September 28, 2012
It’s Friday! Events October 16: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher turns 87 on October 13. The Foundation marks the birthday of this remarkable leader with a Policy Briefing Luncheon […]
September 28, 2012
Thousands of children are on waiting lists, demonstrating that parents are aching for the option of charter schools By Benita M. Dodd With less than 40 days to the November […]
September 27, 2012
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation presented a framework for moving forward on transportation at the 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation presented a framework for moving […]
September 25, 2012
Health Policy Briefs: September 25, 2012 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Season opens for health plans: It’s the fall health insurance open enrollment season, and among the things you […]
September 25, 2012 • Press Release
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2012 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 Foundation’s Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum Celebrates The Iron Lady’s Birthday with […]
September 25, 2012
By Eric Wearne Economics writer Arnold Kling recently discussed his views in The American on likely future winners and losers in the education technology / online learning sector. He has also thoughtfully written about […]
September 24, 2012
By Lawrence W. Reed With so much talk these days of scandal, incompetence and failed programs, trust in government is on the ropes. To some people, this development is lamentable. […]
September 23, 2012
All new videos produced by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation are posted to our YouTube channel. This file primarily contains archive material that migrated to YouTube. Some video products are located on […]
September 21, 2012
A nationall survey of attorneys finds that many legitimate victims of medical malpractice have no meaningful access to the civil justice system. By Joanna Shepherd-Bailey Jennifer Shiver knows what it […]
September 20, 2012
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will unveil “Getting Georgia Moving: Plan B for Transportation,” on Friday, September 21. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY Thursday, September 20, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE […]
September 19, 2012
By Lawrence W. Reed In less than two months, Georgia voters will decide an important question about the future of education in our state: Should charter schools be authorized by […]
September 18, 2012
Health Policy Briefs: September 18 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Why the cost? Becker’s Hospital CEO Report quizzed nine health care professionals, including physicians and former hospital executives, on […]
September 17, 2012
The Columbia County News-Times of Sunday, September 16, published a letter to the editor from Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in response to the publisher’s column on charter schools: Editor: The […]
September 14, 2012
New Census Bureau data ranks Georgia’s poverty rate as third highest in the nation. Combined with the state’s next-to-last ranking in personal income growth over the last decade, this is […]
September 12, 2012
By Eric Wearne Add another entrant to the growing number of free online education start-ups (see here or here). Marginal Revolution University comes from Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, two economics professors at George […]
September 11, 2012
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Medically induced silence: In an article in Forbes magazine discussing President Obama’s silence on his landmark legislation during the Democratic National Convention, […]
September 9, 2012 • Press Release
October 13 is the 87th birthday of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female Prime Minister, who served three consecutive terms (1979-1990) and is one of the dominant political figures of 20th-century […]
September 7, 2012
By Mike Klein The devil is always in the details and sometimes details are like trying to put lipstick on a pig. The recidivism rate for Georgia juveniles is a […]
September 6, 2012
Using “Plan T,” Atlanta has an opportunity to replace its reputation as one of the “most congested cities” and become as the “go to” place for business. By Michael Dziak […]
September 4, 2012
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd On common ground: The Galen Institute held a forum at last week’s Republican National Convention; the panel that included Georgia’s two physician […]
September 4, 2012
By Eric Wearne “For state and district leaders, it comes down to two decisions: what devices and who pays.” These are always fundamental concepts surrounding the adoption and implementation of […]
August 30, 2012
August 31, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that “all powers not delegated to the United States, by […]
August 30, 2012
2012 Legislative Policy Forum 2012 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum “Wisdom, Justice and Innovation” Bringing the nation’s top experts to Georgia to focus on innovative solutions to Georgia’s challenges Hosted by the Conservative Policy […]
August 30, 2012
Any good economist will tell you that as complementary factors of production, labor and capital are not only indispensable but hugely dependent upon each other as well. By Lawrence W. Reed […]
August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note Correction: Two of the Quotes of Note in last week’s Friday Facts were incorrectly attributed to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Our […]
August 24, 2012
By Lawrence Reed Those of us who want to make government small and keep it limited as America’s Founders intended sometimes come across to others as naysayers. Because we don’t […]
August 23, 2012
The Sept. 21 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will focus on the most anticipated issues under the Gold Dome, offering free-market approaches, limited government solutions and innovations for Georgia that have […]
August 22, 2012
By Eric Wearne Last fall, then-new Coahulla Creek High School in Whitfield County made a bold move and issued all of its students tablets rather than textbooks. Now a new […]
August 21, 2012
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd “Can markets work in health care?” is the headline of a Forbes magazine article reminding us of a 1974 study that demonstrated […]
August 17, 2012
By Mike Klein Are you frustrated with state taxation policies and absolutely convinced you’ve got better ideas? Step right up, folks, and take a gander coming soon at Tax Reform: […]
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