June 5, 2015
Friday Facts: June 5, 2015
It’s Friday! Events July 29: Mark your calendar! The Foundation takes the annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event to Savannah for a Policy Briefing Luncheon. The speaker is Dr. […]
Topic: United States Environmental Protection Agency
May 29, 2015
Friday Facts: May 29, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There’s something that stinks to high heaven about a government racket in which businesses profit from government subsidies, and then turn around and employ lobbying […]
May 15, 2015
The Ethanol Scramble
When it comes to government mandates, ethanol proves, “it’s complicated.” By Harold Brown The Renewable Fuels Standards (RFS) were enacted to solve perceived problems with energy independence, carbon footprints, job […]
April 28, 2015
Checking Up On Health: April 28, 2015
May is Asthma Awareness Month; government isn’t helping. Also, should airlines ban ill customers? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd May is Asthma Awareness Month. […]
March 6, 2015
Friday Facts: March 6, 2015
It’s Friday! Events March 18: “Federalism, The Rule of Law and Regulatory Excess,” is the topic of the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast with Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens. $30. Find out […]
February 4, 2015
Climate Change Rules Could Be the Death of You
If everyone bought 40-mpg cars, greenhouse gases would decline by less than a negligible 0.5 percent. This op-ed by Heartland Institute Research Fellow H. Sterling Burnett appeared in The Atlanta […]
January 30, 2015
Friday Facts: January 30, 2015
It’s Friday! Events February 18: The Legislature’s transportation funding plan is out. Confused? Be sure to sign up for “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion […]
January 27, 2015
Checking Up On Health: January 27, 2015
Upcoming event with Attorney General Sam Olens and updates about ObamaCare, telehealth and the EPA. Health Policy News and Views By Benita M. Dodd As the U.S. Supreme Court mulls a […]
October 31, 2014
Friday Facts: October 31, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Elections should be held on April 16 – the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might […]
October 24, 2014
Friday Facts: October 24, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The next time you hear an alarming speech about ‘global warming’ on Earth Day, just remember that the first Earth Day featured alarms about the […]
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.” – […]
September 26, 2014
Friday Facts: September 26, 2014
It’s Friday! Were you at the hugely successful fifth annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum last week? It was attended by more than 150 legislators, staff, government affairs and business representatives […]
August 15, 2014
Friday Facts: August 15, 2014
It’s Friday! An important reminder: We want you to continue to receive our updates! To ensure that you receive Foundation e-mails, please add us to your address book or safe […]
August 8, 2014
Friday Facts: August 8, 2014
It’s Friday! Events August 28: Mark your calendar to hear former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Paul S. Atkins and the American Enterprise Institute’s Peter Wallison discuss the dangerous regulatory expansion […]
August 5, 2014
Checking Up On Health: August 5, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The biggest health story in a while is happening right here in Georgia, as Ebola makes its first official appearance in […]
August 1, 2014
GPPF Friday Facts: August 1, 2014
It’s Friday! Events September 19: Registration is open for the 2014 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum. The theme this year is, “Tearing Down Walls,” in recognition of this year’s 25th anniversary […]
July 29, 2014
Video: EPA Carbon Regulations ‘Bad for Georgia,’ Says Foundation President
For decades, American ingenuity has allowed us to keep up with growing energy demands and REDUCE pollution at the same time. NEWS RELEASE July 29, 2014 Contact Benita Dodd at […]
July 29, 2014
EPA’s Power Grab Unscientific and Uncalled For
As for using this action to reduce asthma attacks and fatalities: The EPA has highlighted the dramatic improvements in air quality over the past 30 years, despite the increase in […]
July 15, 2014
Response to Carbon Emissions Op-ed in Macon Telegraph
The Macon Telegraph published Benita Dodd’s response to their op-ed on carbon emissions and the EPA. A misguided EPA EPA’s Clean Power Plan is a misguided effort that will clean […]
July 15, 2014
Checking Up On Health: July 15, 2014
Why you’ll be learning a lot more about direct primary care, aka “concierge” care. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Don’t believe the middleman makes a […]
July 11, 2014
Friday Facts: July 11, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The bottom line is that spending is not our basic problem. We’ve become an immoral people demanding that Congress forcibly use one American to serve […]
June 13, 2014
Friday Facts: June 13, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak, “The […]
May 23, 2014
Friday Facts: May 23, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is endemic to government blunders; the guilty bureaucrats begin to deny, obfuscate and point fingers – in essence, cover up their failings.” – Merrill […]
May 21, 2014
Sagebrush Rebellion Redivivus:
The Obama administration has picked up where the Carter and Clinton administrations left off, adopting the no-use policies promoted by environmental groups who view all federal lands as off limits […]
May 16, 2014
Friday Facts: May 16, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The fundamental premise upon which the Great Society vision for America was conceived is the idea of political paternalism. Good men, with enough political power, […]
March 21, 2014
Friday Facts: March 21, 2014
It’s Friday! Georgia lost a great man and a great leader this week with the death of Bo Callaway. We send our sincerest condolences to his family. Events Monday is […]
March 7, 2014
Friday Facts: March 7, 2014
It’s Friday! What they’re saying about the Foundation: Watch Nick Dranias of the Goldwater Institute credit the Foundation for helping educate Georgians about a Balanced Budget Amendment. Quotes of Note […]
January 22, 2014
Think government regulation doesn’t touch you? Think again!
Government regulation touches your daily life in ways you don’t even imagine, according to the Center for Regulatory Solutions. In “Regulation: A Primer,” Susan Dudley and Jerry Brito, of George […]
January 17, 2014
Friday Facts: January 17, 2014
January 17, 2014 It’s Friday! Events January 28, 2014: The deadline is Friday, January 24 to register for “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” the Foundation’s 8 a.m. Leadership Breakfast […]
November 1, 2013
Friday Facts: November 1, 2013
November 1, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you […]
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