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Op-Eds Finance and Trade, South, State Policy

Georgia’s film industry craters to a collective shrug

Marc Hyden May 18, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Op-Eds Governance, Judicial Governance, South, State Policy

Unraveling Democrats’ Mysterious Judicial Election Losses

Marc Hyden June 1, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Newsletters Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Mid-Atlantic, Opioid Harm Reduction, Safer Solutions, South, State Policy, Thriving Families

Safer Solutions: Increase Adherence to Prenatal Care with This One Weird Trick

Jessica Shortall, Chelsea Boyd May 27, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Low-Energy Fridays, South, State Policy

Low-Energy Fridays: The NextEra/Dominion Merger Highlights the Need for Competition

Tom Opdyke May 22, 2026
In the News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Policing, South, State Policy

Kennedy, Booker reintroduce bipartisan bill to give law enforcement more tools to solve crimes

Jillian Snider May 12, 2026 Press Release Statement - Sen. Kennedy
Op-Eds Budget and Spending Reform, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, South, State Policy, Trade

Georgia liberated from Trump tariffs, but still paying high price

Marc Hyden May 4, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Analysis Electoral Reform, Governance, South, State Policy, Transparency

Audit Law Strengthens Alabama Elections

Chris McIsaac April 27, 2026
Op-Eds Artificial Intelligence, South, State Policy, Technology and Innovation

The future of AI: As humble as Claude and safe as Waymo?

Marc Hyden April 21, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
Op-Eds Governance, South, State Policy

Legislature delivers, but falls short on major proposals

Marc Hyden April 13, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald
External Policy Studies Clean Energy, Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Permitting Reform, South, State Policy

Shock to the System: What’s Driving Rising Electricity Costs in Louisiana

Devin Hartman Feb 12, 2026 Federation of American Scientists

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