February 11, 2005
By Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald As medical malpractice reform is debated in the General Assembly, it is critical to keep in focus that the way we handle medical mistakes must ultimately […]
February 11, 2005
By Brenda Fitzgerald The risk of medical injury due to physician negligence is the same today as it was 30 years ago. Medical liability awards have greatly increased, medical insurance […]
January 28, 2005
By Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald Medical costs are increasing at a rate five times general inflation. Some Georgians cannot even buy medical insurance coverage. The rest face increased costs for insurance […]
January 21, 2005
By Kelly McCutchen Georgia’s economy appears to have finally turned the corner but the pressure on the budget continues. If the state fails to act quickly, Georgians may face a […]
January 14, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd Are toll roads HOT, and when is HOT not cool? That’s not a trick question or a riddle. It’s a serious policy consideration, and whether the […]
January 7, 2005
By Benita M. Dodd Environmental organizations have great success in rallying support around their causes, and their traditional targets, industry and business leaders, would be first to admit it. It’s […]
December 3, 2004
By Benita M. Dodd Help is finally on the way for frustrated travelers once resigned to the absence of wide-open roads in metro Atlanta as policy-makers conquer the anti-automobile agenda […]
October 22, 2004
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 […]
October 15, 2004
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
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
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 Utilize zoning that is oriented toward land use rather than classification. Eliminate subsidies that encourage sprawl. Utilize market-oriented user fees […]
October 17, 2003
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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