March 28, 2014
March was eventful at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. More than 200 supporters attended the Annual Reception and Dinner to celebrate 23 years of promoting free markets, limited government and […]
March 26, 2014
New data demonstrates that there is no link between state education spending and student outcomes, says Andrew Coulson, director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. Comparing academic performance […]
March 26, 2014
The rich may be getting richer, but the poor are definitely not getting poorer. In fact, most Americans got richer over the last 35 years. President Obama likes to stress […]
March 25, 2014
Health Care Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Yesterday, an e-mail from the White House turned up in my mailbox. From President Obama, no less. The salutation […]
March 24, 2014
Why report that transit usage is booming? To increase funds for a mode that already receives about 20% of federal surface transportation funding while accounting for only 2-3% of U.S. […]
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 21, 2014
The topic du jour on the left these days is inequality. But why does the left care about inequality? By John Goodman The topic du jour on the left these […]
March 21, 2014
America’s infrastructure is not entirely healthy – we knew that – and the federal government is not paying enough attention. That was one underlying message articulated this week when Georgia […]
March 18, 2014
Health Care Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd ObamaCare Why no Medicaid expansion for Georgia? Just the expansion of Medicaid would cost Georgia an additional $2.5 billion […]
March 14, 2014
It’s Friday! Events March 26: Join Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Kyle Wingfield and Eric Cochling, vice president of Policy Development at the Georgia Center for Opportunity, at the Foundation’s 8 a.m. […]
March 14, 2014
By Mike Klein Daniel Garza epitomizes what it means to take advantage of American exceptionalism and free market strategies. His parents came to the United States from Mexico, worked and […]
March 14, 2014
Excerpt from the keynote address by Daniel Garza, executive director of The LIBRE Initiative, at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s 2014 Annual Dinner on March 5, 2014. Garza’s family immigrated […]
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 […]
March 7, 2014 • Press Release
Here is a selection of photos from our 2014 Annual Dinner! What a great night we had celebrating with friends who’ve stood with us during 23 years of work to […]
March 7, 2014 • Foundation for Economic Education
An entire network of local like-minded physicians and facilities that are willing to sell services at a discount with the understanding that the patients would
February 27, 2014
By Nina Owcharenko Medicaid needs reform, not expansion. This federal–state health care program provides health care to over 60 million Americans and consumes a growing portion of state and federal […]
February 26, 2014
Goldwater Institute constitutional scholar Nick Dranias explained the Contract for America balanced budget constitutional amendment approach at the Policy Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast. This post includes our YouTube Channel […]
February 25, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Opting for organic? How scientific are you about your food intake? Do you insist on buying organic coffee and bread […]
February 21, 2014
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Georgia House of Representatives passed three different approaches to a federal balanced budget amendment yesterday. Which one is best? […]
February 18, 2014
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Georgia has been plagued with more than its fair share of bad weather for a Southeastern winter; hundreds of thousands […]
February 14, 2014
There is plenty of evidence that the HIT adoption process has increased errors and slowed productivity. By Greg Scandlen Health Affairs recently announced its top 15 articles for 2013, and […]
February 7, 2014
It’s Friday! Events February 26: Tired of Washington’s out-of-control spending? The Foundation’s February 26 Leadership Breakfast focuses on the “The Case for the Compact for a Balanced Budget,” keynoted by Nick […]
February 4, 2014
By Joel Kotkin The stock market is high, real estate prices have resurged, even the unemployment rate is dropping, yet Americans still feel pretty down about the future. A survey released […]
February 4, 2014
Health News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Icejam 2014 brought metro Atlanta – and my Checking Up on Health roundup – to a standstill on January 28. I […]
February 4, 2014
Georgia faces multi-faceted long-term care problems including: A rapidly increasing elderly population Higher numbers of recipients with disabilities or dementia A Medicaid program already strained as the principal LTC payer […]
January 31, 2014
It’s Friday! Timing is everything: Jan. 26-Feb.1 is National School Choice Week. The Foundation hosted an informative panel discussion, “School Choice and Georgia: An Update,” Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, snow and related […]
January 31, 2014
The fingerpointing and soul-searching began early. By Benita M. Dodd The metro Atlanta region came to a standstill this week, its interstates, highways and side streets glazed over with ice […]
January 24, 2014
January 24, 2013 It’s Friday! Jan. 26-Feb. 1 is National School Choice Week! In just four short years, National School Choice Week has mushroomed nationwide from 150 events in 2010 […]
January 24, 2014
With school choice, the competition for students makes accountability key. By Benita M. Dodd For proponents of school choice, there’s heart-warming encouragement in the (January 22) announcement this week that […]
January 23, 2014
By Sherri Ackerman (January 20, 2014) In just four short years, National School Choice Week has mushroomed nationwide from 150 events in 2010 to 5,500 at last count this year, with much […]
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