March 16, 2018 • Commentary
Sunshine Week highlights government transparency and access to public information. By Benita M. Dodd The average Georgian has never been under the Gold Dome. Many have vague memories of a […]
February 16, 2018
Georgia families face some of the biggest increases in health care premiums in the country this year. For many families, health care is rapidly becoming unaffordable. By Kelly McCutchen and […]
February 9, 2018
It’s Friday! Great news for Georgia and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation! The Foundation was named one of the “Best Independent Think Tanks” in the 2017 Global Go-To Think Tank […]
February 6, 2018
Providing parents with the ability and the educational tools to make informed choices will improve outcomes. The Atlanta Journal Constitution published an op-ed on school choice by Georgia Public Policy […]
January 12, 2018
It’s Friday! Events January 23: The deadline is January 19 to register for the Foundation’s first event of 2018 on Tuesday, January 23. More than 28,000 events will celebrate National […]
January 5, 2018
Sometimes, efforts to legislate and regulate turn ordinary Americans into lawbreakers or foundering pariahs. By Benita M. Dodd “It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass […]
December 1, 2017
Proceed cautiously with a victims’ rights amendment. By Benita M. Dodd It’s hard to fathom the depth of the pain and suffering of crime victims and families left behind. For […]
October 20, 2017
It’s Friday! Policy Rewind: If you missed the 2017 Georgia Legislative Forum October 13, you are in luck. We captured the whole day on video. Download PowerPoint presentations and view […]
September 15, 2017
Happy silver anniversary to the nation’s charter schools! By Benita M. Dodd Twenty-five years ago this month, City Academy High School opened in Saint Paul, Minn., the first charter school in […]
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 2, 2017
It’s Friday! Events There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but there is a free doughnut today! Today’s National Donut Day, the food holiday featuring free doughnuts at shops […]
March 31, 2017
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Problems arise when political decision-makers attempt to distort what scientific studies conclude, but also when scientists and others attempt to exert influence on policy decisions […]
March 17, 2017
It’s Friday! Events March 23: The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the Foundation’s March Leadership Breakfast, “Capitol Insight,” with keynote speaker Lynn Westmoreland, who retired recently after six […]
March 10, 2017
It’s Friday! Condolences Dudley Rochelle Carter, who served as a board member for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, passed away on March 4 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s syndrome. […]
January 13, 2017
Improve income, opportunity and well-being. By Benita M. Dodd Opportunity is knocking as the door opens on Georgia’s 2017-18 legislative session. In a state with a Republican governor since 2002 […]
January 10, 2017
Ahead of the legislative session, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, in its Sunday edition of January 8, 2017. […]
December 2, 2016
Opponents of school choice are not worried about children By Jeffrey Dorfman School choice is one of the most controversial and hard-fought public policy debates of the past few decades. […]
October 11, 2016
We’re proud to celebrate 25 years in Georgia. Join us and John Stossel! Twenty-five years. A quarter of a century. It’s hard to believe the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has […]
August 19, 2016
What if there was a more efficient health care approach for Georgia’s low-income uninsured? By Kelly McCutchen It’s been a rough summer for health care. Sixteen of the 23 federally […]
August 13, 2016
Principles: Public safety is a core responsibility of government. A well-functioning criminal justice system enforces order and respect for every person’s right to property and life, and ensures that liberty […]
August 13, 2016
Principles: Curriculum standards should be rigorous, clear and measurable. All students should be held to high standards and high expectations. Teacher recruitment, education, training and compensation should be focused on […]
July 8, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the Legislature approved a constitutional amendment designating lottery funds for education purposes. Voters ratified it […]
May 6, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, dial-up Internet modem speeds were 14.4 kilobits per second. The 56KB modem went on sale […]
April 29, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, state government operated a tourist train, hotels, conference centers, golf courses and water parks, which […]
April 8, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, metro Atlanta’s peak-hour congestion delays averaged 35 hours per commuter and the cost averaged […]
April 1, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the city of Atlanta’s population was about 393,000. Today, that population is 456,000, according […]
March 25, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, a 26-inch RCA color console TV would have cost $1,166.72 in today’s dollars. Today, $1,199 […]
March 11, 2016
Leadership and good policy put Georgia in the lead in criminal justice reform. By Benita M. Dodd Appeals Court Judge Michael P. Boggs, co-chair of the Georgia Council on Criminal […]
March 4, 2016
The central component for helping people escape poverty is work. By Logan Pike and John Nothdurft Georgia’s dreadful welfare system is perhaps one of the worst in the nation, but […]
February 26, 2016
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted Foundation President Kelly McCutchen in the February 26 edition in an article about a tax cut proposal in the Legislature. The article is reprinted below; read […]
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