Work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients is a good thing. By Benita M. Dodd To hear progressive groups tell it, states are hurting low-income Americans by requiring “food stamp” recipients […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “There is a place for government in the affairs of men, and our Declaration of Independence tells us precisely what that place is. The role […]
By Kelly McCutchen As Congress returns next week from its Independence Day recess, health care will be front and center. Amid the noise from special interest groups drowning out substantive […]
By Kelly McCutchen Addressing pre-existing issues and helping low-income individuals afford health insurance are two major issues being debated in health care reform. The challenge is avoiding unintended consequences by […]
It’s Friday! Canada 150: Happy birthday, O Canada! Canada was created on July 1, 1867, by the British North America Act (now the Constitution Act) and celebrates its 150th anniversary Saturday. Georgia has […]
The biggest problem is bad habits, not a lack of intelligence or poor schooling. By Bill McGahan Georgia Works! helps formerly incarcerated and homeless men become productive citizens. Since our […]
Audit could save Georgia up to $56 million. In a June 27, 2017, article by James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Kelly McCutchen, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, […]
A year after the Savannah City Council approved a $62,500 contract asking consultants to explore potential demand for a municipal broadband network, the firm finally has released its findings and […]
The Georgia Supreme Court declares tuition tax credit scholarships constitutional. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 26, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation | (404) 256-4050 […]
What connection do air conditioning, airlines and education have with today’s overheated political climate? By Benita M. Dodd What connection do air conditioning, airlines and education have with today’s overheated […]
It’s Friday! Remembering the Heroes Many lives were likely saved by the actions of Crystal Griner and David Bailey, the Capitol Hill police officers who were on duty when Rep. […]
As the August recess fast approaches, taxes, infrastructure and other important federal policy deliberations await the fate of health care reform in the U.S. Senate. By Kelly McCutchen As the […]
Federal education cuts? More paper cut than slash. By Larry Sand Did you know that the Trump/DeVos budget is manifestly cruel to children and catastrophic to public schools? Are you aware that […]
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations, led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, that was sent to Education Secretary Betsy […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release June 7, 2017 Contact: Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation | (404) 256-4050 Foundation Joins National Coalition Urging Trump Administration To Champion Constitutionally […]
It’s Friday! Events There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free doughnut today! Today’s National Donut Day, the food holiday featuring free doughnuts at shops […]
By Harold Brown On June 1 came the encouraging news that President Trump has decided the United States will exit the U.N. Paris climate agreement. The agreement imposes huge burdens […]
Expungement of records can help young job seekers. By John G. Malcolm and John-Michael Seibler A simple adjustment in federal law would provide much greater opportunities for young individuals who […]
The use of drones has exploded over the last several years, with the (mostly) flying robots so ubiquitous that it is easy to forget that even as recently 10 years […]
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 […]
How will managed express lanes help metro Atlantans? What promise do metro Atlanta’s express toll lanes hold for congestion relief, mobility, quality of life and affordability? In a nutshell: NewGeography.com […]
The topic of civil asset forfeiture, the practice of law enforcement seizing and holding property even if the owner is never charged with or convicted of a crime, has made […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure government as sores do to the strength of the human […]
In today’s knowledge economy, higher education is one of the first rungs on the ladder to economic freedom and social mobility. Too many formerly incarcerated Americans never climb this ladder […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “When we’re dealing with big, intrusive government, we need to forget about good intentions. Instead, let’s focus on how it adversely impacts people at the […]
By Harold Brown Global warming, simplified: Burning fossil fuels generates carbon dioxide into the air, trapping energy radiated from the globe. The earth is made warmer because this energy is […]
By Kelly McCutchen Rising health care costs are squeezing middle-class families, as this chart published by the Wall Street Journal based on Brookings Institution analysis clearly shows. These families could care […]
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Each generation of humanity takes the earth as trustees. … We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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