Author, Health Care, Library, Policy Areas, Reports, Timothy Sweeney

Tax Credit for Contributions to Rural Hospitals: Updated Bill Analysis

The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a $100 million tax credit program for individual and corporate donations to hospitals in rural or nearly-rural Georgia communities. House Bill 919 is designed to create private investment incentives for rural hospitals to help shore up their finances. The flawed legislation contains very few reporting requirements or guidelines to direct where the money goes or how benefitting hospitals use it.

Read the full bill analysis.

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Timothy Sweeney

A Two-Generation Approach: Solutions to Support Student Parents and Their Children

Alex Camardelle December 13, 2019

written by Alex Camardelle, Senior Policy Analyst and Jennifer Lee, Policy Analyst Overview A parent’s

World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month: How Welcoming is Georgia?

Crystal Muñoz June 20, 2022

Over the past year or so, Georgians have grown increasingly aware of the challenges faced by refugees resettling in the state. A new report provides a wealth of information on how refugees in the U.S. fare over time and how they affect our local communities.