February 14, 2012
Checking up on Health
Health Policy Briefs: February 14, 2012 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd If you’ve read “Overdiagnosed,” the eye-opening book by Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, you know there is such a […]
Topic: Mike Klein
February 8, 2012
Full Court Press Behind the Savannah River Project
Here’s something you might not know about the Savannah River and Harbor expansion project. Georgia sturgeon living about 130 miles up the river would get a new bypass to their […]
February 8, 2012
HR 1162: Entrenched Thinking Won Out Over Enlightenment
Two weeks ago hope and change seemed possible. Two thousand students, parents and start-up charter school supporters gathered on a sunny winter morning outside the State Capitol to rally on […]
January 30, 2012
Will Parents or Politicians Decide Charter Schools Question?
Last week’s State Capitol hearing about whether voters should be allowed to decide school choice in Georgia had nearly concluded when this final question was posed: In the event that […]
January 25, 2012
Tax Foundation: Georgia 34th for Best Business Tax Climate
This morning the conservative Tax Foundation released its comprehensive analysis of state tax structure policies that impact business growth. The message for Georgia: We Can Do Better. Georgia is ranked […]
January 24, 2012
Georgian Nominated for National Online Teacher of the Year
Congratulations! Georgia Virtual School science department chair Asherrie Yisrael has been selected as a finalist for National Online Teacher of the Year. The award has two sponsor organizations: the Southern […]
January 19, 2012
The Whale in the Room: Federal Health Care Reform
There was a whale in the room Thursday morning at the State Capitol. THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. Community Health commissioner David Cook had nearly finished his hour-long […]
January 17, 2012
Governor Defends $19.2 Million Budget at Capitol Hearing
Governor Nathan Deal opened three days of House-Senate appropriations hearings by taking exception to media reports that suggest his budget is a significant spending increase. Deal proposed a $19.2 million […]
January 13, 2012
At Least One Republican Supports Health Insurance Exchange
Republicans seem almost united that the General Assembly should not consider legislation this session to create a health insurance exchange. “The House, the Senate and the Governor have all agreed […]
January 11, 2012
There Was Lots to Like About Deal’s State of the State Address
Governor Nathan Deal looked to the stars for guidance Tuesday evening as he delivered his second State of the State address before the General Assembly in Atlanta. During a 42-minute […]
January 11, 2012
Georgia Public Broadcasting Gets Zero-Based Budget Review
Georgia Public Broadcasting was named in Governor Nathan Deal’s 2013 proposed budget as one of 35 programs that will participate in zero-based budgeting reviews. GPB is the only state authority […]
January 11, 2012
Governor Deal Proposes $700 Million Bonds Package
Governor Nathan Deal’s Fiscal 2013 proposed budget includes $700 million in new bonded projects with $235 million for the University System, $177 million for the state Board of Education and […]
January 10, 2012
Deal Legislative Agenda Includes Changes to Jobs Tax Credits
Governor Nathan Deal has unveiled a package of tax reforms and tax credits that he says are essential to make Georgia the number one state in the nation to do […]
January 6, 2012
Foundation: Georgia Should Rewrite Civil Asset Forfeiture Laws
Civil asset forfeiture – which is defined as law enforcement’s authority to seize private property on the suspicion of a crime — has landed on the Georgia State Capitol doorstep. […]
January 5, 2012
Will Georgia Abandon ’65 Rule’ for Classroom Spending?
A state education finance commission composed of lawmakers and others inside the learning game has recommended Georgia abandon the “65 rule” that mandated school districts spend that percentage of state […]
January 4, 2012
Making The Grade — A Must See Film About School Choice
The Georgia school choice story sometimes appears to need new faces and voices other than the usual suspects – politicians, teachers, charter school leaders and, yes, even policy folks who […]
December 19, 2011
Panel: Georgia Should Establish Health Insurance Marketplace
Georgia should establish a small business health insurance marketplace outside the “additional layers of cost, complexity and rigidity” associated with federal health care reform mandates. That is the recommendation from […]
December 15, 2011
Georgia Jobless Rate Posts Largest Decline in 34 Years
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November fell below 10 percent for the first time since June and the state is celebrating the largest one-month rate decline in 34 years. […]
December 14, 2011
Georgia Ranked 48th in Per Capita Personal Health Care Spending
Georgia was ranked 48th — third from the bottom nationally – beating out just Utah and Arizona – in a federal analysis of personal health care spending per capita, according […]
December 12, 2011
Less Time, More Treatment Possible for Low-Risk Drug Abuse
Next month the Georgia legislature will begin to consider whether substance abusers who are not a public safety risk should receive a stay out of jail card. How lawmakers decide […]
December 6, 2011
Major Change Possible for Georgia Unemployment Benefits
Georgia appears prepared to make significant changes to its unemployment benefits program, changes that could have an impact on Georgians without jobs. Options under review at the State Capitol include […]
December 5, 2011
Good Lessons Were Learned in Eighth Grade Wood Shop
A grandfather whose grandson is in middle school asked the boy what he enjoyed most about his classes. The boy said manufacturing class because he liked to create things. In […]
November 18, 2011
Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform Report Released
This morning Governor Nathan Deal’s office has released the long-awaited Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform recommendations. Here is Governor Deal’s accompanying statement: “The Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform […]
November 18, 2011
Excerpts: Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform Report
The following excerpts contain all the substantial recommendations contained within the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform report that was released today by Governor Nathan Deal’s office. There was no […]
October 10, 2011
Could National Legal Defense Fund Help Georgia Charters?
MACON – Hundreds of charter public school advocates who traveled here last week heard Apple founder Steve Jobs remembered, discussion about a proposed national legal defense fund to help protect […]
October 10, 2011
Georgia Charter School Kids: Boxed Into a Smaller Box
MACON – Georgia children who attend charter public schools are typically boxed into smaller facilities that have inadequate library, science, art, music, cafeteria and physical education resources compared to traditional […]
September 26, 2011
“The Cartel” Filmmaker Posts Video on APS Cheating Scandal
Documentary filmmaker Bob Bowdon – whose celebrated movie “The Cartel” probed deep into failures at New Jersey inner city schools – released a new internet video today about the Atlanta […]
September 26, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry to Address Foundation Conference
Texas Governor Rick Perry will address the Georgia Public Policy Foundation legislative conference this Friday morning at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. GPPF invited the governor several weeks before […]
September 23, 2011
White House Drops a Water Balloon onto No Child Left Behind
President Barack Obama has dropped a water balloon onto No Child Left Behind. “In my State of the Union address this year I said Congress should reform No Child Left […]
September 21, 2011
What Should You Pay for Your Dog’s Knee Transplant?
What should you expect to pay for your dog’s knee replacement? Should what you pay for your dog to have his knees fixed bear any relationship to fixing your own […]
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