Topic: Georgia General Assembly

November 26, 2010

Move to Accountable Budgeting in Georgia

By E. Frank Stephenson Georgia’s incoming General Assembly faces a projected budget shortfall of more than $1 billion for Fiscal Year 2012. This is a daunting challenge, and after several […]

November 19, 2010

New Deal for Georgia Criminal Justice

By Marc A. Levin Georgia’s Governor-elect Nathan Deal has earned his stripes as a tough-as-nails prosecutor who rightly noted on the campaign trail that he put many rapists in prison […]





September 8, 2010

A Primer on Gross Receipts Taxes

By Robert A. Lawson and E. Frank Stephenson  With a commission examining Georgia’s tax structure and the possibility of legislative action next year, one possible course of action is the […]

September 3, 2010

Georgia Must Move from Moderation to Innovation

By Tom Greene   As we close in on November, Georgia’s voters are firming up opinions about which Gubernatorial candidate should lead us into the 21st Century.   No doubt […]


July 23, 2010

It’s Time to Listen to Health Care Consumers

  By Ronald E. Bachman   The great frustration for many Americans during the debate on ObamaCare was tone-deaf politicians. No one seemed willing to listen to their concerns. Federal […]


June 25, 2010

Consumerism: The Cure for Health Care’s Ills

By Ronald E. Bachman  Megatrends represent major movements so powerful that the direction of change cannot be stopped. Federal laws can speed up or slow down megatrend forces. But, like […]


May 21, 2010

Transportation Solutions that Fit to a ‘T’

By Benita M. Dodd Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole’s recent visit to Atlanta was to talk about getting Georgians out of gridlock, and he proposed solutions. He talked a […]



April 29, 2010

Global Trade Recovery Holds Promise for Georgia

  By Mike Klein   Global trade has begun a steady recovery from worldwide recession that could last for several years, far outpacing anticipated U.S. annual GDP growth and providing […]


April 23, 2010

Health Care: From ‘No Way’ to ‘Now What?’

By Ronald E. Bachman In polls and elections, a majority of Americans said “No!” to federal health care legislation, but it passed anyway. Most still want it repealed, but the […]


April 16, 2010

Long-Term Budget Reality Requires Bold Innovation

By Kelly McCutchen   With state revenues finally ending their freefall and a balanced budget working its way through the House, it’s reasonable to expect the job will be easier […]


March 19, 2010

Budget Task Force Recommends Slate of State Efficiencies

By Mike Klein  Fewer state government employees, lower salaries, reduced benefit packages and a possible sales tax increase on “selected services” are among about four dozen proposals that a state […]


March 5, 2010

Environmental Gobbledygook, Economic Gridlock

By Benita M. Dodd Which is the environmentally sound approach, policy-makers seeing job creation as the key to economic recovery or environmental groups pushing for stringent prohibitions on interbasin transfers […]

February 26, 2010

Ten Easy Reforms to Cover Preexisting Conditions

By John C. Goodman Most current proposals for dealing with the problems of preexisting conditions would completely divorce health insurance premiums from expected health care costs. Yet a policy of […]

February 22, 2010

Land Protection Through Private Alternatives

Jefferson G. Edgens Governor Barnes should be commended for his proposal to protect 20 percent of open space. Not only is this a good idea, but it stresses two important […]



February 12, 2010

Stimulus Boondoggle Comes Calling in Georgia

By Mark Chastain If Georgians want to see precisely how little sense most of the activities covered by the federal stimulus bill make, look no farther than the North Georgia […]
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