October 22, 2004
Storm Drain
By Justin W. Marshall Floridians are breathing a bit easier as they slog toward the end of the hurricane season. Over a six-week period, hurricanes Ivan, Charley, Frances and Jeanne […]
Topic: Georgia General Assembly
October 15, 2004
Commentary: Take Off Rose-Colored Glasses and See Suburbia
By Benita M. Dodd About every six months, veteran journalist Elliott Brack co-hosts a bus tour of his home of Gwinnett County that highlights the history and changing face of […]
October 8, 2004
More Competition in Corrections Department Will Lead to Additional Savings
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Kelly McCutchen With Georgia facing a budget shortfall, it will take some creative thinking to balance the budget. The key, of course, is to do so […]
September 17, 2004
“Traffic, Trolleys and Density: A Commonsense Approach”
By Steve Stancil (Excerpts from the transcript of the Sept. 14 speech by Steve Stancil, executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation Policy Briefing […]
September 10, 2004
Agenda 2004: A Guide to the Issues- Land Use
Agenda 2004: A Guide to the Issues Land Use Agenda Utilize zoning that is oriented toward land use rather than classification. Eliminate subsidies that encourage sprawl. Utilize market-oriented user fees […]
October 17, 2003
Commentary: Tougher air standards demand sensible solutions
By Benita M. Dodd Good news certainly is proving to be no news now that metro Atlanta’s 2003 ozone season has ended. After all, alarmists wouldn’t want residents to know […]
October 10, 2003
Georgia can lead the nation in transforming health and health care
By Newt Gingrich The nation’s health-care crisis has infected every state including Georgia, where acute symptoms have appeared. Nine percent of Georgians have spent an entire year uninsured, according to the […]
October 3, 2003
Activists Peddle Bikes and Buses, not Cars, to Working Poor
By Wendell Cox and Ronald D. Utt As much as 20 percent of federal transportation funding goes to transit, which serves less than 2 percent of travelers. Of the many […]
September 26, 2003
State Needs to Come Around to Roundabouts
A survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety cites the effectiveness of circular intersections. It estimated roundabouts reduce the number of fatal and incapacitating injury crashes by an astounding […]
September 12, 2003
Congress Undermines Infrastructure by Looting the Highway Trust Fund
By Ronald Utt Recent projections by the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office reveal that the highway trust fund will run out of money during FY […]
September 5, 2003
Transform Health Care to Empower Individuals and Communities
By Kelly McCutchen From an economic perspective, it’s not surprising that health care costs keep rising. Although we may not believe it so, most of us are insulated from the […]
August 1, 2003
What You Can’t Find On Amazon Or Google
Kelly McCutchen This weekend hundreds of Georgian families will be setting up the new computers they purchased during the state’s sales tax holiday. If they have access to the Internet, […]
July 25, 2003
Whatever Happened To Telecommunications Deregulation?
By Steve Pociask Bankruptcies and layoffs have become commonplace in the information technology sector, particularly for telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers. The apparent downturn comes despite the promise of […]
July 11, 2003
Georgia Taxpayers benefit When Money’s Well Spent
Kelly McCutchen Anyone who’s dined out with a group of colleagues and made the mistake of agreeing beforehand to split the check evenly has experienced the sticker shock of a […]
July 7, 2003
Broadband Access in Georgia
By Morgan Smith Summary Increasingly, Georgia residents and businesses rely on the Internet as a tool for communication, information, commerce and entertainment. Internet usage has become a common feature of everyday […]
June 27, 2003
Metro Motorists Pay When State Doesn’t
By Benita M. Dodd Driving on metro Atlanta’s roads is reminiscent of that fifties fad in which college students staged elaborate contests to squeeze the most people into a phone […]
June 6, 2003
Tolls Could Bail Metro Area Out of Congestion
By Benita M. Dodd Transportation expert Robert Poole found an unusually receptive audience for his congestion-relief proposals at a recent Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast. The founder of the […]
May 30, 2003
Maine strategy no prescription drug solution
By Nina Owcharenko The United States Supreme Court recently issued a decision (PHRMA v. Walsh) to allow Maine Rx, a Maine government program requiring prescription drug discounts, to move forward. While […]
May 22, 2003
Griffin a National Model for Stormwater Solutions
By Sara Pilzer Any official who visits a Georgia river, stream or creek after a heavy rain understands why Brant Keller is a wanted man. Keller is director of the […]
May 8, 2003
Commentary: Hype Hazes Message During Asthma Awareness Month
By Benita M. Dodd There’s not a single good reason for Asthma Awareness Month. There are, in fact, more than 20.3 million good reasons, all of them Americans who report […]
May 2, 2003
Tax cuts a vital ingredient in recipe for prosperity
By Johnny Isakson Federal income tax policy drives the financial decisions of business and individuals alike. It always has, and it always will. Tax reductions spur the economy. They always have, and they […]
April 15, 2003
End Health Care Discrimination: Give Cash a Chance
By Kelly McCutchen The customer with cash is often rewarded with a discount, but try paying cash for your next doctor’s visit and you most likely will pay up to twice […]
April 15, 2003
Valdosta Should Think Twice Before Taking Telecom Gamble
By Kelly McCutchen If you owned stock in telecom companies last year, you probably learned a lesson about the risks of investing in the technology sector. These risks point to […]
April 11, 2003
Auto dealership regulations unfair to competition and consumers
By Morgan Smith Trudging from dealership to dealership to kick the tires on the new car you’re thinking about buying is nothing new for Georgians. Even in the facilitating age […]
April 11, 2003
How New Car Dealers Put the Brakes on Competition
By Morgan Smith I. Summary It has been four years since Georgia legislators enacted broad changes to the state laws that regulate the relationship between auto dealers and car manufacturers. The changes have created significant benefits […]
April 4, 2003
Leaner State Budget a Better Fit
By Benita M. Dodd and Kelly McCutchen The wailing and gnashing of teeth under the Gold Dome might easily persuade some Georgians that drastic measures are needed for lawmakers to […]
April 2, 2003
Georgia Should Lift Ban on Mail-Order Prescriptions
By Kelly McCutchen It seems that just about everyone has caught on that ordering prescriptions by mail can help health-care consumers save hundreds and even thousands of dollars. But Georgians […]
March 28, 2003
Good Government is Open to – and About – Lobbying
By Benita M. Dodd Georgians need only access the latest lobbyist expenditure report on the State Ethics Commission’s Web site to understand the implications for taxpayers should legislators agree to […]
March 20, 2003
Proposed Tobacco Tax Hike Deserves To Be Snuffed Out
A tax is a tax is a tax. By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s House lawmakers are about to consider the governor’s proposal to raise Georgia’s tobacco taxes, an action that some […]
March 14, 2003
Closing the Gap
Like the rest of the nation, Georgia is facing some serious financial challenges – a shrinking tax base, skyrocketing health care costs and a slowing economy. Appropriately and understandably, the governor […]
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