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August 23, 2019

Friday Facts: August 23, 2019

 It’s Friday!  Quotes of note  “Freedom brings men rudely and directly face to face with their own personal responsibility for their own free actions.” – Frank Meyer “Conservatives pride themselves […]

June 21, 2019

Healthcare Works When the Price is Right

Of all the things we might do to improve our healthcare system, the one reform that is more important is that we must make it profitable to take care of […]

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 28, 2018

Friday Facts: September 28, 2018

It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. Quotes of note “The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, […]

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 […]

July 20, 2018

Friday Facts: July 20, 2018

It’s Friday! Quotes of note “The budget should be balanced not by more taxes, but by reduction of follies.” – Herbert Hoover “Well done is better than well said.” – […]

January 5, 2018

Technology Can Trump Tough Love

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 8, 2017

Friday Facts: December 8, 2017

It’s Friday! Events January 23: More than 28,000 events will celebrate National School Choice Week 2018 from January 21-27. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation will celebrate with a Leadership Breakfast […]

May 26, 2017

Friday Facts: May 26, 2016

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Health-care reform is a test of whether Republicans, having been handed the gift of ObamaCare’s failure, can show voters that they can do better with […]


September 30, 2016

Friday Facts: 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 […]

August 26, 2016

Friday Facts: August 26, 2016

August 26, 2016 It’s Friday! MARK YOUR CALENDAR!  The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award (honoring a notable Georgian) takes place November 11, 2016, at […]

August 19, 2016

Friday Facts: August 19, 2016

It’s Friday!  Events  August 22: The registration deadline is today! Sign up now to attend, “Across the Pond: A Policy Update,” the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at Cobb County’s […]

August 17, 2016

Checking Up On Health: August 17, 2016

What should you save for health care in your retirement? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd   I visited Canada briefly over the weekend, driving into […]

August 12, 2016

Friday Facts: August 12, 2016

It’s Friday!  Then and Now: For 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, 2,713,800 individual income tax returns were filed in Georgia (pop. 4.8 million), reporting $51.3 billion in […]


July 1, 2016

Friday Facts: July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016 It’s Friday!  Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), the only Republican among Georgia’s 10 Congressmen […]

March 29, 2016

Checking Up On Health: March 29, 2016

When legislators play doctor, protectionism in the General Assembly and other health news. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The law and unintended consequences One of […]

April 14, 2015

Checking Up On Health: April 14, 2015

An HIV outbreak and how the IRS is rewriting the rules on the Affordable Care Act. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd It’s not just the […]

March 17, 2015

Checking Up On Health: March 17, 2015

Inoculation, immunization, vaccination: What’s the difference? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I made the dreaded annual appointment with the dentist yesterday, and the scheduler asked […]

February 3, 2015

Checking Up On Health: February 3, 2015

How much sleep do you need? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd What if Georgia could reach bipartisan agreement on a plan to present to Washington […]

December 5, 2014

Friday Facts: December 5, 2014

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.” – Calvin […]


November 18, 2014

Checking Up On Health: November 18, 2014

Guess who’s cashing in on health care for stupid American voters? Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I had this visual of net “neutrality” today. It’s […]

October 28, 2014

Checking Up On Health: October 28, 2014

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you missed the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on September 19, you missed a great discussion on health care and […]

October 17, 2014

Friday Facts: October 17, 2014

It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Bigotry is the disease of ignorance, of morbid minds; enthusiasm of the free and buoyant. Education and free discussion are the antidotes of both.” – […]

October 3, 2014

Friday Facts: October 3, 2014

 It’s Friday! Where should Georgia go next on issues? If you missed the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, find video of sessions and speakers here on our YouTube channel. See […]


July 25, 2014

Friday Facts: July 25, 2014

July 25, 2014 It’s Friday!  Radio talk-show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain joins an exciting lineup of speakers at the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Sept. 19, […]
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