January 2, 2025
Regulatory reform around the country
Several states are taking measures to curb overregulation and reduce the size of their regulatory codes.
Topic: U.S. Department of Transportation
August 9, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: August 9, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s high interest rate policy may backfire.
July 26, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: July 26, 2024
Georgia students will soon be returning to school.
May 10, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: May 10, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission recently voted to approve a new final rule banning non compete agreements across the entire economy.
March 6, 2024 • Commentary
Lawmakers avoid making long-term obligations with temporary surpluses
In total, Gov. Brian Kemp signed an amended budget for the current year that spends almost $5.5 billion more than the original plan.
January 5, 2024 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: January 5, 2024
What issues will lawmakers want to tackle in an election year?
December 7, 2023 • Blog
Missing MARTA money and crooked officers of the law headline this month’s waste, fraud and abuse
A review of the latest stories about waste, fraud or abuse of taxpayer money or taxpayer-funded resources throughout Georgia.
August 31, 2023 • Commentary
Blame Congress for summer’s aviation problems
Without major institutional reform, the FAA will continue to struggle with congestion and delays.
June 14, 2023 • Commentary
Investment in transportation continues to grow
Since the failed transportation tax of a decade ago, transportation funding has increased from $800 million to over $2 billion.
December 31, 2021 • Friday Facts
Friday Facts: December 31, 2021
In celebration of the Foundation's 30th anniversary in 2021, the Friday Facts included "a trip down Memory Lane," with photographs, news clips and articles thro
February 28, 2020 • Commentary
A Tail-Chasing Regional Transportation Plan
Citing an anticipated 2.9 million more people moving into metro Atlanta by 2050, the Atlanta Regional Commission Board this week approved a $172.6 billion “fisc
January 31, 2020
Friday Facts: January 31, 2020
It’s Friday! About 300 friends and supporters joined us Tuesday night at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta for the Foundation’s 29th Anniversary Celebration and Freedom Award Dinner. The keynote speaker […]
July 26, 2019
From an Unlikely Source, Market-based Transit Policies
Public transportation is a highly debated topic in Georgia. Central to this debate is the allocation of federal funding through grants and tax revenues. By Jared Cooper Public transportation is […]
May 3, 2019
Still Asking for Whom Georgia’s Roads are Tolled?
By Benita M. Dodd The toll lanes are coming! The toll lanes are coming! Despite a lengthy history of tolling in Georgia, many current residents appear intimidated or uninformed about […]
March 22, 2019
Friday Facts: March 22, 2019
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” – Milton Friedman “The more the state […]
June 8, 2018
Friday Facts: June 8, 2018
It’s Friday! Quotes of note “Paying people to make it easy not to work – and thus languish for a lifetime in poverty – is not compassionate. It’s destructive of […]
March 30, 2018
Friday Facts: March 30, 2018
It’s Friday! Subscribe to the Friday Facts here. Support the Foundation and its mission here. ICYMI: A news release last week announced that Kyle Wingfield, opinion columnist at The Atlanta […]
May 26, 2017
Friday Facts: May 26, 2016
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Health-care reform is a test of whether Republicans, having been handed the gift of ObamaCare’s failure, can show voters that they can do better with […]
May 19, 2017
Stop Making a Federal Case for Transportation Funding
Shift transportation funding responsibility to the states. By Robert Krol President Trump and Congress seem poised to boost spending on highways, bridges, and mass transit. Yet if this increase in […]
April 15, 2016
Transit’s Future is in Innovation, Not in Trains
Continuing to resort to 19th-century technology is unwise when a 21st-century generation prefers flexibility and innovative, personalized transit options. By Benita Dodd Rail transit as a mass transportation mode is […]
February 12, 2016
Government Trails, Technology Triumphs in Transportation Policy
By Benita M. Dodd A Georgia Senate committee heard this week from proponents and foes of a sales tax increase to fund public transportation projects including an 11.9-mile MARTA heavy […]
June 5, 2015
Friday Facts: June 5, 2015
It’s Friday! Events July 29: Mark your calendar! The Foundation takes the annual Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day event to Savannah for a Policy Briefing Luncheon. The speaker is Dr. […]
April 17, 2015
Friday Facts: April 17, 2015
It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “Good teachers are so important to student learning that if the lowest-performing 5 to 7 percent of all teachers were replaced with just average teachers, […]
March 20, 2015
Friday Facts: March 20, 2015
It’s Friday! Events March 26: Foundation President Kelly McCutchen is a panelist at an Atlanta discussion on criminal justice reform in Georgia, hosted by the Charles Koch Institute. Find out […]
April 10, 2014
7 Reasons U.S. Infrastructure Projects Cost Way More Than They Should
Read the full article by The Atlantic Cities at http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/04/7-reasons-us-infrastructure-projects-cost-way-more-they-should/8799/ By Scott Beyer Republicans have long wanted to reduce Washington’s role in transportation, most recently through a bill that would […]
October 18, 2013
Friday Facts: October 18, 2013
October 18, 2013 It’s Friday! About 200 people attended the Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on October 11. Visit our Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/k7xd84g to view photographs of the event; view […]
August 28, 2013
Reason Foundation Proposes New Northern East-West Bypass
It is somewhat understandable why the Atlanta highway system was built like a wheel with the city at the center and interstates fanning out from the core. Think about our […]
May 10, 2013
A Lasting Solution to the Transportation Funding Dilemma
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request includes $77 billion for the Department of Transportation and an additional $50 billion “for immediate transportation investments.” By Kenneth Orski President Obama’s Fiscal Year […]
February 22, 2013
Improving Economies, Growing Congestion
The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released its 2012 Urban Mobility Report this month. The major finding is that after remaining static since 2005, congestion is growing, thanks to an improving […]
January 29, 2013
Beleaguered DOT’s To-Do List is Doable
Georgia’s Department of Transportation has been under fire in recent years, much of it deserved amid unwise policy decisions and lackadaisical financial management. Under new management, with greater transparency and […]
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