http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:43 -0700 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:39 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Atlanta-Congressmen-back-new-bill-that-would-bring-life-to-death-row-appeals?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner A new bill introduced November 3, 2009, in the US House of Representatives, would give those sentenced to death in capital cases an "opportunity to show compelling new evidence of innocence" in Federal court, to avoid putting "someone ... death penalty congress civil liberties justice Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:56:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Atlanta-Congressmen-back-new-bill-that-would-bring-life-to-death-row-appeals?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d25-President-declares-flooding-major-disaster-in-Georgia?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Applications for assistance begin today.   President Obama signed a declaration that called five metropolitan Atlanta counties "major disaster" areas, the White House announced Thursday. Flooded homes are shown in in Mableton, Ga., T... Barack Obama public safety FEMA disaster Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:05:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d25-President-declares-flooding-major-disaster-in-Georgia?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Governor-seeks-federal-aid-in-wake-of-Georgia-flooding?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Death toll up to at least 9     "I request direct Federal assistance for work and services to save lives and protect property."   - Gov. Sonny Perdue (R-GA), in a written request to President Obama, September 22, 200... Barack Obama Sonny Perdue FEMA Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:37:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Governor-seeks-federal-aid-in-wake-of-Georgia-flooding?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Georgia-senators-find-Obama-health-care-speech-not-specific-enough?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Following President Obama's speech on health care reform to Congress Wednesday, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), released a statement, saying he appreciated that "the president finally provided some specific details of his health care plan." Th... Barack Obama congress medicare public health healthcare healthcare reform Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:27:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Georgia-senators-find-Obama-health-care-speech-not-specific-enough?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Obama-health-care-example-shows-early-H1N1-tracking-success?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner   "[W]e need to build on the examples of outstanding medicine at places like... Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, where high-quality care is being provided at a cost well below the national average."   - President Barack O... health care Barack Obama CDC electronic health record swine flu public health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:04:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Obama-health-care-example-shows-early-H1N1-tracking-success?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d1-H1N1-intensity-helps-drive-push-for-electronic-health-record?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The surprise swine flu outbreak last spring moved the conversation about electronic health records from theoretical to practical, according to local, national and international public health monitoring agencies attending the Public Health Information... health care CDC electronic health record swine flu public health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:08:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m9d1-H1N1-intensity-helps-drive-push-for-electronic-health-record?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d31-CDC-head-warns-public-health-agencies-of-flu-season-ahead?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The H1N1influenza virus is what most public health workers "will be dealing with over the next weeks and months," according to Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Director, Dr. Thomas R. Fr... health care CDC influenza swine flu Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:47:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d31-CDC-head-warns-public-health-agencies-of-flu-season-ahead?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d31-US-public-health-failing-as-records-resources-grow?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner In the midst of all the debate about health care, the public option and end-of-life counseling, there is the loud but hidden rumbling of a decades old engine of information infrastructure, called public health informatics. The organization that coord... medical records Barack Obama CDC public health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:09:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d31-US-public-health-failing-as-records-resources-grow?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Civil-rights-icon-Lewis-remembers-Ted-Kennedy?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner "At some of the most tragic and difficult moments in this nation's history, Ted Kennedy gathered his strength and led us toward a more hopeful future." — Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), statement on the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy, Augu... John Lewis senate Ted Kennedy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:52:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Civil-rights-icon-Lewis-remembers-Ted-Kennedy?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Budgets-commitment-to-capandtrade-bemuses-Dixie-govs?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The inclusion of revenues from a federal auction of all available carbon cap-and-trade credits in the President's budget, was decried by southern governors, meeting this past weekend in Williamsburg, Virginia, the Associated Press reports. West Virgi... economy energy budget cap-and-trade climate change Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:43:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Budgets-commitment-to-capandtrade-bemuses-Dixie-govs?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Tom-Price-and-GOP-slam-freespending-Washington-Democrats?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) slammed the new, higher, ten year deficit projections that came out of the White House, Monday, accusing Democrats of "recklessly" promoting a "spending strategy that requires a blind-eye but no accountability.&qu... health care economy Democrats Tom Price budget Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:10:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Tom-Price-and-GOP-slam-freespending-Washington-Democrats?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Wrong-way-NY-DUI-prompts-long-reach-to-Georgia-for-law-to-protect-kids?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner New York Governor David Patterson may be looking at a Georgia law to guide him in protecting children who are injured or killed when riding with an adult who is legally intoxicated. According to the Georgia Senate Press Office, Sen. Gail Buckner (D-M... Georgia Legislature crime DUI children DWI Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:19:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Wrong-way-NY-DUI-prompts-long-reach-to-Georgia-for-law-to-protect-kids?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-CDC-releases-list-of-H1N1-immunization-priorities?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner With the novel H1N1 swine flu virus still taking a toll globally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met at the end of July, 2009, "to make recommendations on who... CDC swine flu public health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:17:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d17-CDC-releases-list-of-H1N1-immunization-priorities?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Immigration-groups-warn-local-law-enforcement-against-racial-profiling?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Immigration violation training classes, for another Metro Atlanta law enforcement agency, have begun in the Gwinett County Sheriff's Department, despite fears from immigrant and civil rights groups about racial profiling. The program, known as 287(g)... ACLU illegal immigration hispanic Homeland Security Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:02:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Immigration-groups-warn-local-law-enforcement-against-racial-profiling?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d31-2nd-Amendment-questions-prompt-2-Georgia-nays-for-Sotomayor?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Georgia's delegation to the US Senate announced yesterday that both senators will be voting against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice, when the matter comes to the full senate next week. Both Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-... Saxby Chambliss Johnny Isakson scotus Sonia Sotomayor hispanic Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:30:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d31-2nd-Amendment-questions-prompt-2-Georgia-nays-for-Sotomayor?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Feds-give-Georgia-31-million-for-community-policing?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The US Department of Justice will be doling out $31 million to Georgia municipalities for community policing, the Attorney General's office announced Tuesday. That adds up to 184 policing jobs statewide, according to the list released by DoJ. Attorn... stimulus anti-crime police budget Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:24:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Feds-give-Georgia-31-million-for-community-policing?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Saxbys-sees-silver-lining-for-Georgia-on-defense-spending?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Despite Georgia's Senate delegation's failure to keep the funding going for the Marietta made F-22 Raptor, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) are claiming victory for the Peach State overall, in allocation of defense dollars. ... Saxby Chambliss economy congress budget Johnny Isakson defense appropriations F-22 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:50:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Saxbys-sees-silver-lining-for-Georgia-on-defense-spending?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Georgias-share-of-the-2010-defense-budget?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) released a statement Friday, July 24, 2009, that highlights the military construction (MILCON) and private technology dollars that are coming to Georgia in next year's budget, if the appropriations bill makes it through the... Saxby Chambliss economy military congress budget Johnny Isakson fy 2010 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:22:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Georgias-share-of-the-2010-defense-budget?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Georgia-legislator-brings-SEC-football-classic-to-water-negotiations?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The annual Georgia-Florida football game will spend every other year in Georgia, if that is what it takes to bring the Sunshine State to the north side of the negotiating table in the long running battle over Lake Lanier water, says one state legisla... Georgia Legislature environment water Lake Lanier Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:47:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Georgia-legislator-brings-SEC-football-classic-to-water-negotiations?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d22-House-Appropriations-latest-hand-in-fight-over-F22?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner The House Appropriations Committee is the latest player in the political rock-paper-scissors game over the fate of the Lockheed-Marietta made F-22 Raptor fighter jet. FILE - This June 22, 2009 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 ... Unemployment Barack Obama budget defense appropriations F-22 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:38:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1163-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner~y2009m7d22-House-Appropriations-latest-hand-in-fight-over-F22?cid=exrss-Atlanta-Public-Policy-Examiner