January 13, 2006
Insure All Georgians
By Ronald E. Bachman and Nancy Desmond If one of the major goals for Georgia is affordable health care coverage for all citizens, it is critical to achieve that goal […]
Topic: United States
December 30, 2005
The Sandy Springs Effect: a Model of Government Based on Results and Accountability
By Geoffrey F. Segal At 12:01 am on Dec. 1, a vision took reality for a large group of citizens in Sandy Springs, Georgia. After fighting Fulton County for over […]
December 23, 2005
Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights Needs Teeth to be Effective
By James Garland and John Marsh Many states have implemented tax and expenditure limitations as a means to staunch the runaway growth of government spending. Along those lines, the state […]
December 9, 2005
Road to Congestion Relief Paved with Common Sense
By Benita M. Dodd When the Georgia Public Policy Foundation presented testimony to the State Board of Transportation’s Intermodal Committee in September opposing the proposed Atlanta-Lovejoy commuter rail line, the […]
October 21, 2005
A Fine Week for Freedom
By Kelly McCutchen Limited government, free markets and private property are the cornerstones of the American success story, but these freedoms can slowly erode over time: Government involves itself in […]
July 22, 2005
Commentary: Taxpayers’ New Worry: Your Money or Your Land
By Geoffrey F. Segal and Benita M. Dodd Long ago, Thomas Jefferson warned that “government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have […]
June 17, 2005
Charter School Expands Success Beyond College Prep
By Russ Moore When Newsweek trumpeted “America’s Best High Schools” in May, it was disappointing to learn the magazine’s best of the best were selected based on a formula that […]
May 13, 2005
Governing By Network Has Challenges, Rewards
By Benita M. Dodd For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost, goes the rhyme. To Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard professor and former two-term mayor of Indianapolis, sometimes it’s for […]
May 6, 2005
Fulton Science Academy: A Charter School With Much To Celebrate
By Dr. Holly Robinson and Eric Wearne Fulton Science Academy, a 3-year-old charter school in Alpharetta, is one of the many charter schools in America participating in a well-deserved celebration […]
April 29, 2005
Government As Business Can Profit Taxpayers
By Benita M. Dodd Is there any hope that government can ever operate successfully like a business? And why should it? Practical answers to these questions are central to promoting […]
February 11, 2005
Medical Liability: Balancing Access to Health Care, Patient Safety and Compensation
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 […]
October 22, 2004
Storm Drain
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 […]
September 22, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Welfare
Welfare Agenda Reduce unnecessary new entries to welfare rolls and strengthen work requirements Minimize returns to welfare Focus on aiding hardship cases Encourage public-private partnerships Remove barriers to entrepreneurship Eliminate […]
September 21, 2004
Agenda 2005: A Guide to the Issues – Crime
Crime Agenda Remove the state’s gag rule on local crime statistics Adopt “truth in sentencing” for all crimes so that the public knows exactly what percentage of a prisoner’s sentence […]
September 10, 2004
Agenda 2004: A Guide to the Issues- Land Use
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 10, 2003
Georgia can lead the nation in transforming health and health care
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 […]
September 26, 2003
State Needs to Come Around to Roundabouts
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 […]
August 29, 2003
Local options: Augment Federal Aid or Wallow in Water Woes
By James D. Giattina Land use and water quality are inextricably linked. Development almost always creates impervious surfaces – the roofs, streets, parking lots and sidewalks – that increase the […]
July 25, 2003
Whatever Happened To Telecommunications Deregulation?
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 7, 2003
Broadband Access in Georgia
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
Metro Motorists Pay When State Doesn’t
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
Tolls Could Bail Metro Area Out of Congestion
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 8, 2003
Commentary: Hype Hazes Message During Asthma Awareness Month
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
Tax cuts a vital ingredient in recipe for prosperity
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 11, 2003
Auto dealership regulations unfair to competition and consumers
By Morgan Smith Trudging from dealership to dealership to kick the tires on the new car you’re thinking about buying is nothing new for Georgians. Even in the facilitating age […]
April 11, 2003
How New Car Dealers Put the Brakes on Competition
By Morgan Smith I. Summary It has been four years since Georgia legislators enacted broad changes to the state laws that regulate the relationship between auto dealers and car manufacturers. The changes have created significant benefits […]
March 25, 2003
Determining Government’s Core Functions
A reminder from history Successful government reformers have discovered the necessity of determining what we call “core governing principles.” Core principles are determined by a person’s or a party’s understanding of […]
March 14, 2003
Closing the Gap
Like the rest of the nation, Georgia is facing some serious financial challenges – a shrinking tax base, skyrocketing health care costs and a slowing economy. Appropriately and understandably, the governor […]
January 30, 2003
Many Questions Remain for Atlanta After United Water
By Geoffrey F. Segal On Friday, January 24, the city of Atlanta terminated its rocky relationship with United Water, ending the venture into private water operation. Over the past several months the […]
January 24, 2003
The Atlanta Water Privatization: What Can We Learn?
Your contract is only as strong as the monitoring, reporting, and direct oversight that is built into it. By Geoffrey F. Segal I. Context In 1997, the City of Atlanta privatized […]
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