Commentary
Ralph Moore, Mayor, Union City | August 30, 2010
The state needs to provide point of sale information to cities as well as giving cities more flexibility and control in creating economic development incentives for their communities.
Deke Copenhaver, Mayor, Augusta | August 12, 2010
The next Governor of Georgia needs to do three things; listen to and work with local officials, address the issue of "two Georgias" and most importantly, work across party lines.
Kim Carter, Mayor, Covington | July 29, 2010
From decisions about Georgia's schools to the collection of sales taxes, Georgia's next governor needs to actively collaborate with local leaders.
Drew Ferguson, Mayor, West Point | July 12, 2010
When in comes to economic development, Georgia's next governor needs to focus on creating a strong relationship between the state and cities.
Brian Leary, President & CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. | June 14, 2010
Cities have proven for over two thousand years that they are the most efficient way to sustainably support people and commerce.
Page Siplon, Executive Director, Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics | May 25, 2010
The overriding need in the art of moving something from point A to point B boils down to one word with many applications - connectivity.
Craig Lesser, Managing Partner, Pendleton Consulting Group | April 22, 2010
We need to spend some time looking at Georgia’s cities and how they can best be positioned to help us move our economy forward.
Lindsey Thomas, Former U.S. Congressman | March 11, 2010
No other issue has the ability to affect so much of our economy and our natural environment and resources as does the water issue.
David Brunori, Contributing Editor to State Tax Notes magazine and Research Professor of Public Policy at The George Washington University | February 8, 2010
The property tax is the ideal way to raise revenue for local government services.
Geoff Anderson, President and CEO, Smart Growth America | January 12, 2010
In case any doubt remains, let me remove it. The fortunes of our country will rise and fall with the fates of our cities and metropolitan areas.
 
     
 
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