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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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