Topic: United States


February 17, 2012

Georgia’s Transit Dreams, Transportation Nightmares

By Benita Dodd The headline on an article in The Onion satirical magazine in 2000 was, “Report: 98 Percent Of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” Sometimes truth is even […]

February 16, 2012

Foundation Releases Criminal Justice Reform Issue Analysis

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation today released an Issue Analysis on criminal justice reform, “Peach State Criminal Justice: Controlling Costs, Protecting the Public.” The Issue Analysis, by Marc Levin and […]



February 14, 2012

Checking up on Health

  Health Policy Briefs: February 14, 2012 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you’ve read “Overdiagnosed,” the eye-opening book by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, you know there is such a […]


February 10, 2012

Friday Facts: February 10th, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – February 22: Rod S. Martin, a founder of PayPal and education philanthropist, keynotes the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, at the Georgian Club. The […]

February 8, 2012

Full Court Press Behind the Savannah River Project

Here’s something you might not know about the Savannah River and Harbor expansion project.  Georgia sturgeon living about 130 miles up the river would get a new bypass to their […]

February 3, 2012

Friday Facts: February 3rd, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – This Monday, February 6 at 3:00 p.m. we will be co-hosting the former leader of Greenpeace and CASEnergy Co-Chair, Dr. Patrick Moore, live at our new headquarters as he presents “An Update […]

January 31, 2012

Checking Up on Health

Health Policy Briefs: January 31, 2012 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Price controls: Everence Insurance of Pennsylvania on Monday became the first insurer flagged by federal regulators for having an […]



January 27, 2012

Friday Facts: January 27th, 2012

It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “If we simply throw low-risk offenders into prison, rather than holding them accountable for their wrongdoing and addressing the source of their criminal behavior, they […]

January 25, 2012

Transportation Briefs

 Transportation Round-Up Compiled by GPPF Vice President Benita Dodd Misguided, misinformed and missing: Committee meetings are almost ways more interesting than full board meetings, if you’re willing to sit and […]

January 24, 2012

Checking Up on Health

                                           A Health Policy Checkup Supreme Court schedule for federal health care law case: For those who are interested in following the litigation regarding the federal Patient Protection and Affordable […]


January 20, 2012

Friday Facts: January 20th, 2012

It’s Friday! – Monday is the deadline to register for, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia,” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, to celebrate […]

January 20, 2012

Must Georgia Families Wander Another 40 Years?

During the fifteen years that I have been working on the cause of education reform in Georgia, there have been many times when opponents of expanded parental choices in K-12 […]

January 17, 2012

Governor Defends $19.2 Million Budget at Capitol Hearing

Governor Nathan Deal opened three days of House-Senate appropriations hearings by taking exception to media reports that suggest his budget is a significant spending increase. Deal proposed a $19.2 million […]

January 17, 2012

Transportation Roundup

TRANSPORTATION ROUNDUP Compiled by Benita M. Dodd   Logistics and innovation: More than 1,100 people have registered already for the fourth annual Georgia Logistics Summit on February 8th, 2012, in Atlanta. […]


January 13, 2012

Friday Facts: January 13th, 2012

It’s Friday! Events – Register now to celebrate National School Choice Week with, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January […]



December 19, 2011

Improving Visibility Increasingly Clouded in Hyperbole

That the progress in improving this nation’s air quality is hidden in hazy environmental reporting is no surprise: How would one notice improvements when only “problems” are emphasized? Unfortunately, headlines […]

December 19, 2011

CAPCOs: Higher Costs + Fewer Jobs = Risky Idea

It’s an ugly secret that Georgia is losing talent, tax revenues and jobs. While the state is a “technology and scientific research powerhouse, 92 cents of every venture capital dollar […]

December 16, 2011

Friday Facts: December 16th, 2011

It’s Friday! – This year, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrated 20 years of policy over politics in Georgia. As we move into 2012, we appreciate the crucial contributions of […]

December 2, 2011

Friday Facts: December 2nd, 2011

It’s Friday! Events – “Portland: Model or Maverick?” The Foundation’s final Leadership Breakfast of 2011 is at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14, at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. John Charles, […]

December 2, 2011

Better Busways Don’t Require Exclusive Lanes

By Robert Poole The idea of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has gradually been catching on with U.S. transportation planners.  As counter-intuitive as it sounds, in most cases it’s a mistake […]
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