Hybrid Home Schools Offer Families Options Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty
While everyone hopes to return to “normal” as soon as possible, the possibility certainly exists that come fall, the coronavirus will return.
Near-term Responses to Ease COVID-19 Impact in Georgia
The Foundation marshaled its Senior Fellows and colleagues around the nation and compiled a list of policies that could be implemented quickly to ease the burden on providers, educators, businesses and families as the pandemic continues.
The Path to Responsibility Can Start with a Broom and a Paycheck
It is hard to be a young black male in the United States today. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for African-American men between 16 and 24 is 30.5%. That rate is more than twice what it is for whites in the same age group.
Near-Term Proposals as Georgia Tackles COVID-19
The Foundation has compiled a list of policy proposals as the state of Georgia copes with the uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus.
COVID-19 a Teachable Moment for Georgia Healthcare Policy
Over the years – in some cases, decades – our state leaders have declined to enact some important policies that would have put us in a better position.
A Conservative Vision for Social Justice
What barriers do America’s poor face in moving up and out of poverty, and what proven principles should inform our policies for the poor?
Coronavirus: Self-isolation, Community Unity
Government is working on big solutions, but individual actions can make a difference.
Innovation, Lessons Learned Guide Georgia’s Response to Coronavirus
The response by state officials thus far has been practical and preemptive, lessons honed in recent years.
Georgia Rail Passenger Program
The Georgia Rail Passenger Program consists of a comprehensive plan for two distinct kinds of rail transportation: commuter and intercity trains, and proposed high-speed rail systems.
A Tail-Chasing Regional Transportation Plan
What does Atlanta get for $172.6 billion? With or without the plan, the Atlanta Regional Commission admits, the region’s congestion will worsen.
Reform is Overdue for Federal-State Medicaid Partnership
By providing a higher reimbursement for Obamacare-expansion enrollees, the federal government is now discriminating against the traditional Medicaid populations in favor of the able-bodied, working-age adult population. That’s unfair to those who Medicaid was intended to serve and leads to some diversion of services away from traditional Medicaid enrollees.
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA)
GRTA is a state-level authority that addresses mobility and air quality in metro Atlanta. GRTA approves the allocation of state and federal transportation resources in metro Atlanta via the Atlanta Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the federally-required planning process that allocates funds to the highest-priority, near-term transportation projects.
Put the Brakes on High-Speed Rail in Georgia
Riding the rails sounds romantic. But once the facts are revealed, the romantic notion is replaced by the cold, hard reality of massive government subsidies.
Pulling Back the Curtain on Georgia’s Budget Woes
Georgians are puzzled by an apparent dilemma: Why, in the middle of a booming economy and record-low unemployment, is the state government facing budget cuts?
Bus Rapid Transit Shows Promise
The US DOT and FTA seek new ways to design and operate high capacity Bus Rapid Transit systems as an alternative to building Light Rail systems that often prove to be more expensive and less effective and solving congestion.
Georgia’s Distance is No Protection from Coronavirus Fallout
Reports Thursday of the first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus in the United States are a stark reminder of the vulnerability of this nation and this state to global incidents.
No Reason to Call Off the Tax Cut Promised to Georgians
Don't misconstrue this shift in WHEN people pay their taxes as a shift in HOW MUCH tax people are paying.
Bus Rapid Transit – Faster and Less Expensive than Light Rail
For years, the U.S. public transit industry has exhibited a clear preference for light rail systems even where bus systems could perform more effectively and at lower cost.
Don’t Stand in the Way of Georgia Families’ Education Options
The hard-fought campaign to give Georgia families greater choice in how their children are educated is far from over.
A Job for Government
Georgia’s unemployment rate may be at record levels, but not so much the state’s employment-to-population ratio, which is the percentage of the working-age population (age 16 to 64) employed.
