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New study finds older Americans left behind by decades of smoking cessation progress

Grace Pewitt May 7, 2026
News Economic Mobility, Healthier Communities, Occupational Licensing, Thriving Families

New study finds middle-skills training offers path toward filling worker shortages

Grace Pewitt April 28, 2026
Policy Studies Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Healthier Communities, Occupational Licensing, Thriving Families

Middle-Skills Workforce Development: Addressing Labor Shortages Through Expanded Training Pathways

Stacey McKenna, Courtney Joslin, Lindsay Heck April 28, 2026
News Contraception, Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Healthier Communities, Thriving Families

Polling signals strong support for contraceptive access, including among Republican primary voters

Corie Whalen March 5, 2026
Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Governance, Healthier Communities, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

Bizarre bills obscure Legislature’s quest to address unaffordability

Marc Hyden Feb 9, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Testimony Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Healthier Communities, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

R Street Testimony in Support of GA HB 987, “Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act”

Marc Hyden Jan 28, 2026
Op-Eds Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Healthier Communities, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

General Assembly should make portable benefits a top priority

Marc Hyden Jan 26, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Economic Mobility, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Healthier Communities, Regulatory Reform, Thriving Families

Coalition: Tackle the housing crisis with more transparency in local zoning and development

Eli Lehrer Dec 2, 2025 National Taxpayers Union
Op-Eds Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Future of Work, Healthier Communities, Regulatory Reform, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

Instead of subsidy fights, Georgia should allow ‘portable’ benefits

Marc Hyden Oct 20, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald
Op-Eds Banking, Economic Mobility, Finance and Trade, Financial History, Healthier Communities, Housing Finance, Public Debt, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

Georgia shouldn’t follow New York’s embrace of democratic socialism

Marc Hyden Sept 15, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald

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