Foundation’s March 5 Event Celebrates 23 Years in Georgia Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation cordially invites you to attend the 2014 Annual Reception and Dinner, which begins at […]
New study finds Georgia’s combined pension/OPEB systems likely to be “substantially underfunded” beginning in 2014. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 25, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd […]
Georgia charter school issues have been relatively quiet during the current General Assembly but that could change soon. House legislation that passed the Education Committee last week would improve the […]
The Georgia House has passed HB 898 which could help reduce the cost of juvenile detention because it would enable the state to send hundreds of juveniles back to their […]
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Georgia House of Representatives passed three different approaches to a federal balanced budget amendment yesterday. Which one is best? […]
Georgia has seen dramatic increases in public school staffing while the needle has barely moved on student achievement. By Ben Scafidi Cuts to family budgets have been significant since the […]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed Foundation President Kelly McCutchen for an article on Georgia Medicaid expansion appearing in the Sunday edition on February 16, 2014. Legislative approval should be required for […]
By Mike Klein Legislators are considering several bills that would ensure Georgia is there if a Constitutional Convention is called for a single purpose to compel the federal government to […]
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Georgia has been plagued with more than its fair share of bad weather for a Southeastern winter; hundreds of thousands […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT REMINDER February 18, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Register for Balanced Budget Amendment Event Atlanta – Have you registered yet for the Georgia […]
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by […]
The Foundation focused on Georgia public charter schools, the state’s wildly successful but underfunded tax credit scholarship and why parents choose private schools during our most recent Leadership Series breakfast. […]
Benita Dodd was interviewed by Georgia Public Broadcasting ahead of the snow and ice of the week of February 10; this is the article. ATLANTA — State and local […]
By Mike Klein Brittany Jean and Crystal Williams sat in a State Capitol hearing room last week listening to a discussion about whether Georgia should expand the role of foster […]
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by Nick […]
For a child who is being abused and neglected every day, every hour, every minute counts. By Tarren Bragdon and Benita M. Dodd For a child who is being abused […]
Google Analytics reveals one of our most popular Web site pages is … By Benita M. Dodd Kelly McCutchen, the Big Guy at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, came into […]
School choice: The $58 million donation cap for Georgia’s tax-credit scholarship program was reached just 22 days into the new tax year. As a result of this overwhelming demand to […]
Georgia legislators will have an opportunity this session to discuss whether the state should implement a creative approach that would retain the investigation of child abuse claims in the public […]
By Mike Klein Georgia district attorneys through the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council continue to recommend changes to civil forfeiture reform legislation that should be passed out of a House Judiciary subcommittee […]
Georgia faces multi-faceted long-term care problems including: A rapidly increasing elderly population Higher numbers of recipients with disabilities or dementia A Medicaid program already strained as the principal LTC payer […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT February 3, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Discover the Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget Amendment Atlanta – Are you […]
It’s Friday! Timing is everything: Jan. 26-Feb.1 is National School Choice Week. The Foundation hosted an informative panel discussion, “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, snow and related […]
The fingerpointing and soul-searching began early. By Benita M. Dodd The metro Atlanta region came to a standstill this week, its interstates, highways and side streets glazed over with ice […]
Leonard Gilroy reports that, “Like in most states, Oregon transportation officials are grappling with a long-term decline in the purchasing power of the gas tax and the erosion of its […]
Education funding has taken center stage in Georgia political discussions. What do the numbers show? Education funding has taken center stage in Georgia political discussions. What do the numbers show? […]
January 24, 2013 It’s Friday! Jan. 26-Feb. 1 is National School Choice Week! In just four short years, National School Choice Week has mushroomed nationwide from 150 events in 2010 […]
With school choice, the competition for students makes accountability key. By Benita M. Dodd For proponents of school choice, there’s heart-warming encouragement in the (January 22) announcement this week that […]
Georgia civil asset forfeiture reform legislation has undergone a cosmetic facelift that might improve its chances for passage but critics are already focused on language which states “an acquittal or […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION EVENT INVITATION January 21, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Attend ‘School Choice and Georgia: An Update,’ on Jan. 28 Atlanta – Have you […]
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