April 24, 2015
A growing, diverse economy with strong leadership can only help Georgia. Moving into the 21st-century economy, Georgia added highly innovative communities of industry to the state. The state has become […]
April 17, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good teachers are so important to student learning that if the lowest-performing 5 to 7 percent of all teachers were replaced with just average teachers, […]
April 17, 2015
It’s hard to find evidence — or even scars — of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but it’s a cash cow. By Harold Brown The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil […]
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 […]
April 3, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “There is a rank due to the United States, among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If […]
April 3, 2015
Nothing illustrates the vagaries of government management better than the protection of butter. By Harold Brown Government regulations have unintended consequences. Winners are protected, losers are punished, perhaps. Effects are […]
March 27, 2015
It’s Friday! Please note: FRIDAY FACTS is made possible by the generosity of our donors. If you enjoy the FRIDAY FACTS, you can help with a tax-deductible contribution that advances our […]
March 27, 2015
National energy policy directly affects jobs and business in Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd Georgia boasts no native sources of fossil fuel – coal, natural gas or oil – yet […]
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 […]
March 13, 2015
It’s Friday! Events March 18: The deadline is MONDAY to register for, “Federalism, The Rule of Law and Regulatory Excess,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast on Wednesday with Georgia Attorney General […]
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 27, 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 27, 2015
All you need to know about King v. Burwell By Benita M. Dodd Not many Americans are aware that March 4 heralds a turning point in the Affordable Care Act. […]
February 20, 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 13, 2015
It’s Friday! Events February 18: Monday is the last day to register for, “Transportation Money Matters,” the Foundation’s February 18 Leadership Breakfast. A panel discussion by Kelly McCutchen and Baruch […]
February 10, 2015
Measles comes to Georgia and more. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Georgians learned this week that the state has its first confirmed case of measles […]
February 4, 2015
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
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 30, 2015
Medicaid needs reform, not expansion. By Nina Owcharenko It’s official: Indiana has given in and adopted ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. Before jumping into the weeds of Indiana’s Medicaid expansion agreement with […]
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 […]
January 23, 2015
Georgia has reasons to celebrate, reasons to mope and reasons to hope this School Choice Week. By Benita M. Dodd When National School Choice Week was launched in 2010, there […]
January 13, 2015
Telehealth, health care consumerism and excessive showering. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd A week ago, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation shared the results of a […]
January 7, 2015
Critics who point to color behind a reluctance to join MARTA are right. But it’s not about race. It’s about green. This op-ed by Benita Dodd, vice president of the […]
December 19, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” – Confucius “Listening to what voters said in the 1994 elections […]
December 12, 2014
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “My primary objection to the amendment was a concern that for-profit charter school management companies that had showered campaign dollars on our state’s politicians would […]
December 12, 2014
In 2013, when the SSOs in Georgia awarded a total of 13,270 scholarships averaging $3,517 per recipient, what was the fiscal impact on taxpayers? By Jim Kelly and Ben Scafidi […]
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 […]
December 5, 2014
It’s time to raise the cap for tuition tax credit scholarships for Georgia students. By Jim Kelly In a recent speech at the National Press Club, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, […]
December 3, 2014
Which American states are the most free? Which American states are the most free? Texas, South Dakota and North Dakota, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute on […]
December 2, 2014
While you were preparing for Thanksgiving, ObamaCare was changing. Again. Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Oops, they did it again. And even I missed it […]
Showing 901–930 of 1605 posts
