August 19, 2011
The Wrong Road to Transportation Solutions
By Benita M. Dodd An annual survey of the nation’s roads by the Reason Foundation reveals a lot about congestion in Georgia. The state is ranked 10th in the nation […]
Topic: Georgia General Assembly
August 12, 2011
Seven Taxpayer-friendly Strategies for Transportation
By Samuel Staley, Shirley Ybarra, Erich W. Zimmerman and Nick Donohue In the 20th century, the United States built some of the world’s pre-eminent transportation systems, including an interstate highway network that’s second to none. […]
August 5, 2011
Airport Privatization Could Take Off
By Benita M. Dodd For years, Georgia has been trying to site an airport to supplement Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest passenger airport in the world. Suggestions have been […]
July 22, 2011
AFVs, HOVs and HOTs
When the new High-Occupancy Toll lanes open on I-85 this summer, buses, motorcycles and Alternate Fuel Vehicles may travel at no charge, as can vehicles with three or more occupants. Single- and […]
July 15, 2011
What’s HOT, What’s Not about High-Occupancy Toll Lanes for Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia is moving forward on transportation innovation with a 16-mile High-Occupancy toll (HOT) lane project set to open this summer along Interstate 85 in metro Atlanta. […]
July 8, 2011
Medicare or Medi-scare?
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
What Mitt Romney Should Be Saying about Mass. Health Care
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
One More Federal Health Care Battle Front: CLASS Warfare
By Ronald E. Bachman There are major problems brewing with the long-term care program created under the Patient Protect and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Effective since Jan. 1, the Community […]
June 3, 2011
EPA Regulations for Utilities an Expensive Exercise in Futility
Burdensome, costly regulations on mercury levels are no way to encourage competition, investment or job creation. By Benita M. Dodd The federal Environmental Protection Agency was in Atlanta on May […]
May 27, 2011
USDA’s Feeding Frenzy
By Harold Brown How does the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) budget grow in proportion to the shrinkage of its mission? Perhaps it is a reward for agriculture’s phenomenal success. […]
May 20, 2011
A Temporary Setback for Education in Georgia
By Kelly McCutchen It took more than 100 pages to debate the meaning of just one word. In the end, Georgia’s Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 vote this week […]
May 13, 2011
Medicaid Program Needs a Dose of Reality
By Benita M. Dodd Much like the tale of the blind men and the elephant, proposals to reform Medicaid are influenced by the perspective: Taxpayers see lighter paychecks; beneficiaries see […]
May 6, 2011
Health Care Reform: Treat Disease, Not Symptoms
By Brian E. Hill, M.D. If physicians treated symptoms, they would never cure. Prescribing a cough suppressant to a patient with an intractable cough without searching for an underlying cause, […]
April 29, 2011
Six Ways to Sunday Drives in Georgia Transportation
By Benita M. Dodd Transportation policy may not have been the priority during the legislative session, but in the long shadow of the Gold Dome, proposals, plans, ideas and reports […]
April 15, 2011
Friday Facts: April 15th, 2011
It’s Friday! Events – Today is the deadline to register for the Foundation’s April 19 noon Policy Briefing Luncheon at the Georgian Club in Cobb County. Amid the back and forth over […]
April 8, 2011
Simplifying Taxes a Complicated Matter
By Kelly McCutchen Just hearing the words “dependent exemption,” “itemized deductions” and “tax credit phase out” makes most of us want to run screaming to our friendly CPA for help. […]
April 1, 2011
Building Authority Builds a Better Agency
By Steve Stancil The core mission of the Georgia Building Authority (GBA) is to provide a clean, comfortable and safe environment on Capitol Hill. Much like former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith […]
March 30, 2011
Healing Health Care Policy in Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd After a historic three days of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, the fate of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as […]
March 28, 2011
Issue Analysis: Analyzing Georgia’s Tax Reform Proposal
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 […]
March 25, 2011
Not-So-Happy Birthday for ObamaCare
By Ronald S. Bachman The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly referred to as ObamaCare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. One year later, the law […]
March 11, 2011
Energy Solutions in Pursuit of a Problem
By Benita M. Dodd Georgians are nervously watching petroleum prices climb amid ongoing unrest in oil producer Libya. Under the Gold Dome, legislators are again subjected to the perennial push […]
March 4, 2011
Are Georgia’s OPEB Liabilities a Problem?
By Allen Buckley The media often reports about the funding problems of state and local pension plans, such as the plans maintained by Illinois, California and New Jersey. Georgia’s […]
March 3, 2011
Are Georgia’s OPEB Liabilities a Problem?
By Allen Buckley The media often reports about the funding problems of state and local pension plans, such as the plans maintained by Illinois, California and New Jersey. Georgia’s […]
February 24, 2011
Full Speed Ahead: Widening the Pathway to College and Career Success
Commentary: Full Speed Ahead: Widening the Pathway to College and Career Success By Dean Alford Our "flat" world is a global economy in which other nations race to surpass American […]
February 17, 2011
Full Speed Ahead: Widening the Pathway to College and Career Success
Commentary: Full Speed Ahead: Widening the Pathway to College and Career Success By Dean Alford Our "flat" world is a global economy in which other nations race to surpass American […]
February 11, 2011
Bipartisan Health Reform Should Include Repeal of Minimum Loss Ratios
By Ronald E. Bachman Under the table, over the top and in need of bipartisan repeal is a little-understood mandate in the new federal health care law called the Minimum […]
February 4, 2011
Home Remedies for What Ails Health Care
By Benita M. Dodd In a week in which the crafters of the new federal health care law probably needed trauma care, two of Georgia’s best known physicians were attending […]
February 3, 2011
Commentary: Home Remedies for What Ails Health Care
Home Remedies for What Ails Health Care By Benita M. Dodd In a week in which the crafters of the new federal health care law probably needed trauma care, two […]
January 28, 2011
Georgia Needs a Lone Star State of Mind
Georgia Needs a Lone Star State of Mind By Kelly McCutchen Jobs, jobs, jobs. That's the mantra from nearly every elected official these days, from President Obama to Governor Deal. […]
January 20, 2011
Foundation’s Role Pivotal in Georgia’s Lessons in School Choice
Commentary By Benita M. Dodd National School Choice Week is Jan. 23-29. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and was a pioneer in the […]
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