January 14, 2022 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 14, 2022
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Just because you do not take an interest in politics, does not mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles “The Bill of […]
Topic: Indianapolis
January 7, 2022 • Blog
2022 Legislative Session Readies for Kickoff
The 2022 legislative session will begin on Monday, January 10, under a cloud of uncertainty: Will Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs finally defeat the Alabam
December 10, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 10, 2021
Kyle Wingfield is recuperating from surgery and will be back in the office in the new year.
January 29, 2020 • Press Release
News Release: 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration
NEWS RELEASE | For Immediate Release January 29, 2020 Contact: Benita Dodd (404-256-4050) 300 Join in Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration Atlanta – More than 300 friends and supporters joined the Georgia Public […]
October 5, 2018
Friday Facts: October 5, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The dignity and stability of government in all its branches, the morals of the people, and every blessing of society depend so much upon an […]
January 19, 2018
Friday Facts: January 19, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 23: Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s first event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 23. About 32,000 events will celebrate National School Choice […]
September 1, 2017
Friday Facts: September 1, 2017
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration is now open for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The theme for the daylong […]
June 7, 2017
Coalition Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a co-signer on a letter from a coalition of organizations, led by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, that was sent to Education Secretary Betsy […]
October 23, 2015
Municipal Broadband Puts Taxpayers’ Wallets at Risk
For centuries, too-good-to-be-true deals have snagged investors with promises that they can ignore past failures because “this time it will be different.” Peachtree City’s leaders appear to have been told […]
June 11, 2014
Checking Up On Health: June 10, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s the summer, so I’m going to give you a break (as opposed to a fracture) and try to keep […]
March 25, 2014
Checking Up On Health: March 25, 2014
Health Care Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Yesterday, an e-mail from the White House turned up in my mailbox. From President Obama, no less. The salutation […]
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 […]
November 1, 2012
Competition Can Add Jobs, Cut MARTA Losses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita M. Dodd on Tuesday, October 30, that proposed MARTA’s deficit be reduced through managed competition, including privatization and outsourcing at […]
September 13, 2012
It Wasn’t Government That Fixed Your Clock
(Editor’s Note: Lawrence W. Reed is President of the Foundation for Economic Education. Reed will deliver the keynote address, “The Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy,” at the Georgia Legislative Policy […]
April 24, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: April 24, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Dulling the pain of Medicare cuts: The Government Accountability Office published a report Monday titled, “Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Undermined […]
September 26, 2011
“The Cartel” Filmmaker Posts Video on APS Cheating Scandal
Documentary filmmaker Bob Bowdon – whose celebrated movie “The Cartel” probed deep into failures at New Jersey inner city schools – released a new internet video today about the Atlanta […]
April 1, 2011
Building Authority Builds a Better Agency
By Steve Stancil The core mission of the Georgia Building Authority (GBA) is to provide a clean, comfortable and safe environment on Capitol Hill. Much like former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith […]
October 19, 2007
Commentary: Slow-Growth Plans and Regulations Lose the Way for San Jose
By Randal O’Toole California is a garden of Eden, A paradise to live in or see; But believe it or not, you won’t find it so hot If you ain’t […]
July 13, 2007
Muni Wi-Fi: No Wires, Plenty of Strings for Taxpayers
By Chris Leonard Why are people carrying their laptop computers into parks and coffee shops? To finalize a presentation for work? To catch up on e-mail? Well, these days it’s […]
December 9, 2005
Road to Congestion Relief Paved with Common Sense
By Benita M. Dodd When the Georgia Public Policy Foundation presented testimony to the State Board of Transportation’s Intermodal Committee in September opposing the proposed Atlanta-Lovejoy commuter rail line, the […]
May 13, 2005
Governing By Network Has Challenges, Rewards
By Benita M. Dodd For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost, goes the rhyme. To Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard professor and former two-term mayor of Indianapolis, sometimes it’s for […]
September 21, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Crime
Crime Agenda Remove the state’s gag rule on local crime statistics Adopt “truth in sentencing” for all crimes so that the public knows exactly what percentage of a prisoner’s sentence […]
March 25, 2003
Determining Government’s Core Functions
A reminder from history Successful government reformers have discovered the necessity of determining what we call “core governing principles.” Core principles are determined by a person’s or a party’s understanding of […]
January 24, 2003
The Atlanta Water Privatization: What Can We Learn?
Your contract is only as strong as the monitoring, reporting, and direct oversight that is built into it. By Geoffrey F. Segal I. Context In 1997, the City of Atlanta privatized […]
June 29, 2001
American Dream Boundaries: Urban Containment and Its Consequences
Wendell Cox Introduction The Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area1 has adopted the nation’s strongest so-called “smart growth” policies. Metro, the regional government, has adopted a wide range of policies […]