February 28, 2012
Atlanta – Two weeks after releasing its Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform for adults, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released “Five Essential Principles for Georgia’s Juvenile Justice System,” […]
February 27, 2012
By Mike Klein The Georgia House could vote as early as Tuesday on juvenile justice reform legislation that is every bit as significant as a similar adult criminal justice reform […]
February 24, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia’s high octane tax reform initiative flamed out last year. A moderate approach seems possible this year and likely soon with the Legislature having completed half of […]
February 22, 2012
Atlanta – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider arguments regarding the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Georgia anticipates the aftermath, Georgia Attorney […]
February 20, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia’s criminal justice reform initiative has flown stealth-like under the radar since November when a special council delivered its report. That will change soon, perhaps later this […]
February 20, 2012
Atlanta – The deadline is today to register to attend “Education, Entrepreneurship, and How Technology is Transforming the World by Transforming Both,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast keynoted by PayPal co-founder […]
February 17, 2012
By Benita Dodd The headline on an article in The Onion satirical magazine in 2000 was, “Report: 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” Sometimes truth is even […]
February 16, 2012
Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released an Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform, “Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public.” The Issue Analysis, by Marc […]
February 14, 2012
Atlanta – If you haven’t yet registered, time is running out to sign up to attend ” Education, Entrepreneurship, and How Technology is Transforming the World by Transforming Both,” the […]
February 10, 2012
By Al Meyers This week, Georgia again failed to act in the best interests of its youngest citizens and you should be outraged. Instead of seeing the “big picture” of […]
February 8, 2012
Here’s something you might not know about the Savannah River and Harbor expansion project. Georgia sturgeon living about 130 miles up the river would get a new bypass to their […]
February 6, 2012
Georgia has many transportation challenges but with an eye on simplicity, you can group them into about two categories: moving people through congested urban areas and moving freight everywhere. The […]
February 6, 2012
By James P. Kelly and Benjamin Scafidi Unless and until the Georgia Constitution is amended, the era of direct or indirect state control over public K-12 education is over. For […]
February 3, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – This Monday, February 6 at 3:00 p.m. we will be co-hosting the former leader of Greenpeace and CASEnergy Co-Chair, Dr. Patrick Moore, live at our new headquarters as he presents “An Update […]
February 2, 2012
Legislation that would ask voters to decide whether the state or local boards of education should be able to authorize start-up charter schools moved out of the House education committee […]
January 30, 2012
Atlanta – The topic is “Education, Entrepreneurship, and How Technology is Transforming the World by Transforming Both,” as PayPal founder Dr. Rod D. Martin, an education philanthropist, keynotes a Georgia […]
January 25, 2012
This morning the conservative Tax Foundation released its comprehensive analysis of state tax structure policies that impact business growth. The message for Georgia: We Can Do Better. Georgia is ranked […]
January 24, 2012
Congratulations! Georgia Virtual School science department chair Asherrie Yisrael has been selected as a finalist for National Online Teacher of the Year. The award has two sponsor organizations: the Southern […]
January 23, 2012
Atlanta – The registration deadline for the Foundation’s first event of 2012 is today! If you haven’t yet registered, go tohttp://tinyurl.com/7ldaqnk today to sign up for “Breaking Down Barriers to […]
January 20, 2012
During the fifteen years that I have been working on the cause of education reform in Georgia, there have been many times when opponents of expanded parental choices in K-12 […]
January 17, 2012
Governor Nathan Deal opened three days of House-Senate appropriations hearings by taking exception to media reports that suggest his budget is a significant spending increase. Deal proposed a $19.2 million […]
January 17, 2012
TRANSPORTATION ROUNDUP Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Logistics and innovation: More than 1,100 people have registered already for the fourth annual Georgia Logistics Summit on February 8th, 2012, in Atlanta. […]
January 17, 2012
Atlanta – The registration deadline for the Foundation’s first event of 2012 is less than a week away! If you haven’t yet registered, go to http://tinyurl.com/7ldaqnk today to sign up […]
January 16, 2012
At a news conference at the state Capitol just before the 2012 legislative session began, Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kelly McCutchen and Institute for Justice legislative counsel Lee McGrath […]
January 16, 2012
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 […]
January 13, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Register now to celebrate National School Choice Week with, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January […]
January 13, 2012
At a news conference at the state Capitol just before the 2012 legislative session began, Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kelly McCutchen and Institute for Justice legislative counsel Lee McGrath […]
January 11, 2012
Governor Nathan Deal looked to the stars for guidance Tuesday evening as he delivered his second State of the State address before the General Assembly in Atlanta. During a 42-minute […]
January 11, 2012
By Benita Dodd In November 2011, MARTA announced it was moving seven bus routes in downtown Atlanta to make way for the $72 million streetcar line that will run from […]
January 11, 2012
Governor Nathan Deal’s Fiscal 2013 proposed budget includes $700 million in new bonded projects with $235 million for the University System, $177 million for the state Board of Education and […]
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