October 16, 2015
The mistakes of municipal broadband. By Kevin Glass Government Internet is coming to a city near you. The only question is if anything can be done to stop the politicians […]
June 23, 2015
In each test and at each grade level, Georgia’s students have significantly improved their ranking compared to other states. By Kelly McCutchen Where does Georgia rank in education? Most people […]
April 24, 2015
It’s Friday! Social media: The Foundation’s Facebook page has 2,388 “likes.” Please share it to help us reach 2,400 “likes” in our 24th year in Georgia! Join us on twitter.com/gppf […]
April 10, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “The professional licensing industry is filled with much more intrigue than one may assume. Regulation is often the product of a chummy relationship between elected […]
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 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 […]
July 30, 2014
Innovations High School provides an vision of what could be the future of education. Innvations is a public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Much like the career academy model […]
May 21, 2014
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 […]
April 30, 2014
In the Friday Facts of April 18, the Foundation shared the news that Georgia ranks second only to Utah among the 50 states in the percentage of income given to charities. […]
April 18, 2014
It’s Friday! Generosity I: Georgia ranks second only to Utah in the percentage of income given to charity, according to the latest “Generosity Index” report of U.S. states and Canadian […]
April 1, 2014
Key components for an alternative to Medicaid expansion: Catastrophic insurance. A private insurance policy provides catastrophic coverage, protecting individuals (and taxpayers) from large, unexpected expenses and giving individuals peace of […]
February 19, 2014
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed Foundation President Kelly McCutchen for an article on Georgia Medicaid expansion appearing in the Sunday edition on February 16, 2014. Legislative approval should be required for […]
February 6, 2014
Regardless of Georgia’s decision on Medicaid expansion, hundreds of thousands of Georgians will remain uninsured. Regardless of Georgia’s decision on Medicaid expansion, hundreds of thousands of Georgians will remain uninsured. […]
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 […]
November 8, 2013
States are forced to choose the status quo or expanding a nearly 50-year-old Medicaid program with a history of unsustainable finances and questionable quality. By Kelly McCutchen Georgia Governor Nathan […]
August 8, 2013
It’s a pleasant surprise to see the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute oppose a tax increase By Kelly McCutchen It’s a pleasant surprise to see the Georgia Budget and Policy […]
July 12, 2013
One of the worst mistakes the federal government makes is the tendency to try to reinvent systems the private sector has already invented. By John Goodman On October 1, millions […]
April 30, 2013
Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Hospital care spending: Georgia is second only to Utah in a ranking of the states with the lowest hospital care […]
January 15, 2013
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd So much for individual responsibility: Merrill Matthews, resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation, has two articles that should be […]
December 11, 2012
Who among us would send our child to a public school in the District of Columbia, chosen at random? This question may be uncomfortable, but it is one that could […]
September 7, 2012
(Editor’s Note: This profile of Texas Public Policy Foundation President Brooke Rollins is republished with permission from the Independent Women’s Forum. Rollins will discuss the Texas free market economy at […]
June 22, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register now! Monday is the deadline for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place […]
June 12, 2012
By Benita M. Dodd June 12, 2012 Medicaid spending growth outpaces education spending: State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care […]
May 18, 2012
By Eric Wearne While many books, websites, and events exist to catalog new concepts in online education, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Education Reform for the Digital Era offers both a […]
May 9, 2012
By Bob Williams Last month, the Government Accountability Office released its annual report on the fiscal condition of our states. The report’s title — “State Fiscal Gap Seen Worsening” — […]
April 27, 2012
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
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 […]
December 19, 2011
Georgia should establish a small business health insurance marketplace outside the “additional layers of cost, complexity and rigidity” associated with federal health care reform mandates. That is the recommendation from […]
December 14, 2011
Georgia was ranked 48th — third from the bottom nationally – beating out just Utah and Arizona – in a federal analysis of personal health care spending per capita, according […]
August 26, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “We are fast verging to anarchy & confusion! … They are determined to annihilate all debts public & private, and have Agrarian Laws, which are easily […]
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