April 28, 2017
By Benita M. Dodd It’s no secret that a 2017 legislative session begun with a smorgasbord of meaningful education reforms disintegrated into crumbs for Georgia families struggling to find viable […]
April 21, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note Tax Day: “Countries, therefore, when lawmaking falls exclusively to the lot of the poor cannot hope for much economy in public expenditure; expenses will always […]
March 20, 2017
Foundation provides testimony on Direct Primary Care for House committee hearing. This testimony on Direct Primary Care was prepared for delivery to the Georgia House Insurance Committee on March 20, […]
February 23, 2017
Testimony on tax reform related to the state individual income tax. House Ways and Means Tax Reform Subcommittee Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Testimony of Kelly McCutchen, President, Georgia Public Policy […]
February 17, 2017
It’s Friday! Events February 22: Register by MONDAY to join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Institute for Justice for, “Bottleneckers,” Wednesday’s Leadership Breakfast and Book Forum with Dick […]
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 […]
February 3, 2017
By Benita M. Dodd In a milestone event that occurred quietly on Saturday, January 28 Georgia entered the ranks of the few, the proud, the innovative states as a 12-mile […]
January 13, 2017
Improve income, opportunity and well-being. By Benita M. Dodd Opportunity is knocking as the door opens on Georgia’s 2017-18 legislative session. In a state with a Republican governor since 2002 […]
January 10, 2017
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. […]
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
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 5, 2016
By Ross Coker With the tumultuous results of the general election, one issue that should not be pushed to the back is the reform of civil asset forfeiture laws to curb […]
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 4, 2016
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 […]
November 3, 2016
A legal memorandum by John-Michael Seibler of the Heritage Foundation proposes, “Seven State Criminal Justice Reform Measures for Congress to Consider.” It points out: “A number of states—those laboratories of […]
October 28, 2016
How does Georgia’s tax structure compare to states that don’t tax personal income? By Kelly McCutchen Tennessee just became the second state in U.S. history to eliminate its personal income […]
October 21, 2016
It’s Friday! Events November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom Award will be presented to […]
September 30, 2016
It’s Friday! November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network is the keynote speaker at the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on Veterans Day. The […]
September 30, 2016
By Ross Coker While the discussion and debate over reform for civil asset forfeiture remain ongoing, most Americans still probably do not even know what it means, much less how […]
September 21, 2016
It’s time to reform our thinking about education reform. The September 20, 2016, edition of U.S. News & World Report published, “More Money, Same Problems,” an article by Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
August 13, 2016
Principles: Curriculum standards should be rigorous, clear and measurable. All students should be held to high standards and high expectations. Teacher recruitment, education, training and compensation should be focused on […]
August 12, 2016
Principles: Traffic congestion, while inconvenient, is a sign of a thriving economy. Transportation policy must focus on improving mobility and relieving congestion. To the extent possible, users should pay. Use […]
August 12, 2016
Principles: Helping people move from dependency to self-sufficiency should be the primary focus of the safety net. Making work pay is essential. Working more hours or getting a pay raise […]
August 12, 2016
Principles: Minimize the impact of taxes on economic growth. Taxes are necessary to fund core government services, but every additional dollar of taxes is a discretionary dollar taken away from a […]
May 27, 2016
It’s Friday! Events Monday, June 6: “The Politics of School Choice” is a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by national education expert Jay Greene and sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
April 22, 2016
Expect more announcements of environmental “crises” today. By Benita M. Dodd Before and since the first Earth Day in April 1970, this nation has made awe-inspiring improvements in its quality […]
April 8, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, metro Atlanta’s peak-hour congestion delays averaged 35 hours per commuter and the cost averaged […]
April 8, 2016
We’re seeing more grandparents and children, with fewer folks in between. By Kelly McCutchen Georgia and the rest of the country are experiencing a significant demographic change: We’re seeing more […]
March 24, 2016
ZPolitics publishes Foundation commentary on ObamaCare at age 6. Benita Dodd wrote a commentary for ZPolitics that was published on March 23, 2016, the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care […]
March 19, 2016
The Foundation has received numerous compliments after Kelly McCutchen’s March 18 commentary about the state tax reform legislation that passed the Senate March 16. One comment came from CPA Jeff Kellar: With Florida […]
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