Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation

September 12, 2014

Getting Smart on Crime Puts Georgia Ahead

Georgia has reason to celebrate success in adult criminal and juvenile justice reforms. By Mike Klein Not long ago, the national philosophy behind criminal justice policy was to lock offenders […]

September 11, 2014

The Mother of All Slush Funds

By Ronald E. Bachman   Now that Congress is back in session and President Obama has spoken, Washington’s focus on the various health plans will intensify. But health legislation passing […]


September 5, 2014

Friday Facts: September 5, 2014

Friday Facts September 5, 2014 It’s Friday! Thursday, September 11, is the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks that forever changed this nation. Aaron Maclean wrote recently for the Washington […]


September 2, 2014

Checking Up On Health: September 2, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd (This Labor Day week, the reference to the CBO quote about the Affordable Care Act is the extent of the […]

August 29, 2014

Friday Facts: August 29, 2014

It’s Friday! We need your support for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. It’s easy! Go to http://bit.ly/1lfwap4 to contribute and help us stand up for taxpayers, voters and small businesses […]



August 22, 2014

Friday Facts: August 22, 2014

It’s Friday! Events Aug. 28: Register by Tuesday for,“Unaccountable Government in Action: Capital Markets in the Fed’s Cross-Hairs,”a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at Cobb County’s Georgian Club. Former SEC Commissioner […]


August 21, 2014

Utopian Academy Determined to Succeed in Clayton County

Utopian Academy for the Arts opened in Clayton County despite bureaucratic roadblocks that threatened its unique mission. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. Sixth in a series about new Georgia start-up […]




August 15, 2014

Friday Facts: August 15, 2014

It’s Friday! An important reminder: We want you to continue to receive our updates! To ensure that you receive Foundation e-mails, please add us to your address book or safe […]

August 15, 2014

Getting with the Program on Georgia Transportation

To send a bigger pot to Washington is to squeeze blood out of a stone, thanks to increased fuel efficiency, alternate-fuel vehicles and federal interference eroding funds and hiking costs […]



August 11, 2014

Tapestry Public Charter School’s Special Mission

Tapestry Public Charter School’s special mission is to help autistic children. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein First in a series about new Georgia start-up public charter schools. By Mike Klein […]

August 8, 2014

Capping Scholarships, Capping Opportunity

Tax credit program supporters say their goal is clear: Improve school choice options. By Mike Klein Carlethia Ingram easily could have become one more lost teenager. Her mother died four […]

August 7, 2014

Transportation Deja Vu All Over Again

“Getting our act together” the way the former Transportation Secretary wants us to is the wrong thing for Georgia to do. By Benita M. Dodd Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood […]

August 5, 2014

Checking Up On Health: August 5, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]

August 4, 2014

Hundreds Lose Their Georgia Tax Credit Scholarships

Hundreds of Georgia students who received tax credit scholarships last year will receive either reduced help or no help this year. By Foundation Editor Mike Klein. By Mike Klein Carlethia […]

August 1, 2014

GPPF Friday Facts: August 1, 2014

It’s Friday!  Events September 19: Registration is open for the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The theme this year is, “Tearing Down Walls,” in recognition of this year’s 25th anniversary […]

July 29, 2014

EPA’s Power Grab Unscientific and Uncalled For

As for using this action to reduce asthma attacks and fatalities: The EPA has highlighted the dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 30 years, despite the increase in […]

July 25, 2014

Friday Facts: July 25, 2014

July 25, 2014 It’s Friday!  Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]

July 18, 2014

North Carolina’s Conservative Reforms and Business

This commentary by Becki Gray, vice president for outreach at the John Locke Foundation, was published in the July 2014 edition of Carolina Journal. By Becki Gray Before an entrepreneur […]

July 18, 2014

School Choice, A Way to Fix Public Schools

What would public schools look like today if we had universal school choice? Very different, says Ben Scafidi, senior fellow for education at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. By Ben […]

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