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License to Kill Business
From a historic building on the banks of the Etowah River in Rome, Ga., Ed Watters and his co-workers design elaborate gardens and manage a successful landscape company with a staff of more than 60. Behind the serene décor of the Outdoor Living Studio, however, lurk onerous regulatory hoops that the company must jump through to do business.  
Results Prove Charter Schools’ Effectiveness
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. This is particularly impressive considering that charters constitute about 5 percent of all schools and about 3 percent of all public school students. And it is even more amazing considering that some of the highest performing charter schools, like Roxbury Prep in Boston or KIPP Infinity in New York City, serve very disadvantaged students.  
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 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, at Cobb County's Georgian Club.
 
Why Penalize Georgia Families for Buying Health Insurance?
What if someone proposed a law to tax working families $5,000 or more if they purchase health insurance? Such legislation would have no chance of passing. Yet it is, in effect, a painful reality for many Georgia families.  
Don’t Hide Energy Innovation Under a Bushel
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 cites in opposing heavyhanded government mandates and regulation. It’s the innovativeness of Americans.
Not that it's slowing activists’ efforts to rein in innovation.
 
Lack of Venture Capital Investment Means Lost Jobs, Lost Opportunity
When Advanced Catheter Therapies announced a new technology patent in January, the dateline was Chattanooga, Tenn. The press release noted, “The Company recently announced a name change from Atlanta Catheter Therapies.” No longer located in Georgia, Advanced Catheter raised almost $3 million from Tennessee-based investors after it became frustrated with Georgia’s inadequate venture capital opportunities. One of the investment requirements was relocation to Tennessee  




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