Topic: Benita M. Dodd

February 15, 2017 • Blog

Georgians Share their Health Plan Experiences

We asked Georgians to share their health plan experiences under the Affordable Care Act. Here are some of their stories. ‘Services fell to the point that we looked at medico-tourism’ […]

February 15, 2017

Marietta Daily Journal Quotes Foundation Over Pay Raises

The Marietta Daily Journal’s “Around Town” column of Tuesday, February 14, 2017 quoted Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in response to the Cobb County Commission’s plan to implement across-the-board increases […]

February 10, 2017

Friday Facts: February 10, 2017

It’s Friday! Events  Happy birthday, Georgia! Georgia Day is February 12. Today and Saturday are rare opportunities to visit the Georgia Archives in Morrow to view Georgia’s copy of the […]

February 10, 2017

News Release: Foundation Welcomes Tom Price as HHS Secretary

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 10, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation  | (404) 256-4050  Foundation Welcomes Tom Price as HHS Secretary Atlanta – Kelly McCutchen, president of the Georgia […]

February 7, 2017

News Release: Foundation Welcomes DeVos as Secretary of Education

“Competition is a rising tide that lifts all boats.” Georgia Public Policy Foundation News Release For Immediate Release February 7, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation  | (404) 256-4050  Foundation […]

February 3, 2017

Friday Facts: February 3, 2017

It’s Friday!  Events  February 22: Register by February 20 to join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Institute for Justice for a Leadership Breakfast and Book Forum with Dick […]


January 27, 2017

Friday Facts: January 27, 2017

It’s Friday!  Events  This week is National School Choice Week, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Thursday was among a record-breaking 21,392 taking place across all 50 […]


January 26, 2017

Issue Analsysis: Balancing the Books in Education

This issue analysis was published on January 26, 2017. The study can be downloaded here (PDF) and the Powerpoint presentation by Dr. Scafidi can be downloaded here (PDF). The press release is […]

January 20, 2017

Friday Facts: January 20, 2017

It’s Friday! Events January 26: January 24 is the deadline to register for the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. He will unveil […]

January 13, 2017

Friday Facts: January 13, 2017

It’s Friday! Events  January 26: The National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi, who will unveil his study on the real numbers of […]


January 11, 2017

Foundation Joins Coalition Asking U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech

NEWS RELEASE: For Immediate Release January 11, 2017 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or State Think Tanks Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Free Speech Atlanta – The Georgia Public […]

January 10, 2017

AJC Publishes Foundation Op-Ed on 2017-18 Ga. Session

Ahead of the legislative session, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, in its Sunday edition of January 8, 2017. […]

January 6, 2017

Friday Facts: January 6, 2017

It’s Friday! Events January 26: Typically the Foundation’s first event of the year, the National School Choice Week Leadership Breakfast is keynoted by education expert Dr. Ben Scafidi. The topic […]

December 30, 2016

Friday Facts: December 30, 2016

It’s Friday! It’s been a great 2016 and a game-changing 25 years for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for your moral and financial support, your input and your […]

December 30, 2016

New Year, Same Old Streetcar Named Disaster

How’s the Streetcar doing as it enters its third year? By Benita M. Dodd Today the city of Atlanta begins Year 3 of operating its much-ballyhooed Atlanta Streetcar System, and so […]

December 23, 2016

Friday Facts: December 23, 2016

It’s Friday! In memoriam:  Our condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of Ed Noble, an Atlanta giant who passed away on Dec. 4 at age 88. A visionary who […]

December 16, 2016

Friday Facts: December 16, 2016

It’s Friday! Events Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event! January 26, 2017: Typically the […]

December 16, 2016

Foundation Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Dr. Michael H. Mescon

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Dr. Michael H. Mescon Atlanta – The […]

December 16, 2016

The Glacial Update of Georgia’s Water Plan

First the update of the water policy plan for Georgia. Next, the outcry. By Benita M. Dodd Imagine a group project today where everyone must put their electronic devices in […]

December 9, 2016

Friday Facts: December 9, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events   Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event!  December 13: Limited government […]

November 18, 2016

Friday Facts: November 18, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events December 8: Only 40 percent of voters supported the Opportunity School District proposal for Georgia’s chronically failing schools. Still, 68,000 children attend those failing schools. What next […]

November 15, 2016

December 8 Leadership Breakfast: What’s Next for Education?

What’s next for Georgia’s K-12 students? Find out December 8! Atlanta – Governor Nathan Deal’s Opportunity School District proposal was outdone by the National Education Association’s nearly $5 million opposition […]

November 11, 2016

Friday Facts: November 11, 2016

It’s Friday!  It’s HERE! It’s Veterans Day, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place tonight at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The Keynote […]

November 4, 2016

Friday Facts: November 4, 2016

It’s Friday!  November 11: The deadline is Tuesday to register to attend the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award!  Have you reserved your seat yet? The Freedom Award […]

November 4, 2016

Health Care: Another Foundation Frontier

It takes time to turn the tanker of state government. We’re doing it. By Benita M. Dodd This month, as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 25 years of policy […]


October 28, 2016

Friday Facts: October 28, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events  November 11: In less than two weeks, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award!  Have you […]
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