May 13, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
April 5, 2013
Beyond the Gold Dome, transportation policy has been chugging along – and in at least one way – in the direction the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s “Plan B” sought. By […]
April 4, 2013
By John Keys The 2013 Georgia General Assembly discussion on “MARTA privatization”– a concept initially required in specific areas in proposed legislation – became a zero-sum game proposition, in which […]
April 3, 2013 • Press Release
The topic couldn't be more timely: The health care industry has embraced opportunities provided by information technology in numerous ways
April 2, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd No shopping for health plans yet: The New York Times reports that the Obama administration is unable to meet […]
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