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And Now it’s Time to Say Sine Die

As the 2015 legislative session comes to an end so does my time in Georgia. After 25 years ...
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Lawmakers Can Use Legislative Offseason to Get Serious About Health Care

Education reform? Check. More revenue for transportation maintenance? Check. What’s missing here? Ahhh, Georgia’s ailing health care system ...
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Time Runs Short to Boost Transparency, Parental Roles in Statewide School Plan

Gov. Nathan Deal’s  proposal to create a statewide Opportunity School District (OSD) to take over persistently low-performing schools ...
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State Transportation Repair Plan Veers Off Course

As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on March 24, 2015 The bill lawmakers are pushing to answer Gov. ...
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Increasing Access to Child Care Helps Georgia’s Women, State Economy

Guest blogger Kelly Dolan is executive director of the Atlanta Women’s Foundation At the Atlanta Women’s Foundation, we ...
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Child Care Assistance: Georgia’s Opportunity to Bolster Working Families, Economy

Georgia is now turning away people who apply for child care financial assistance through a state program designed ...
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Senate Transportation Bill Escalates Pain for Education, Other Needs

Georgia’s state senators could inflict more than twice the pain contemplated by their House counterparts if they move ...
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How to fix flawed “New Markets” Bill

The Georgia Senate is now considering House Bill 439, legislation supporters claim will help small businesses in low-income ...
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Opportunity School District Needs Transparency, Community Role

A new legislative proposal to create a statewide “Opportunity School District” aims to boost student achievement at Georgia’s ...
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Key Questions for House Members about Opportunity School District Plan

This week members of Georgia’s House are set to debate the merits of Gov. Nathan Deal’s plan to ...
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Transportation Plan Takes Positive Turn, Has a Few Miles to Go

The Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 170 last week, legislation that could generate nearly $1 billion ...
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House Transportation Package Takes Promising Turn

House Bill 170 includes a number of provisions designed to generate additional revenues for improving Georgia’s gridlocked transportation ...

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