November 7, 2025 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: November 7, 2025
A new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report challenges one of the most common narratives in the housing debate.
Topic: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
July 21, 2023 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 21, 2023
Short-term plan, are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.
March 3, 2021 • Blog
Doing Your Homework on Education Options
The appropriate use of public funds should be a priority for policymakers. But those who object to legislation to provide more education options for Georgia’s children, on the premise that […]
September 4, 2020 • Commentary
This Labor Day, A Tribute to Work
The roofer’s assistant was forthright in his admission.
January 10, 2020 • Commentary
A Job for Government
The welcome mat has been out in Georgia for the past two decades, thanks to an inviting economic environment. Despite ups and downs, the state has continued to
May 24, 2019
Friday Facts: May 24, 2019
It’s Friday! Mark your calendar! The 2019 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum will take place on Friday, November 15, at the Renaissance Waverly Atlanta. Details to follow; click here to view […]
September 14, 2018
Friday Facts: September 14, 2018
It’s Friday! Events September 21: “Rethinking American Highways,” a Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum with Bob Poole, director of Transportation Policy at Reason Foundation. Among Poole’s policy papers that […]
April 6, 2018
Friday Facts: April 6, 2017
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Kyle Wingfield takes the helm Monday as president and CEO of the Georgia Public Policy […]
April 5, 2018 • Commentary
Foundation VP Benita Dodd Shares Thoughts 50 Years After Death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Foundation looks back on policies since MLK’s death. The nation marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. […]
July 14, 2017
Working Toward Welfare Reform
Work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients is a good thing. By Benita M. Dodd To hear progressive groups tell it, states are hurting low-income Americans by requiring “food stamp” recipients […]
August 12, 2016
Welfare-to-Work Helps Georgians Up and Out of Dependency
Results from the first three Georgia counties to restore food stamp time limits. By Benita M. Dodd August marks the 20th anniversary of the transformative Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity […]
August 12, 2016
Guide to the Issues: Welfare Reform
Principles: Helping people move from dependency to self-sufficiency should be the primary focus of the safety net. Making work pay is essential. Working more hours or getting a pay raise […]
March 4, 2016
Georgia Is Moving Forward on Welfare Reform
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 […]
November 4, 2013
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publishes Op-ed on SNAP (food stamps)
The Friday, Nov.1, 2013 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an op-ed by Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd on rollbacks in benefits for food stamp recipients, entitled, “No Grandstanding, End […]
June 25, 2012
Why Prices Matter in Health Care
By John C. Goodman The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free […]
March 16, 2012
Friday Facts: March 16th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Tuesday is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s March 22 Leadership Breakfast! Just days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments regarding the constitutionality of the […]
May 27, 2011
USDA’s Feeding Frenzy
By Harold Brown How does the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget grow in proportion to the shrinkage of its mission? Perhaps it is a reward for agriculture’s phenomenal success. […]