Topic: Georgia General Assembly


March 21, 2016

Transit Funding a Step in the Right Direction

Atlanta-focused transportation component has positives and negatives. By Baruch Feigenbaum In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly passed the Transportation Funding Act, dedicating substantial existing resources from the general fund to […]

March 18, 2016

Tax Reform A Needed Boost for Georgia’s Economy

By Kelly McCutchen The Georgia Senate deserves a hearty congratulations for approving a pro-growth tax reform Wednesday (March 16) that would reduce Georgia’s marginal personal income tax rate for the […]


March 11, 2016

Criminal Justice Reform Unshackles Georgians

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 […]

March 10, 2016

Georgia at The Intersection of Education and Aging

We’re seeing more grandparents and children, with fewer folks in between. By Kelly McCutchen Georgia and the rest of the country are experiencing a significant demographic change: We’re seeing more […]

March 4, 2016

Friday Facts: March 4, 2016

It’s Friday!  Register NOW! The deadline is Tuesday to sign up for the March 10 Leadership Breakfast, “At the Inter$ection of Education and Aging.” How does Georgia fund education when […]

March 4, 2016

Georgia Is Moving Forward on Welfare Reform

The central component for helping people escape poverty is work. By Logan Pike and John Nothdurft Georgia’s dreadful welfare system is perhaps one of the worst in the nation, but […]

February 26, 2016

Which Way Employment?

Changing demographics affect the labor force as much as, or more than, the recent recession. By Harold Brown                                             A person who wants a job and doesn’t have one knows exactly […]


January 29, 2016

Five Reasons for Education Optimism in Georgia

Choice, standards and online learning help move Georgia students forward. By Benita M. Dodd  Georgians marked National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, a week of events highlighted by thousands of yellow […]



January 8, 2016

A 2016 Legislative Wish List for Georgia

Conventional wisdom says a budget surplus plus an election year equals a legislative session that adjourns quickly to maximize time for campaigning and fundraising, but not before spreading government funds […]


December 11, 2015

Solving the Failure of Education Desegregation

How do you reverse racial segregation in America’s schools? By Benita M. Dodd Education desegregation started out with such lofty promise in America. So why have decades of massive government […]

November 20, 2015

This Thanksgiving, Call Us ‘Thank Tanks’

Hundreds of liberty-minded activists from around the world were gathered for the Atlas Network’s Liberty Forum. By Benita M. Dodd As terrorists were detonating deadly bombs in Beirut, hundreds of […]

November 13, 2015

A Success Story in Helping Lower-income Workers

By Kelly McCutchen With the media focused on partisan gridlock in Washington, it’s easy to overlook major success stories in bringing bipartisan public policy and innovative business partnerships together to […]

November 6, 2015

Innovation is the True Health Care Solution

It’s not Medicaid expansion that will solve Georgia’s health care challenges. By Josh Daniels Political support for Medicaid expansion in Georgia is on life support and the prognosis may be […]

October 30, 2015

Opportunity’s Knocking Hard at Georgia’s Door

Economic opportunity still lags the nation in Georgia. By Benita M. Dodd Six years after the economic downturn, the job market for able-bodied adults in Georgia remains one of the worst […]

October 23, 2015

Municipal Broadband Puts Taxpayers’ Wallets at Risk

For centuries, too-good-to-be-true deals have snagged investors with promises that they can ignore past failures because “this time it will be different.” Peachtree City’s leaders appear to have been told […]


September 18, 2015

Stifling Debate: Transparency vs. Privacy

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 […]


September 4, 2015

The Rule of Law and Its Equitable Application

Wanted: strong individual citizen involvement to hold government accountable. By Brad Raffensperger America is at a crossroads. In fact, it is at the midpoint of the teeter-totter. Perhaps it has […]

August 21, 2015

What Happened to The ‘Public’ in Public Schools?

A Georgia charter school student can’t join the AFJROTC. By Benita M. Dodd Ashley-Kay Wyatt was a freshman at Brantley County High School in southeastern Georgia when boys happened. Unimpressed […]

August 14, 2015

Georgia Gas Tax Hike: Much Ado About Nothing

Contrary to media reports, Georgia’s gas tax change has not led to a price increase at the pump. By Clay G. Collins and E. Frank Stephenson  One of the most […]


June 19, 2015

The Great EPA Ozone-Asthma Caper

The projected benefits of the proposed new, stricter ozone standard appear small and contrary By Harold Brown The first ozone alert of 2015 was issued Wednesday (June 17) amid 90-degree […]

June 12, 2015

Health Reform 2.0

With the pending Supreme Court decision on the ACA subsidies, Health Reform 2.0 may happen sooner rather than later. By Ronald E. Bachman Whatever you think about the Affordable Care […]
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