February 27, 2012
By Mike Klein The Georgia House could vote as early as Tuesday on juvenile justice reform legislation that is every bit as significant as a similar adult criminal justice reform […]
February 22, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia voters – the people whose tax dollars pay the bills at every public school system statewide – are one step closer toward being allowed to decide […]
February 20, 2012
By Mike Klein Georgia’s criminal justice reform initiative has flown stealth-like under the radar since November when a special council delivered its report. That will change soon, perhaps later this […]
February 17, 2012
By Mike Klein Promising that Georgia would never knowingly turn a pig into a horse, House Majority Whip Edward Lindsey suggested Thursday that two changes to a charter schools constitutional […]
February 2, 2012
Legislation that would ask voters to decide whether the state or local boards of education should be able to authorize start-up charter schools moved out of the House education committee […]
January 13, 2012
Republicans seem almost united that the General Assembly should not consider legislation this session to create a health insurance exchange. “The House, the Senate and the Governor have all agreed […]
November 18, 2011
It’s Friday! Events – Register today: John Charles, president and CEO of the Cascade Policy Institute of Oregon, will keynote “Portland: Model or Maverick?” a Foundation Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. […]
November 14, 2011
Governor Nathan Deal and Attorney General Sam Olens issued strong statements on Monday in support of overturning federal health care reform, just a few hours after the U.S. Supreme Court […]
November 11, 2011
While the administration fiddles, the United States could miss an opportunity to secure a reliable source of fuel from a friendly – and stable – nation. By Benita M. Dodd […]
August 12, 2011
It’s Friday! Government – It’s that time again: Redistricting discussions start Monday in Georgia’s special legislative session. As we noted in 2004, redistricting is an inherently political process and this will not change. But we held up […]
August 3, 2011
News generally breaks down into two kinds: good and bad. The good news on Tuesday was the United States of America did not default on its financial obligations, although a […]
July 29, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The effect of the people’s agreeing that there must be central planning, without agreeing on the ends, will be rather as if a group of people […]
July 29, 2011
Georgia has many examples of failures where municipal governments tried to compete with the private sector to provide Internet access, telephone service, cable television and other services. Taxpayers were left […]
July 28, 2011
Christine Vestal at the website Stateline writes today about possible changes to the Medicaid funding formula. The administration’s so-called “blended rate” proposal would change how federal money is divided among […]
July 15, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The Declaration of Independence announced the glory of American liberty by advancing three self-evident truths. The never-ending struggle to retain that liberty involves combining those […]
July 8, 2011
By Ronald E. Bachman Frightening seniors about Medicare changes is often referred to as Medi-scare. All Americans should be scared: In the coming years, 78 million baby boomers will place […]
June 24, 2011
By John C. Goodman This is a speech Mitt Romney should have given last year. It may even work this year. If he waits until next year, I’m afraid it […]
June 17, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going.” – George Bernard […]
March 28, 2011
By Kelly McCutchen Starting Point: The Tax Council’s Final Report When the Georgia Council on Tax Reform and Fairness submitted its final recommendations, the fiscal impact had not been fully […]
January 30, 2011
Good op-ed in Sunday's Rome News-Tribune: Flying over prison walls From the Rome News-Tribune, Jan. 30, 2011 — EASIER SAID than done is a saying that state leaders need to […]
November 3, 2010
Health care needs reform and the American people have now clearly indicated what passed Congress last year is not what they want. Rather than gridlock, let's try to find better […]
October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010 It’s Friday! Quotable – “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” […]
August 6, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “The great variable in the federal balance sheet has been spending, not revenue. Debt comes from spending more than you have, not from having too little. Does anyone […]
March 12, 2010
By Ronald E. Bachman A multi-state market attractive to insurers selling new, lower-cost comprehensive products is a market-based tool that states can embrace without the heavy hand of federal intervention. […]
September 25, 2009 • Commentary
One of the biggest and most important issues for Americans right now is the health care reform being debated in Congress. This issue touches every single one of
August 7, 2009
By Brad Alexander President Obama appears to believe a new national health care system can be created by winning the support of every Democrat in Congress and enough Republicans to […]
June 19, 2009
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s Democratic Party is asking Georgians to sign its petition asking the state’s two senators to “support President Obama’s health care reform proposals, even if it […]
April 3, 2009
By Kelly McCutchen Georgia families and businesses are facing difficult economic times, but there is a bright side: At least they’re not residents of New York or California. New York’s […]
December 7, 2007
By Kelly McCutchen “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever […]
September 21, 2007
By John C. Goodman The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was originally a Republican program to provide health insurance to children in near-poor families who did not qualify for […]
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