September 13, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 13, 2024
School choice opponents continue to mislead.
Topic: George Mason University
September 6, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: September 6, 2024
States should take charge of their own policies, fostering innovation and better results.
August 30, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 30, 2024
Labor Day weekend gives us an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the American worker.
August 23, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 23, 2024
Georgia’s teacher pension is not out of the woods and still poses a major risk of unexpected runaway costs.
August 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia is home to more than 111,000 government regulations
Our state ranked only in the middle of the regulatory pack with the 26th-most restrictions.
March 17, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: March 17, 2023
It’s Friday! The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced House Bill 514 this week, legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no […]
January 14, 2022 • Commentary
Georgia Ranks High on Freedom, but Has Room to Improve
Georgia’s environment of economic freedom is a major contributor to the top-10 ranking.
November 4, 2021 • Blog
Short-Term Rental Regulation: Public Protection or Party Poopers?
Short-term rentals are exploding in popularity, and increasingly on the radar of regulators.
July 16, 2021 • Commentary
Georgia’s Healthcare Competitiveness Hobbled by Certificate of Need
When assessing Georgia’s competitiveness with neighboring states, Florida and Tennessee are often positioned as the ideal because neither has a state income tax
May 25, 2021 • Commentary
CON Game
Georgia's Certificate of Need laws drive up healthcare costs and limits choice.
May 25, 2021 • Blog
Checking Up On Health: May 24, 2021
Medical Monday: A weekly post of healthcare- and technology-related policy news, views and commentaries. A mantra you’ll hear from policy research groups is that healthcare reform in Georgia and many other […]
August 7, 2020
Friday Facts: August 7, 2020
It’s Friday! Don’t miss a session of the 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The Foundation is recording each Zoom session for our YouTube channel! View the July 15 opening keynote, […]
September 13, 2019
2019 Legislative Policy Forum Aims to Mobilize Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd Since 2010, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has invited some of the nation’s brightest and best experts to Atlanta to share forward-thinking proposals on ways for […]
February 28, 2019
Heartland Institute Urges Georgia to Address CON Reform
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
October 12, 2018
Friday Facts: October 12, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized […]
May 19, 2017
Stop Making a Federal Case for Transportation Funding
Shift transportation funding responsibility to the states. By Robert Krol President Trump and Congress seem poised to boost spending on highways, bridges, and mass transit. Yet if this increase in […]
October 7, 2016
Obscure State Laws Hurt Patients, Make Hospitals Worse
When providers have to compete for patients, the level of care increases. By Christopher Koopman and Thomas Stratmann Comparing states with and without certificate-of-need laws provides us with a unique […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Medicaid
Principles: Government should be willing to spend what it is already spending, but in a more rational manner. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually in Georgia on uncompensated […]
November 17, 2015
Land Use Regulations Hike the Cost of Housing
Cities with lower levels of traditional land-use regulation remain relatively affordable. Restrictive land use regulations include parking limits, minimum lot sizes, “inclusionary” zoning and urban growth boundaries. They are an […]
July 31, 2015
Friday Facts: July 31, 2015
It’s Friday! Events August 7: Join the Foundation’s Benita Dodd at “Due Process Denied: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Undermines Freedom,” a 12:30 p.m. breakout session at Red State Gathering, (Hope […]
March 31, 2015
Mercatus Study Finds Dire Consequences to Georgia CON Program
Mercatus study highlights need for reform in Georgia’s certificate-of-need program. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 31, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Mercatus […]
March 31, 2015
Checking Up On Health: March 31, 2015
Did you know that nine out of 10 ER docs admit to ordering unnecessary tests? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Buyer beware: A news article […]
February 5, 2014
Nine Reasons to Question Medicaid Expansion
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) expanded Medicaid to all individuals under age 65 with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). The […]
January 22, 2014
Think government regulation doesn’t touch you? Think again!
Government regulation touches your daily life in ways you don’t even imagine, according to the Center for Regulatory Solutions. In “Regulation: A Primer,” Susan Dudley and Jerry Brito, of George […]
June 28, 2013
Forestry Certification Bias Truncates Market Opportunities
While certification is voluntary, the dominant role of LEED as a rating system for “sustainable” practices in construction could push Georgia’s forestry industry into a corner. By Benita M. Dodd […]
March 4, 2013 • Press Release
WSJ’s Stephen Moore Keynotes Foundation Annual Dinner
The keynote speaker is Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal, a national champion of free enterprise, limited government and personal responsibility.
September 25, 2012 • Press Release
Foundation Policy Briefing Luncheon, Book Forum Celebrates The Iron Lady’s Birthday with Thatcher advisor John Blundell
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 Foundation’s Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum Celebrates The Iron Lady’s Birthday with […]
September 12, 2012
What is the Future for Marginal Revolution University?
By Eric Wearne Add another entrant to the growing number of free online education start-ups (see here or here). Marginal Revolution University comes from Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, two economics professors at George […]
November 17, 2011
The Problem with Million Dollar Earners: There Are Not Enough!
Millionaires – the fat cats who continue to get fatter – are everywhere and they are the problem, dragging down everyone else who is not living their lavish lifestyles with […]
July 1, 2011
Friday Facts: July 1st, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these […]
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