May 29, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd May 29, 2012 – Where to next? While the Supreme Court’s decision is likely a month away, theAmerican people already have made up their minds over the federal […]
Topic: United States
May 28, 2012
Seven Principles of Sound Public Policy
By Lawrence W. Reed The following contains excerpts from a speech given by Larry Reed, an adjunct scholar with the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and president of the Midland, Michigan-based […]
May 25, 2012
Friday Facts: May 25th, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes – “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell – “As I approach the gates of heaven; St. Peter I will tell; One more […]
May 23, 2012
Register for “The Road to Freedom,” with Arthur Brooks, June 27 Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum
Atlanta – You are invited to attend a June 27 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum, “The Road to Freedom,” at the Georgian Club in Cobb County, hosted by […]
May 18, 2012
Friday Facts: May 18th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Monday is the deadline to register for “Getting Georgia Going,” a Foundation Leadership Breakfast ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax. The […]
May 15, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: Posted May 15 Compiled by Benita Dodd Water, water everywhere, but …: According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 780 million people still lacked safe drinking […]
May 11, 2012
Friday Facts: May 11, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – May 23: You have less than two weeks to register for “Getting Georgia Going,” a Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional […]
May 11, 2012
Results Prove Charter Schools’ Effectiveness
By Jay P. Greene According to the Global Report Card, more than a third of the 30 school districts with the highest math achievement in the United States are actually charter schools. […]
May 7, 2012
Reed: What We Need is More STEAM in Our Classrooms
By Mike Klein Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed thinks our classrooms need more hot air. “We actually need STEAM – science, technology, engineering, arts and math,” Reed told an “Education Nation” […]
May 4, 2012
Friday Facts: May 4, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – May 23: Ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts a Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. […]
May 3, 2012
Foundation Unveils Transportation Study at May 23 Leadership Breakfast
Atlanta — Ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation will host “Getting Georgia Going,” a Leadership Breakfast at 8 […]
May 1, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: May 1, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Health care reform in remission: If it seems to you that health care policy is in limbo, you’re right. Most […]
April 27, 2012
Will Georgia Avoid Last Year’s Farm Labor Shortage Fiasco?
By Mike Klein This summer the U.S. Supreme Court will decide what authority if any states have to determine immigration policies within their borders. This year the Georgia agriculture industry […]
April 27, 2012
Friday Facts: April 27th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – May 23: Ahead of Georgia’s July 31 regional referendum on a penny transportation sales tax, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation hosts a Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. on […]
April 27, 2012
Don’t Hide Energy Innovation Under a Bushel
By Benita Dodd It’s easy being green these days for environmental activists – green with envy. The darnedest thing has happened in the energy arena, something that this Foundation frequently […]
April 24, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: April 24, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Dulling the pain of Medicare cuts: The Government Accountability Office published a report Monday titled, “Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration Undermined […]
April 20, 2012
Friday Facts: April 20th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Tuesday is the deadline to register for ”Choice Matters: Expanding Educational Opportunity,” a Foundation Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club featuring two legislators at the forefront of Georgia […]
April 19, 2012
Magic Johnson’s Partnership with Provost Academy Georgia
By Mike Klein Magic Johnson’s parents never earned high school diplomas. However, they made it clear to all ten children that failure to graduate from high school was not an […]
April 17, 2012
Checking Up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: April 17, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Show me the money: Georgia ranks 11th out of the top 20 states that have received funds distributed across the […]
April 14, 2012
A Little White House Vision for America’s Wounded Warriors
By Mike Klein The Little White House in Warm Springs is a place where time stands still. This was the Georgia home visited by Franklin Delano Roosevelt before and during […]
April 11, 2012
The Serious Challenge to Georgia’s Low-Tax Economic Strategy
By Mike Klein Georgia built its economic strategy over the past couple decades around being a good place to raise a family with low taxes and a business friendly environment. […]
April 9, 2012
When Reform is not Enough, Change How the Game is Played
By Eric Wearne Eric Wearne, Senior Fellow, Georgia Public Policy Foundation Harvard University Professor Clayton M. Christensen argues in his book Disrupting Class and elsewhere that the best and most long-lasting […]
April 4, 2012
Tax Freedom Day — The Feeling of Not So Much Freedom
By Mike Klein There is this idea out there that the country has a tax code. Actually, it has a tax obstacle course. It is almost impossible to decipher the […]
April 4, 2012
EPA’s Coal Wars Could Sink America’s Economy
By James H. Rust While campaigning in San Francisco during the Democratic Party primaries in January 2008, presidential candidate Obama told The San Francisco Chronicle editorial board, “So if somebody wants […]
April 3, 2012
Health Policy Checkup
Health Policy Briefs April 3, 2012 Compiled by Benita Dodd Breast cancer surgery or not? In the Health Policy Checkup of February 14 we recommended “Overdiagnosed,” the eye-opening book by […]
March 30, 2012
The Final Breath From This Year’s General Assembly
By Mike Klein The final breath has been drawn by this year’s Georgia General Assembly. Here is what lawmakers did on seven issues that are closely tracked by the Georgia […]
March 30, 2012
Friday Facts: March 30th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – April 26: Register now for ”Choice Matters: Expanding Educational Opportunity,” the Foundation’s next Leadership Breakfast at Cobb County’s Georgian Club, featuring two legislators at the forefront of Georgia […]
March 23, 2012
History Up Close at U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Arguments
By Mike Klein Monday morning millions will pay attention via media reports but only a few dozen will be inside when the U.S. Supreme Court begins three days of arguments […]
March 23, 2012
Foundation Shares Free-market Links to Supreme Court Hearing on Federal Health Law
Atlanta – Next week is huge for the 26-state coalition challenging the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s Patient Protection and Affordability Act, and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens will be […]
March 23, 2012
Friday Facts: March 23, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “More frightening than any particular beliefs or policies is an utter lack of any sense of a need to test those beliefs and policies […]
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