November 14, 2011
Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens issued strong statements on Monday in support of overturning federal health care reform, just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court […]
November 8, 2011
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has named Rogers Wade recipient of its 2011 Freedom Award which is presented to a Georgian who has exemplified the principles of private enterprise and […]
August 12, 2011
Georgia’s governor and attorney general said Friday’s decision by the federal appeals court in Atlanta that strikes down the federal health care reform individual mandate is “a huge step toward […]
July 13, 2011
Originally published February 17, 2011 Georgia will consider alternatives to incarceration of adult non-violent offenders in a sweeping criminal justice review announced Wednesday afternoon by Governor Nathan Deal. Reforms could […]
July 13, 2011
Originally published April 18, 2011 Georgia lawmakers introduced 945 bills this year. One that passed will fast track review of the state’s $1 billion per year corrections system costs with […]
June 24, 2011
It’s Friday! Education – The largest portion of special education spending goes to special education teachers, who are trained in the law, know how to identify disabilities, and are steeped […]
June 5, 2011
Get ready. Get set. Go back to (your favorite charter) school. Now that they’ve been thrown a parachute, what’s next for a handful of former state commission charter schools and […]
May 20, 2011
By Kelly McCutchen It took more than 100 pages to debate the meaning of just one word. In the end, Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 vote this week […]
April 8, 2011
It’s Friday! Events – As the first half of Georgia’s two-year legislative session reaches its climax with tax reform hanging in the balance, you are invited to attend “Grading Georgia’s Tax […]
March 30, 2011
By Benita M. Dodd After a historic three days of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, the fate of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as […]
March 25, 2011
By Ronald S. Bachman The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly referred to as ObamaCare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. One year later, the law […]
February 4, 2011
By Benita M. Dodd In a week in which the crafters of the new federal health care law probably needed trauma care, two of Georgia’s best known physicians were attending […]
February 3, 2011
Home Remedies for What Ails Health Care By Benita M. Dodd In a week in which the crafters of the new federal health care law probably needed trauma care, two […]
January 31, 2011
School choice champion Jay Greene's highest priority is expanding the number and quality of education choices that parents have for their children. Greene was among the group of education policy leaders from across […]
November 4, 2007
The Lone Mountain Compact’s “Principles for Livable Cities,” to which the Georgia Public Policy Foundation is a signatory, form the basis of land use principles: Absent a material threat to […]
June 29, 2007
By Jason Pye This month marks the second anniversary of the infamous Kelo v. New London decision, a case where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the taking of private […]
April 7, 2006
By Kelly McCutchen Georgians won’t know who this year’s political winners will be until November, but the state’s small businesses were the clear winners in the legislative session. And that’s […]
January 27, 2006
By Benita M. Dodd The 2005-2006 legislative term has already seen at least three dozen pieces of legislation that reference eminent domain, the authority of government to take land from […]
January 9, 2006
‘- Supreme Court: Kelo v. City of New London (pdf) Georgia Public Policy Foundation – Amicus brief press release (pdf) – Reaction to Kelo decision press release – Commentary: Without Local Curbs, Eminent Domain Abuse Is Imminent June, […]
October 21, 2005
By Kelly McCutchen Limited government, free markets and private property are the cornerstones of the American success story, but these freedoms can slowly erode over time: Government involves itself in […]
July 22, 2005
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Benita M. Dodd Long ago, Thomas Jefferson warned that “government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have […]
July 1, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd There was a time the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government could take private property when it was “important to appropriate lands or other property for […]
September 22, 2004
Welfare Agenda Reduce unnecessary new entries to welfare rolls and strengthen work requirements Minimize returns to welfare Focus on aiding hardship cases Encourage public-private partnerships Remove barriers to entrepreneurship Eliminate […]
March 15, 2000
Hans A. von Spakovsky Elected officials in Georgia and throughout the country have been expressing their concern over the possible loss of state sales tax revenues as e-commerce grows on […]
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