January 18, 2019
Friday Facts: January 18, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true […]
Topic: Georgia General Assembly
January 18, 2019
Faces Behind School Choice are as Diverse as the Options Ahead
The events and activities underscore the need for choice in children’s education: No two children are alike. They learn in different ways, in different environments and at different paces, and […]
January 11, 2019
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Help the Poor
More than 12 million nondisabled, working-age Americans are enrolled in Medicaid. They receive medical care that is virtually free, and in most states they are under no obligation to work or seek […]
January 4, 2019
Friday Facts: January 4, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 22: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22. The event is in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy […]
January 4, 2019
Make Civility and Civics a Winning Combo in 2019
Bob Hanner embraced a standard of statesmanship for Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd A good man passed away on January 2nd. Bob Hanner, 73, had served 38 years in the […]
December 21, 2018
Friday Facts: December 21, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those […]
December 21, 2018
2018 Victories: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
As 2018 dashes away like Donner and Blitzen, many Georgians will remember it as a year of major political transition. But 2018 also brought some substantial improvements to Georgians’ lives […]
December 20, 2018
News Release: Foundation Commends Congress for FIRST STEP Act
News Release | For Immediate Release December 20, 2018 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) Foundation President Kyle Wingfield Commends Congress on FIRST STEP Act Atlanta – Bipartisan passage this week of the FIRST […]
December 14, 2018
Five Facts Favoring Education Choice in Georgia
With the turnover under the Gold Dome, however, policymakers risk losing the lessons learned – the hard-won institutional knowledge – that reinforce the need for choice for Georgia’s families. In […]
December 7, 2018
Pearl Harbor Day: A Reminder to Remember
The fires of patriotism must be tended.It was a quiet Sunday morning in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii. Without warning, the peaceful residents in paradise awakened in shock and terror as all […]
November 30, 2018
Teacher Pension Debt Undermines Public Education in Georgia
The money needs to come from somewhere. By Jen Sidorova Georgia’s students deserve fiscally responsible public education management, but chronic underfunding of teachers’ pensions is putting that at risk. Over […]
November 16, 2018
A Good Samaritan Clinic Dedicates Care to Low-Income Patients
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s uninsured rate was 13.4 percent in 2017, the fourth-highest in the nation, according to the Census Bureau. People without health insurance who need ongoing medical […]
November 9, 2018
Opportunity Lost Now that Congress is Divided
By Ryan Young A divided Congress probably means the status quo will reign on regulation. This is a mixed bag from a free-market perspective. President Trump made some positive reforms upon taking […]
November 2, 2018
Solving the Problem of Guaranteed Issue and Pre-existing Conditions
The purpose of most insurance is to purchase protection before the onset of a problem. Health insurance is different. Pre-existing conditions are prevalent. Some are born thus; many acquire chronic […]
October 31, 2018
Georgia’s Economic Freedom: Mostly Better
Georgia’s national ranking in the Economic Freedom of North America is unchanged over last year, at No. 7 in the 2018 report released by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and […]
October 19, 2018
Hurricane Deals Georgia Agriculture an Unprecedented Blow
Hurricane Michael sustained major, hurricane-force winds as it entered southwest Georgia’s agricultural heartland. It appears the losses to Georgia agriculture alone will exceed $2 billion. Jeffrey H. Dorfman Hurricane Michael […]
October 12, 2018
Georgia’s Teacher Pension Plan Faces Significant Financial Risk
The Teachers Retirement System (TRS) of Georgia alarmed legislators and stakeholders when it requested over $588 million in increased contributions in the 2017 and 2018 legislative sessions combined, largely the […]
October 5, 2018
Medicaid Expansion, ‘Free’ Money That Costs a Lot
Under the Affordable Care Act’s provisions for Medicaid expansion, virtually anyone with annual earnings at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty level is eligible. What is left unsaid […]
September 28, 2018
Georgia Benefits from Nuclear Plant Expansion
Completion of the nuclear reactor expansion project at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is still commercially viable, and it will have numerous benefits to the citizens of Georgia and to the […]
September 21, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Steady Decline to ‘Puerto Pobre’ Began Long Before Maria
Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria, but he physical, economic and social destruction caused by Maria followed economic and demographic problems that began long before the hurricane hit. By […]
September 14, 2018
Transit’s New Technologies Leaving Planners Behind
By Eric J. Tanenblatt When it comes to transportation in Atlanta, there are two things on which everyone can agree: Our cash-strapped transit grid is bad, and our traffic is worse. […]
August 31, 2018
The Black Hole of Camden County’s Spaceport
Camden is aiming for the stars but shooting itself in the foot. The county administrator and commissioners have spent almost $5 million taxpayer dollars pursuing a fantasy with almost zero […]
August 27, 2018
Sen. John McCain: ‘Our wealth and culture are the product of our freedom’
To honor the life and career of John McCain, we share excerpts from his remarks at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 15th anniversary celebration in 2006. By Senator John McCain […]
August 17, 2018
2018 Forum Focuses on Georgia’s Imminent Challenges
Policy experts take on education, health care, criminal justice and pensions. By Benita M. Dodd Four issues; four times as many experts. In a nutshell, that’s the 2018 Georgia Legislative […]
August 10, 2018
The South Did Rise Again!
Economic indicators are not consistently favorable to the South, but the net movement of Americans southward for a half-century is indicative of a land of opportunity. By Harold Brown In […]
August 3, 2018
Bus Rapid Transit: Burden Reduced on Taxpayers
Relatively few people use public transit but everyone pays for it. No public transportation system in the country is economically sustained by the fares paid by riders; all are subsidized […]
July 20, 2018
Bus Rapid Transit: Fast, Flexible, Forward-thinking
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s Bus Rapid Transit plan for SR 400 is a breath of fresh air amid stale and misguided transit proposals for the metro Atlanta region. By Benita […]
July 13, 2018
Another Summer of Polar Bears and Thin Ice
It’s short-sighted to assume polar bears will starve without seals on sea ice if oceanic conditions change. By Harold Brown Hot summer days once again provide the backdrop for highlighting […]
July 6, 2018
Georgia’s Taxing Options after the Supreme Court’s Online Sales Tax Ruling
By Jeffrey Dorfman A U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month means even companies without a physical presence in a state can be required to collect sales taxes if states so […]
June 29, 2018
Friday Facts: June 29, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Trade unions up to a certain point have been recognized now as organs for good. They are the only means by which workmen can protect […]
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