March 21, 2016
Atlanta-focused transportation component has positives and negatives. By Baruch Feigenbaum In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly passed the Transportation Funding Act, dedicating substantial existing resources from the general fund to […]
March 18, 2016
By Kelly McCutchen The Georgia Senate deserves a hearty congratulations for approving a pro-growth tax reform Wednesday (March 16) that would reduce Georgia’s marginal personal income tax rate for the […]
March 17, 2016
By Benita M. Dodd March 13-19 is Sunshine Week, the annual nationwide celebration of government transparency and access to public information. It’s come just in time to reinforce the need for […]
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 10, 2016
We’re seeing more grandparents and children, with fewer folks in between. By Kelly McCutchen Georgia and the rest of the country are experiencing a significant demographic change: We’re seeing more […]
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
Changing demographics affect the labor force as much as, or more than, the recent recession. By Harold Brown A person who wants a job and doesn’t have one knows exactly […]
February 6, 2016
The Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform has released its 2016 Report, which provides a summary of progress to date and a list of recommendations. Below are excerpts from the […]
February 4, 2016
A new quarter-penny sales tax for transit could build one heavy-rail extension that would lock up transit funding and lock in an aging technology for the foreseeable future and take […]
January 29, 2016
Choice, standards and online learning help move Georgia students forward. By Benita M. Dodd Georgians marked National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, a week of events highlighted by thousands of yellow […]
January 8, 2016
It’s Friday! Happy New Year! The Foundation celebrates 25 years in Georgia in 2016. All year, we’ll mark this milestone anniversary with a “Then and Now” Friday Facts category! Then […]
January 8, 2016
Conventional wisdom says a budget surplus plus an election year equals a legislative session that adjourns quickly to maximize time for campaigning and fundraising, but not before spreading government funds […]
December 11, 2015
How do you reverse racial segregation in America’s schools? By Benita M. Dodd Education desegregation started out with such lofty promise in America. So why have decades of massive government […]
November 20, 2015
It’s Friday! A personal note: Our condolences to those affected recently by terrorism in France and elsewhere. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source […]
November 20, 2015
Hundreds of liberty-minded activists from around the world were gathered for the Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum. By Benita M. Dodd As terrorists were detonating deadly bombs in Beirut, hundreds of […]
November 19, 2015
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd testified Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the federal Environmental Protection Agency public hearings in Atlanta on the proposed federal plan and model rules for the […]
November 13, 2015
By Kelly McCutchen With the media focused on partisan gridlock in Washington, it’s easy to overlook major success stories in bringing bipartisan public policy and innovative business partnerships together to […]
November 6, 2015
It’s not Medicaid expansion that will solve Georgia’s health care challenges. By Josh Daniels Political support for Medicaid expansion in Georgia is on life support and the prognosis may be […]
November 3, 2015
ObamaCare’s co-ops and OPM; a vaccine from a dog virus; drug issues. Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Open enrollment began Sunday for health care coverage […]
October 30, 2015
Economic opportunity still lags the nation in Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd Six years after the economic downturn, the job market for able-bodied adults in Georgia remains one of the worst […]
October 23, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Think tanks stand outside election cycles and alongside people who see politics as a means to ratify sound policy and don’t see policy rhetoric as […]
October 23, 2015
For centuries, too-good-to-be-true deals have snagged investors with promises that they can ignore past failures because “this time it will be different.” Peachtree City’s leaders appear to have been told […]
October 9, 2015
The concept of a competitive cross-state selling approach would create a free market framework for expanded sales of individual insurance policies. The Hill ran an article this week criticizing Georgia’s […]
September 18, 2015
The more controversial the issue, the more important it is to protect privacy. By Kelly McCutchen Would you respond honestly at a public meeting in your community if the speaker […]
September 4, 2015
Wanted: strong individual citizen involvement to hold government accountable. By Brad Raffensperger America is at a crossroads. In fact, it is at the midpoint of the teeter-totter. Perhaps it has […]
August 28, 2015
It’s Friday! Events September 16: Health Connect South 2015 takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. This amazing daylong program highlights health collaborations and innovations throughout the Southeast, with a special […]
August 25, 2015
Guess which medical group spends the most lobbying Congress and the feds. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The amount of conflicting nutrition data out there […]
August 21, 2015
A Georgia charter school student can’t join the AFJROTC. By Benita M. Dodd Ashley-Kay Wyatt was a freshman at Brantley County High School in southeastern Georgia when boys happened. Unimpressed […]
August 18, 2015
The journey of 10,000 steps a day has never been this much fun. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd My opportunity to participate as a team […]
August 14, 2015
It’s Friday! Events October 15: Just added to the list of experts at the Sixth Annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum: Nevada Sen. Scott Hammond, sponsor of that state’s Education Savings […]
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