing hospital-acquired infections in patients? Health Policy Briefs Compiled By Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare burden: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has […]
October 9, 2012
Openness, Ideas Can Get Georgia Rolling
(Editor’s Note: This article is republished from the October 7 Atlanta Journal-Constitution) By Kelly McCutchen To get transportation policy back on track, Georgia must embrace projects with clear impact and […]
October 9, 2012
When Economy Cracked, Many Georgians Cracked the Books
By Mike Klein Two young women in my family attend two-year colleges. The match is perfect. One works four days per week at a veterinary hospital and takes classes two […]
October 9, 2012
Checking Up On Health
Advances in science; spin on the health care law and fraud in government health programs. Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Bed tax,’ again: Andy Miller of Georgia […]
October 5, 2012
Washington is Gambling With Our Money. And Losing.
I know something about taking risks. Calculated risks. In 2009, I followed my heart and quit a lucrative job that I loved and held for 14 years —trading equity derivatives. […]
October 2, 2012
No Generation Holds a Copyright on Learning Innovation
By Mike Klein We have a choice this fall: Do we want to be nationally recognized as innovators who push the learning envelope or, will Georgia become the first state […]
October 2, 2012
Checking Up On Health: October 2, 2012
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd “Presenteeism”? Sick workers cost the nation $576 billion in lost productivity every year, Joanne Sammer reports in Businessfinancemag.com, citing the non-profit […]
September 25, 2012 • Press Release
Foundation Policy Briefing Luncheon, Book Forum Celebrates The Iron Lady’s Birthday with Thatcher advisor John Blundell
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 Foundation’s Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum Celebrates The Iron Lady’s Birthday with […]
September 24, 2012
The Decline of Trust in Government … And That’s a Good Thing
By Lawrence W. Reed With so much talk these days of scandal, incompetence and failed programs, trust in government is on the ropes. To some people, this development is lamentable. […]
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 […]
September 20, 2012
Foundation Unveils Ga. Transportation Proposals on Sept. 21
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will unveil “Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation,” on Friday, September 21. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY Thursday, September 20, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE […]
September 17, 2012
In the News
The Columbia County News-Times of Sunday, September 16, published a letter to the editor from Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in response to the publisher’s column on charter schools: Editor: The […]
September 13, 2012
Kids Are Not the Priority for Chicago Teachers Union
(Editor’s Note: Illinois Policy Institute President John Tillman published this article just as Chicago Public School system teachers prepared to strike this week. Tillman is the Opening Speaker at 2012 […]
September 11, 2012
Checking Up On Health
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Medically induced silence: In an article in Forbes magazine discussing President Obama’s silence on his landmark legislation during the Democratic National Convention, […]
September 11, 2012
The Untold Story: What Really Happened with Romneycare
(Editor’s Note: Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court health care law decision impact at the 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, September 21 at the W […]
September 7, 2012
On Health Care, Clinton Skirts The Facts
(Editor’s Note: Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court health care law decision impact at the 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, September 21 at […]
September 6, 2012
‘Plan T:’ For Georgia Traffic and So Much More
Using “Plan T,” Atlanta has an opportunity to replace its reputation as one of the “most congested cities” and become as the “go to” place for business. By Michael Dziak […]
September 5, 2012
TV’s New Reality Show: Trying to Love Obamacare?
(Editor’s Note: Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court health care law decision impact at the 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, September 21 at […]
September 4, 2012
Drilling Down on Learning Tech and Who Pays For It
By Eric Wearne “For state and district leaders, it comes down to two decisions: what devices and who pays.” These are always fundamental concepts surrounding the adoption and implementation of […]
September 4, 2012
Powered Up at Home but Powered Down in the Classroom
(Editor’s Note: Rick Ogston is the founder of Carpe Diem Schools in Yuma, Arizona. Ogston will discuss education innovation at the 2012 Georgia Public Policy Forum on Friday, September 21 […]
August 30, 2012
Happy Capital Day?
Any good economist will tell you that as complementary factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well. By Lawrence W. Reed […]
August 28, 2012
A Different View about Obama’s Medicare “Actual Facts”
By Grace-Marie Turner President Obama said during his weekly radio address Saturday that he wanted to share “some actual facts” about “a lot of accusations and misinformation flying around” about Medicare. Let’s […]
August 24, 2012
Keep Government Small and Keep Your Eye On It
By Lawrence Reed Those of us who want to make government small and keep it limited as America’s Founders intended sometimes come across to others as naysayers. Because we don’t […]
August 23, 2012
Policy Forum Brings Innovative Solutions to Georgia
The Sept. 21 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will focus on the most anticipated issues under the Gold Dome, offering free-market approaches, limited government solutions and innovations for Georgia that have […]
August 22, 2012
Medicaid Card Will Not Guarantee Access to a Physician
By Grace-Marie Turner One of the most tragic failings of ObamaCare is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable citizens – patients with no option […]
August 15, 2012
Not Reforming Medicare is Not an Option
To those who insist that they’ve “paid for” their Medicare benefits and dare politicians to change the program, consider this: A typical couple retiring last year, with both spouses having […]
August 9, 2012
Friday Facts
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul.” – George […]
August 3, 2012
Maryland Leads 4th, 8th Grade Gains; Georgia Moving Up
By Mike Klein What’s in the Maryland water? A student performance analysis that contains encouraging news about Georgia also leads to the inescapable conclusion that Maryland has really gotten its […]
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