Topic: Georgia


October 25, 2013

Proposed CO2 Standards: Expensive Hot Air

The EPA is working to redefine a gas that every living being exhales into a pollutant. By Benita M. Dodd (This commentary is the basis for testimony by Benita Dodd […]

October 15, 2013

News Release: Mayor Reed, Tear Down This Fence!

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 15, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Mayor Reed, Tear Down This Fence! Atlanta – Just one week ago, the Fulton County […]

October 11, 2013

2013 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum

      Hosted by the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation Date: Friday, October 11th, 2013 Location: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel; 2450 Galleria Parkway; Atlanta, GA  30339 […]


October 4, 2013

Friday Facts: October 4, 2013

  October 4, 2013 It’s Friday! Six reasons to sign up for the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum TODAY: 6. Justice for all. When’s the last time you had a discussion […]

October 4, 2013

How Do You Spell Confusion? E-x-c-h-a-n-g-e-s

Patient engagement and health literacy are more likely to emerge through products and services offered through private marketplaces than government exchanges. By Ronald E. Bachman  On October 1 government insurance […]


September 27, 2013

Friday Facts: September 27, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Many politicians of our time are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till […]

September 24, 2013

Atlanta’s Great Strides as a World Class IT Capital

The digital economy is changing the world, and we’re just getting started. Companies are launched every day with just an idea and an Internet connection. Technology has affected nearly every […]


September 20, 2013

Friday Facts: September 20, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” – Friedrich von […]

September 20, 2013

When Government Goes Off Course

A man who wanted an opportunity to succeed is no match for a government “too big to fail.” By Benita M. Dodd Stephen Goldsmith was a champion of privatization and […]

September 13, 2013

Friday Facts: September 13, 2013

It’s Friday! Google Glass: Now that we have your attention … Due to high demand, the Foundation is moving to a bigger room for the event, “Georgia’s Digital Economy,” we’re hosting […]

September 13, 2013

Finding Young Blood to Fund ObamaCare

By Trent Leonard As the Oct. 1 deadline approaches for the launch of the Affordable Care Act’s state health insurance exchanges – “marketplaces” – the need to get young people […]

September 9, 2013

Foundation, Google Host Event: ‘Georgia’s Digital Economy’

GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION MEDIA ADVISORY September 9, 2013 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Foundation, Google Host Event: ‘Georgia’s Digital Economy’ Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]

September 6, 2013

Friday Facts: September 6, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but […]

September 6, 2013

Practical Strategies Can Increase Mobility in Georgia

There is an opportunity for Georgia to develop a quality transportation network without raising taxes. By Baruch Feigenbaum  Even the through travelers know it: Georgia’s transportation system is inadequate. Metro […]

August 30, 2013

Friday Facts: August 30, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.” – Calvin Coolidge “The time is always right to do […]

August 30, 2013

Acid Rain Cleans Up Its Act

Over the decades it’s become clear that an environmental crisis is the media’s baby; environmental progress is an orphan. By Harold Brown Over the decades it’s become clear that an […]


August 28, 2013

New Ga. Transportation Study Released at Foundation Event

Transportation analyst unveils proposals for metro Atlanta and Georgia at Foundation event. At today’s Georgia Public Policy Foundation Policy Briefing Luncheon in Atlanta, Reason Foundation Transportation Policy Analyst and Foundation Senior […]

August 23, 2013

Friday Facts: August 23, 2013

August 23, 2013   It’s Friday! The deadline is MONDAY to register for “Georgia Transportation: The Next Frontier,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club on Wednesday, August 28. […]

August 23, 2013

Transportation Needs Innovation, Especially in Funding

Three approaches will leverage funding to improve mobility and reduce congestion in metro Atlanta and Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd Money talks, especially at the Georgia General Assembly, where the […]

August 21, 2013

Foundation Publishes Common Core Background Analysis

Georgia families, educators and policy makers are of many views about the impact of Common Core State Standards and whether Georgia should continue to participate. This discussion is likely to […]

August 20, 2013

Checking Up On Health: August 20, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Reducing office visits through mobile health: At the end of 2012, there were 2.8 million patients worldwide using a dedicated […]

August 16, 2013

Friday Facts: August 16, 2013

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.” – Calvin Coolidge “If I had […]

August 16, 2013

Health Care Expansion: “Yes, If” Versus “No, Because”

Expanding Medicaid under existing inflexible federal regulations would be unwise and irresponsible as long-term solution for Georgia, but that doesn’t mean there are not more effective alternatives. By Kelly McCutchen […]

August 14, 2013

Teaching the Teachers How to Teach with Technology

Georgia school doors re-opened this month which means the serious business of Friday night football looms near. On the academic side, the battle to achieve something greater than statewide learning […]

August 9, 2013

Friday Facts: August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013  It’s Friday! Congratulations to the winners of tickets to the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Forum: Lynda Whitt Chapman, Jeffrey Cole Copeland and Heather Moody Breeden.  Events August 15: […]
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