May 15, 2013
Checking Up On Health: May 14, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Fighting tooth and nail: At least 30 states have tried to shut down teeth-whitening businesses, according to a new study […]
Topic: Georgia Public Policy Foundation
May 14, 2013
A Not-so-August Vote in St. Augustine, Fla.
By Benita M. Dodd The City Commission of St. Augustine, Fla., voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of proposed commuter rail service between St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla. According to a presentation […]
May 13, 2013
Journal-Constitution Report: Foundation
Journal-Constitution Report: Foundation
Examining Common Core Standards
In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of May 12, 2013, political columnist Jim Galloway addressed the growing controversy over the Common Core Standards. His article hinted at one possible solution to the problem, […]
May 13, 2013
Cincinnati Enquirer Quotes Foundation on Streetcar Costs
Streetcar costs are climbing, and not just in Atlanta. A reporter from the Cincinnati Enquirer sought the Foundation’s analysis of rising costs after a $17.4 million budget gap for that city’s controversial streetcar […]
May 13, 2013
Spotted: Owl Hypocrisy as Government Chooses Winners and Losers
By Benita M. Dodd Remember the notorious spotted owl? Listed in 1990 on the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Northern Spotted Owl tied up timber-rich areas in knots […]
May 10, 2013
About The Georgia Public Policy Foundation Student Outreach Scholarship (SOS) Program
Launched in March 2013, the Student Outreach Scholarship (SOS) Program is a fund established to cover the charge* for eligible students to attend Foundation events to which they otherwise would […]
May 10, 2013
A Lasting Solution to the Transportation Funding Dilemma
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request includes $77 billion for the Department of Transportation and an additional $50 billion “for immediate transportation investments.” By Kenneth Orski President Obama’s Fiscal Year […]
May 10, 2013
Big Brother Knows Best Mentality Works Against School Choice
This week’s Louisiana Supreme Court opinion that struck down a school choice funding formula finds the usual suspects who want to prevent families from using their tax-paid dollars to send […]
May 7, 2013
EPA, Asthma and Mission Creep
By Benita M. Dodd The federal Environmental Protection Agency is marking Asthma Awareness Month with its usual hooplah about how “cleaner air” will reduce asthma attacks and is honoring “leading asthma management […]
May 7, 2013
Checking Up On Health: May 7, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Getting to the root of the problem: What do gray hairs and vitiligo have in common? They both can […]
May 7, 2013
Digital Learning, Re-Entry Lead Next Justice Reform Priorities
Georgia’s next justice reform priorities will start with expanded digital learning in juvenile sectors and increased focus on transitioning paroled adult inmates back into society with more than a few […]
May 7, 2013
Broken Families, Parents Without Skills, Kids in Juvenile Justice
One of the primary architects of the special council recommendations that became the basis for this year’s juvenile justice reform legislation says the primary reason that thousands of juveniles enter […]
May 7, 2013
Juvenile Justice Folks are in the Fixing Families Business
This idea is almost too obvious: Fix families and you might alleviate pressure on overburdened state justice systems as there might be fewer folks showing up in juvenile and adult […]
May 3, 2013
Friday Facts: May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “And whether you’re an honest man, or whether you’re a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.” –Benjamin Franklin […]
May 3, 2013
An Ounce of Prevention Not on Feds’ Health Care List
How much do you think Medicare will pay a doctor or a nurse for keeping a patient out of the hospital? Answer: zero. By John Goodman How much do you […]
May 2, 2013
AJC’s Kyle Wingfield Cites Foundation in Transportation Column
Columnist Kyle Wingfield of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution cited the Georgia Public Policy Foundation in his May 2, 2013, column on a regional approach to transportation: “[T]he state could change the law […]
April 30, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 30, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Hospital care spending: Georgia is second only to Utah in a ranking of the states with the lowest hospital care […]
April 29, 2013
Foundation President Kelly McCutchen Cited in Rome News-Tribune
Foundation in The News: The Rome News-Tribune cited Foundation President Kelly McCutchen in an article in which Dr. Ben Carson proposed ending property taxes and replacing them with a statewide tax: […]
April 26, 2013
Friday Facts: April 26, 2013
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “As your nation grieves for those whose lives the bombers so wantonly and so pointlessly stole, and as it cares for those in whom serious […]
April 26, 2013
Georgia Has Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
Expanding Medicaid under the inflexible federal regulations currently in place would not be a good long-term decision for Georgia, but that doesn’t mean states shouldn’t propose a more effective alternative. […]
April 25, 2013
“Road Diets” Commentary Mentioned in Marietta Daily Journal
Foundation in the news: In his April 21, 2013, column in the Marietta Daily Journal, Ron Sifen refers to a recent GPPF commentary on the “road diet” trend http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/22315171: “Should […]
April 25, 2013
Student Outreach Scholarship Program Announcement
This week the Georgia Public Policy Foundation formally announced its new Student Outreach Scholarship Program that will enable university students to network with leading conservative policy makers at no charge […]
April 25, 2013
Second Adult Criminal Justice Reform Bill Becomes Law
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal on Thursday signed an adult criminal justice reform bill that revises minimum mandatory sentencing laws, expands the state’s right to evidence appeals and creates […]
April 23, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 23, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Boston bombing: Scott Rigsby, who was just three minutes from the Boston Marathon finish line last week before the […]
April 19, 2013
Earth Day: For Many, Not Much Cause for Celebration
It’s time to add a few more faces to the pitiful environment painted by Earth Day organizers. By Benita M. Dodd “Climate change has many faces,” notes the Web site […]
April 16, 2013 • Press Release
Register by Friday to attend Foundation Event on Telehealth in Georgia
You may have to travel to attend the Georgia Public Policy Foundation's next event, but what if you didn't have to travel to see a physician?
April 16, 2013
Checking Up On Health: April 16, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd There are just a few more seats and just a few more days to register for the Georgia Public […]
April 12, 2013
Malpractice Law Is Bad for Your Health
Let’s compensate all patients any time an injury or death occurs in a hospital for any reason other than the condition that brought them to the hospital in the first […]
April 8, 2013
U.S. to Tennessee Homeschool Family: Go Back to Germany
The United States government – our federal government – has taken what some might consider an alarming position in the question of whether families that prefer homeschooling can seek asylum […]
April 5, 2013
Friday Facts: April 5, 2013
It’s Friday! Events April 23: “Telehealth: Taking Health Care to The Next Level,” is the topic of the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast, at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at […]
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