November 1, 2019 • Commentary
In October, the White House announced a new Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation. Led by Vice President Mike Pence, the aim of the initiative is to work with state, local and […]
September 13, 2019
By Benita M. Dodd Since 2010, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has invited some of the nation’s brightest and best experts to Atlanta to share forward-thinking proposals on ways for […]
August 16, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781) “What we […]
February 28, 2019
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
February 8, 2019
It’s Friday! Honors For the second consecutive year, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has been named one of the world’s “Best Independent Think Tanks” by the University of Pennsylvania’s Think […]
October 12, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized […]
August 24, 2018
It’s Friday! September 7: The 2018 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum is a daylong conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel on Friday, September 7, featuring an exciting lineup of experts […]
August 3, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Events August 23: “Policy Over Politics,” with keynote speaker Kyle Wingfield, is a Foundation Leadership […]
July 6, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “We should never despair, our situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties […]
June 15, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The road to democracy is not a freeway. It is a toll road on which we pay by accepting and carrying out our civic responsibilities.” […]
September 22, 2017
It’s Friday! Events: Early Bird Registration ends Monday! Register today for the 2017 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum; the Foundation’s daylong event on Friday, October 13 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly […]
May 19, 2017
Shift transportation funding responsibility to the states. By Robert Krol President Trump and Congress seem poised to boost spending on highways, bridges, and mass transit. Yet if this increase in […]
March 3, 2017
It’s Friday! Have you visited our social media sites lately? The Foundation has 3,185 Facebook “likes!” Our Twitter account has 1,719 followers at twitter.com/gppf. Follow us on Instagram, too! Events […]
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 […]
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 7, 2016
When providers have to compete for patients, the level of care increases. By Christopher Koopman and Thomas Stratmann Comparing states with and without certificate-of-need laws provides us with a unique […]
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 29, 2016
On acne, Breast Cancer Month and Medicaid expansion. Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Breast Cancer Month is October, and Breast Cancer Day is celebrated Saturday. Get […]
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 […]
August 12, 2016
Principles: Government should be willing to spend what it is already spending, but in a more rational manner. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually in Georgia on uncompensated […]
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 […]
June 3, 2016
It’s Friday! Events Monday, June 6: “The Politics of School Choice” is a Leadership Breakfast keynoted by national education expert Jay Greene and sponsored by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation […]
March 18, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, a 10-minute long distance call cost $3.30. Today, a long distance call costs … […]
March 11, 2016
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, there were no charter schools in Georgia. The public charter school law was signed […]
February 26, 2016
It’s Friday! Honors: The Georgia Public Policy Foundation was honored with a Senate Resolution Tuesday to mark 25 years of serving Georgia with ideas for limited-government, free-market solutions and promoting […]
January 15, 2016
There are better routes than Medicaid expansion to health care for low-income individuals. By Benita M. Dodd In his State of the State address to the Georgia Legislature this week, […]
November 17, 2015
Cities with lower levels of traditional land-use regulation remain relatively affordable. Restrictive land use regulations include parking limits, minimum lot sizes, “inclusionary” zoning and urban growth boundaries. They are an […]
September 4, 2015
It’s Friday! Events September 16: Health Connect South 2015 takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. The daylong program highlights health collaborations and innovations throughout the Southeast, with a special focus […]
August 21, 2015
It’s Friday! Events October 15: Early Bird Rate applies until September 4 for the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. Joining the list of experts: Logan Pike, co-author of the […]
July 31, 2015
It’s Friday! Events August 7: Join the Foundation’s Benita Dodd at “Due Process Denied: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Undermines Freedom,” a 12:30 p.m. breakout session at Red State Gathering, (Hope […]
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