A recent study provides good news for supporters of school choice – indicating that it is saving Georgia taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. In a report from EdChoice, it was found that the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program and the Georgia Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit saved taxpayers between $605 million and $1.1 billion in FY 2018. The credits allow taxpayers to redirect some of their state income tax to nonprofit student scholarship organizations for K-12 students. Positive reports on the state’s school choice system have its proponents RISING…
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Expanding access to rural healthcare has been a key priority for legislators in recent years, but there are still areas where Georgia struggles. One of those is access to maternity care, where according to a study by March of Dimes, nearly half of the state’s 159 counties are considered ‘maternity care deserts.’ That means that some 159,000 women in Georgia live more than 30 minutes from a hospital that provides labor and delivery services. SINKING…
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