Topic: Georgia

December 16, 2016

Foundation Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Dr. Michael H. Mescon

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation Celebrates 25 Years, Honors Dr. Michael H. Mescon Atlanta – The […]

December 16, 2016

The Glacial Update of Georgia’s Water Plan

First the update of the water policy plan for Georgia. Next, the outcry. By Benita M. Dodd Imagine a group project today where everyone must put their electronic devices in […]

December 9, 2016

Friday Facts: December 9, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events   Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event!  December 13: Limited government […]


December 2, 2016

Friday Facts: December 2, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events  Did you attend our 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11? Click here to view photographs from the event!  December 8: The deadline is […]

November 18, 2016

Friday Facts: November 18, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events December 8: Only 40 percent of voters supported the Opportunity School District proposal for Georgia’s chronically failing schools. Still, 68,000 children attend those failing schools. What next […]

November 18, 2016

Lessons and Opportunities from The Election

It’s not always as good, or bad, as it seems. The same can be said of this year’s national election. By Kelly McCutchen It’s not always as good, or bad, […]

November 15, 2016

December 8 Leadership Breakfast: What’s Next for Education?

What’s next for Georgia’s K-12 students? Find out December 8! Atlanta – Governor Nathan Deal’s Opportunity School District proposal was outdone by the National Education Association’s nearly $5 million opposition […]

November 11, 2016

Friday Facts: November 11, 2016

It’s Friday!  It’s HERE! It’s Veterans Day, and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award takes place tonight at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The Keynote […]

November 4, 2016

Friday Facts: November 4, 2016

It’s Friday!  November 11: The deadline is Tuesday to register to attend the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award!  Have you reserved your seat yet? The Freedom Award […]

November 4, 2016

Health Care: Another Foundation Frontier

It takes time to turn the tanker of state government. We’re doing it. By Benita M. Dodd This month, as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrates 25 years of policy […]

October 28, 2016

Friday Facts: October 28, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events  November 11: In less than two weeks, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award!  Have you […]

October 28, 2016

Tough Choices on Tax Reform for Georgia

How does Georgia’s tax structure compare to states that don’t tax personal income? By Kelly McCutchen Tennessee just became the second state in U.S. history to eliminate its personal income […]

October 21, 2016

Friday Facts: October 21, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events  November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom Award will be presented to […]

October 21, 2016

Give Prisoners a Second Chance

By Gerard Robinson and Elizabeth English On October 12, 29 prisoners and 45 Baltimore-area experts in criminal justice congregated in the Jessup Correctional Institution library. Most were members of the […]


October 14, 2016

Friday Facts: October 14, 2016

It’s Friday! Events  November 11: In less than one month, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom […]

October 14, 2016

Tempers in a Teacup Dilute Women’s Issues

The issues that matter to women. By Benita M. Dodd The headline in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week sums up stormy presidential politics: “2016 race devolves into ugly fight over […]


October 7, 2016

Friday Facts: October 7, 2016

It’s Friday! Hurricane Matthew State of emergency: As Hurricane Matthew approached the East Coast, Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in 13 Georgia coastal and rural counties. Mandatory […]

September 30, 2016

Friday Facts: September 30, 2016

It’s Friday!  November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network is the keynote speaker at the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on Veterans Day. The […]

September 30, 2016

Resistance Grows to Civil Asset Forfeiture

By Ross Coker While the discussion and debate over reform for civil asset forfeiture remain ongoing, most Americans still probably do not even know what it means, much less how […]

September 26, 2016

Reacting to the 2015 FBI Crime Report

By Ross Coker Atlanta – The FBI released its comprehensive report on 2015 crime and crime rates across the nation today (September 26). The report, “Crime in the United States,” […]


September 23, 2016

Friday Facts: September 23, 2016

It’s Friday!  Sunday’s the deadline for the Early Bird Rate! Reserve your seat at the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11, Veterans Day. The keynote […]

September 23, 2016

Price Gouging Laws: Good Politics, Bad Economics

Laws against “price gouging” benefit some, harm many more. Forbes Magazine published a column on September 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Dorfman, a professor of economics at the University of Georgia, […]

September 21, 2016

U.S. News & World Report Publishes on Education Funding

It’s time to reform our thinking about education reform. The September 20, 2016, edition of U.S. News & World Report published, “More Money, Same Problems,” an article by Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]

September 16, 2016

Friday Facts: September 16, 2016

It’s Friday: Happy Constitution Day AND Citizenship Day!  Just nine more days of Early Bird Rate for the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11. The keynote speaker is […]

September 16, 2016

Georgia Works: A Growing Impact On The Dignity of Work

A little over a year ago, Georgia Public Policy Foundation President Kelly McCutchen’s commentary, “The Dignity of Work,” shared the scope and vision of the nonprofit organization Georgia Works. In […]

September 9, 2016

Friday Facts: September 9, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events September 21: Health Connect South 2016, an annual event that connects more than 400 health leaders, innovators and students, takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. Georgia Public […]
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