By Benita M. Dodd With politics and the weather in unusual and untimely states of flux in 2017, the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum was undoubtedly one of the most […]
It’s Friday! Policy Rewind: If you missed the 2017 Georgia Legislative Forum October 13, you are in luck. We captured the whole day on video. Download PowerPoint presentations and view […]
It’s Friday! Today’s the day! We’re at the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel with state and national experts discussing taxes, health care and education […]
Coalition delivers letter of support for federal tax reform to Congress. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 10, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation | (404) 256-4050 Foundation Joins Coalition […]
It’s Friday! Events October 13: REGISTER TODAY! It’s just one week to the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum! The daylong event October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel brings […]
It’s Friday! Events October 13: Register now for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme is “Wisdom, Justice, Transformation,” […]
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration ends Monday! Register today for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum; the Foundation’s daylong event on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly […]
Practical proposals, accessible experts and Georgia-focused ideas. By Benita M. Dodd Education and health care are two of Georgia’s biggest challenges. Effective – and cost-effective – solutions have been state […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE September 18, 2017 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Early Bird Registration Open for Oct. 13 Ga. Legislative Policy Forum Daylong Event Focuses […]
It’s Friday! On a personal note: Thank you for continuing to use your checkbooks and your prayers for the benefit of those recovering from Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. Also, […]
Happy silver anniversary to the nation’s charter schools! By Benita M. Dodd Twenty-five years ago this month, City Academy High School opened in Saint Paul, Minn., the first charter school in […]
It’s Friday! On a personal note Hurricane Irma’s path remains uncertain, but residents in Florida, Georgia and the Southeast coast are evacuating or bracing for its impact. Our thoughts and […]
By Ron Sifen and Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) is an optional 1 percent county sales tax used to fund local capital projects for […]
Coalition seeks federal tax code reform. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release September 6, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd | (404) 256-4050 Foundation Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Pro-Growth […]
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme for the daylong […]
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme for the daylong […]
It’s Friday! Mark your calendar: The 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will take place October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. Details to follow! Quotes of note “It has […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We got ObamaCare because Republicans didn’t take care of the health care problems we already had. Let’s not make the same mistake.” – Star Parker […]
Someone needs to step up and ask the tough questions on transit By Benita M. Dodd In March 2017, the Georgia House of Representatives voted to establish a Georgia House […]
It’s Friday! The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s offices will be closed today as we attend the memorial service for Marcia Bryan Wade, wife of Foundation Board Chairman Rogers Wade. The […]
It’s Friday! The Georgia Public Policy Foundation regrets to inform friends and supporters of the July 19 passing of Marcia Wade, 76, wife of Rogers Wade, the Foundation’s former president […]
It’s Friday! Georgians in high places: Our congratulations to Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, former board member and board chair of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, on her appointment as head of […]
Work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients is a good thing. By Benita M. Dodd To hear progressive groups tell it, states are hurting low-income Americans by requiring “food stamp” recipients […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “There is a place for government in the affairs of men, and our Declaration of Independence tells us precisely what that place is. The role […]
It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]
The Georgia Supreme Court declares tuition tax credit scholarships constitutional. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 26, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation | (404) 256-4050 […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Federal laws and regulations raise the costs and slow the construction of infrastructure such as highways and pipelines. Federal subsidies for infrastructure distort the capital […]
It’s Friday! Remembering the Heroes Many lives were likely saved by the actions of Crystal Griner and David Bailey, the Capitol Hill police officers who were on duty when Rep. […]
It’s Friday! Events June 15-17: FEEcon, a three-day gathering aimed at the nation’s young freedom lovers (students and young professionals) takes place at the Omni Hotel Downtown Atlanta. It offers […]
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