July 30, 2010
Friday Facts: July 30th, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “Facebook now has more than 500 million users, which may help explain why unemployment is around 10 percent.” – Jimmy Kimmel – “Would it not be […]
Topic: Georgia
July 23, 2010
Friday Facts: July 23rd, 2010
It’s Friday! Quotable – “The king’s cheese is half wasted in parings; but no matter, ’tis made of the people’s milk.” – Benjamin Franklin – “According to a study by […]
July 16, 2010
New Mexico Provides Model for Georgia Tax Reform
By Mark King When it comes to the tax climate, Georgia ranks middle of the road or worse in several categories, according to the Tax Foundation. The state ranks 29th […]
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 […]
May 7, 2010
Georgia Needs Leaders with a Vision for Innovation
By Kelly McCutchen In just six months, Georgia voters will choose the political leadership to guide the state through a critical time in its history. Balancing the budget will […]
May 1, 2010
Foundation Hosts Two Transportation Events in May
Atlanta – Two events hosted this month by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation will bring national and international perspectives and expertise on transportation policy to Georgia, where the General Assembly recently […]
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 27, 2010
Freight Logistics Moving in the Right Direction in Georgia
By Mike Klein Think about this image. You are traveling down one of Georgia’s splendid highways and suddenly a train carrying coal hurtles past in a near blur. […]
April 20, 2010
Thinking Outside the Cell: Texas Innovates To Correct Course in Prison System
By Mike Klein Each day across Georgia, the state Department of Corrections prepares enough meals to feed the population of the city of Marietta. Breakfast and lunch are served […]
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 […]
April 9, 2010
New Center Brings a Dose of Budget Reality to Georgia
By Benita M. Dodd Years of research by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation have yielded a sad truth: If free market academics are few and far between in Georgia, free […]
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 12, 2010
Georgia Taking the Lead in Cross-State Insurance Legislation
By Ronald E. Bachman A multi-state market attractive to insurers selling new, lower-cost comprehensive products is a market-based tool that states can embrace without the heavy hand of federal intervention. […]
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 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 19, 2010 • Commentary
Developing a Statewide Clinical Trial Registry for Georgia Residents
By Charles Romano and Ross Mason Biotechnology research is emerging in Georgia through a financially buoyant and talented pool of professionals who bring great science, technology and jobs to the […]
February 19, 2010
Biotechnology Research is No Trial-and-Error Approach To Georgia Jobs and Investment
By Tom Greene As Georgia struggles to climb out of the economic morass, it will take a new breed of leaders to recognize that the economic future of the state […]
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 […]
January 29, 2010
Smokes and Mirrors in Resolving Budget Woes
By E. Frank Stephenson The General Assembly convened this year facing the daunting challenge of closing a billion-dollar budget hole, partly caused by the slumping economy and the consequent decrease […]
January 8, 2010
Transportation Planning: A Long Road Ahead
By Benita M. Dodd The Georgia Department of Transportation’s Draft Statewide Strategic Plan released this month reflects the state’s transportation approach for the next 20 years and, it’s promising that […]
December 18, 2009
How Georgia Can Fuel Job Creation with Early-Stage Capital
By Mike Eckert Georgia is blessed with all of the elements to become a leader in 21st-century job creation and economic development. Schools in its University System and other colleges […]
November 13, 2009
Unlock Assets to Fund Infrastructure Priorities
By Kelly McCutchen As the painful economic downturn forces businesses to become more efficient and refocus on their mission, state government should be no different. Across-the-board budget cuts are reaching […]
October 23, 2009
Ten Principles to Drive Transportation Policy
By Benita M. Dodd Sometimes, you can judge a book by its cover. The 2009 Transportation MAP – Metropolitan Atlanta Performance – Report released in October is available at http://tinyurl.com/yknjba4. It offers a “snapshot” […]
October 16, 2009
Ten Things to Look for in Health Care Reform
By Kelly McCutchen Disguised as “reform,” numerous health care proposals are finding support. The result is a mishmash of plans that do little to improve access, quality or cost. There […]
September 4, 2009
Labor Day: A Celebration that Needs Work
By Benita M. Dodd It’s become a holiday for great sales, the last trip to the lake, the last neighborhood pool weekend and a few parades. It’s the unofficial end […]
August 4, 2009
GEFA: Paring Back Mission Creep Could Yield State Half a Billion Dollars
By Kelly McCutchen As state government faces falling tax revenues, it is critical to identify core government functions, prioritize those services and reduce spending on other lower priority programs. The […]
July 31, 2009
State Pension Funds Need to Venture Forth
By Daniel Groce Georgia prides itself in being set apart from other states for its diversity and innovation, but a sore thumb is its lack of diversification in investment through […]
July 24, 2009
Whither Your Weather Depends on Station Location
By Benita M. Dodd For years, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International and Chicago’s O’Hare airports have competed for the title of nation’s busiest airport. Last year, Atlanta won. As the official temperature […]
June 19, 2009
Signing Away Health Care Freedom
By Benita M. Dodd Georgia’s Democratic Party is asking Georgians to sign its petition asking the state’s two senators to “support President Obama’s health care reform proposals, even if it […]
June 18, 2009
How Communications Technology Can Build a Grand Conversation for Georgia
James K. Glassman This talk today is timely. In Iran, as I speak, we are seeing hundreds of thousands of citizens protesting what is almost certainly a stolen election. […]
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