Topic: Benita M. Dodd

August 7, 2014

Transportation Deja Vu All Over Again

“Getting our act together” the way the former Transportation Secretary wants us to is the wrong thing for Georgia to do. By Benita M. Dodd Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood […]

August 1, 2014

GPPF Friday Facts: August 1, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events September 19: Registration is open for the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The theme this year is, “Tearing Down Walls,” in recognition of this year’s 25th anniversary […]


July 25, 2014

Friday Facts: July 25, 2014

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, […]

July 11, 2014

Friday Facts: July 11, 2014

It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “The bottom line is that spending is not our basic problem. We’ve become an immoral people demanding that Congress forcibly use one American to serve […]


July 3, 2014 • Press Release

Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day

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

June 27, 2014

Friday Facts: June 27, 2014

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 […]

June 25, 2014

Have You Registered for the Foundation’s July 10 Macon event?

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 […]

June 13, 2014

Friday Facts: June 13, 2014

It’s Friday!  Quotes of Note  “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak, “The […]

June 9, 2014

Benita Dodd on “This Week in Blairsville” / WJRB Radio

Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd recently recorded three programs of “This Week in Blairsville” with WJRB radio host Patrick Malone. Click to listen! Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd recently recorded […]

June 6, 2014

Friday Facts: June 6, 2014

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note  “For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried […]

June 6, 2014

State needs power to fix problems

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 […]

May 23, 2014

Friday Facts: May 23, 2014

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 […]

May 16, 2014

Friday Facts: May 16, 2014

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note  “The fundamental premise upon which the Great Society vision for America was conceived is the idea of political paternalism. Good men, with enough political power, […]

May 9, 2014

Friday Facts: May 9, 2014

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, […]


May 2, 2014

Friday Facts: May 2, 2014

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 […]

April 30, 2014

Register Now for ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,’ May 7 Event

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 […]

April 25, 2014

Friday Facts: April 25, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events  May 7: ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy,” is the topic at the Foundation’s 8.a.m. Leadership Breakfast at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The keynote speaker is Dr. […]

April 24, 2014

Register to Learn about ‘Concierge Care for the Little Guy’

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 […]

April 18, 2014

Friday Facts: April 18, 2014

It’s Friday!  Generosity I: Georgia ranks second only to Utah in the percentage of income given to charity, according to the latest “Generosity Index” report of U.S. states and Canadian […]

April 15, 2014

AJC Article on Transit Quotes Foundation

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 […]


April 11, 2014

Friday Facts: April 11, 2014

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 […]

April 4, 2014

Friday Facts: April 4, 2014

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 Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. at […]

April 1, 2014

Checking Up On Health: April 1, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd “Health Reform 2.0: The Great Debate”: Are you a member of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation? If so, it gets […]

March 28, 2014

Friday Facts: March 28, 2014

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 […]


March 21, 2014

Friday Facts: March 21, 2014

It’s Friday!  Georgia lost a great man and a great leader this week with the death of Bo Callaway. We send our sincerest condolences to his family. Events Monday is […]
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