It’s Friday! Events November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom Award will be presented to […]
It’s Friday! Events November 11: In less than one month, John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network keynotes the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award! The Freedom […]
We’re proud to celebrate 25 years in Georgia. Join us and John Stossel! Twenty-five years. A quarter of a century. It’s hard to believe the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has […]
When providers have to compete for patients, the level of care increases. By Christopher Koopman and Thomas Stratmann Comparing states with and without certificate-of-need laws provides us with a unique […]
It’s Friday! November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network is the keynote speaker at the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on Veterans Day. The […]
By Ross Coker Atlanta – The FBI released its comprehensive report on 2015 crime and crime rates across the nation today (September 26). The report, “Crime in the United States,” […]
Principles: Helping people move from dependency to self-sufficiency should be the primary focus of the safety net. Making work pay is essential. Working more hours or getting a pay raise […]
Principles Long-term care programs should be reserved for Georgia’s most vulnerable populations. Long-term care programs should be designed to avoid “crowding out” private solutions and personal responsibility. Recommendations Seek ways […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, we polled Georgia voters on the state’s budget and economy. “Among the changes they strongly […]
GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE July 21, 2016 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Attorney Ross Coker Joins Georgia Public Policy Foundation Atlanta – The Georgia Public Policy […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, the Legislature approved a constitutional amendment designating lottery funds for education purposes. Voters ratified it […]
Letter supports CEI after attorney general’s subpoena over climate change communications. Georgia Public Policy Foundation President and CEO Kelly McCutchen is one of nearly 50 leaders of organizations across the […]
Expect more announcements of environmental “crises” today. By Benita M. Dodd Before and since the first Earth Day in April 1970, this nation has made awe-inspiring improvements in its quality […]
It’s Friday! Then and Now: In 1991, the year the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, there were no charter schools in Georgia. The public charter school law was signed […]
Leadership and good policy put Georgia in the lead in criminal justice reform. By Benita M. Dodd Appeals Court Judge Michael P. Boggs, co-chair of the Georgia Council on Criminal […]
Telemedicine, Healthcare.gov and the danger of “we’ve always done it this way.” Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd I shared a recollection on Facebook recently that […]
By Benita M. Dodd A Georgia Senate committee heard this week from proponents and foes of a sales tax increase to fund public transportation projects including an 11.9-mile MARTA heavy […]
For one MARTA heavy-rail expansion we could provide 20 high quality bus rapid transit expansions. The Georgia Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee, chaired by Sen. John Albers, held […]
MARTA rail expansion, education and money and welfare work requirements. It’s Friday! A REMINDER: Friday Facts made possible by the generosity of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s donors. Enjoy them? […]
A new quarter-penny sales tax for transit could build one heavy-rail extension that would lock up transit funding and lock in an aging technology for the foreseeable future and take […]
It’s Friday! Happy New Year! The Foundation celebrates 25 years in Georgia in 2016. All year, we’ll mark this milestone anniversary with a “Then and Now” Friday Facts category! Then […]
“Let’s view this as a lesson.” The New York Times quoted Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd in a January 1, 2016, article by Alan Blinder about the Atlanta Streetcar System. The full […]
It’s Friday! Events Today’s the deadline! Register TODAY to attend, “The Case for K-12 Student-Based Budgeting in Georgia,” a summit and luncheon on Tuesday, December 8 hosted by the Georgia […]
Georgia Public Policy Foundation Vice President Benita Dodd testified Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the federal Environmental Protection Agency public hearings in Atlanta on the proposed federal plan and model rules for the […]
Cities with lower levels of traditional land-use regulation remain relatively affordable. Restrictive land use regulations include parking limits, minimum lot sizes, “inclusionary” zoning and urban growth boundaries. They are an […]
The more controversial the issue, the more important it is to protect privacy. By Kelly McCutchen Would you respond honestly at a public meeting in your community if the speaker […]
It’s Friday! Events September 16: Health Connect South 2015 takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. The daylong program highlights health collaborations and innovations throughout the Southeast, with a special focus […]
It’s Friday! Events September 16: Health Connect South 2015 takes place at the Georgia Aquarium. This amazing daylong program highlights health collaborations and innovations throughout the Southeast, with a special […]
It’s Friday! Monday is the deadline! Register now for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event at Vic’s on the River in Savannah. The Policy […]
It’s Friday! Events Join us in Savannah on July 29! The deadline is July 27 to register for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event, […]
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