The John Locke Foundation launched a series called Freedom Focus, a multi-part, soon-to-be mixed media series that provides readers with information on the most transformative and foundational elements of living in a free society.
How To Reach Young Americans: Insights From Harvard Institute Of Politics Youth Survey
Nine ways the Build Back Better Act would change how Americans live their lives
Victory for Wisconsin Workers: The Wisconsin Governor signed a bill that will make it easier for professionals seeking a state license to receive one in an expedited fashion. The Badger Institute noted it’s currently not uncommon for applicants to wait months or longer to receive the credential that the state requires them to secure in order to practice their occupation. This new legislation is designed to streamline that process.
House Bill 122, which permanently expands access to telehealth services for all Ohioans received final approval from the Ohio General Assembly and now awaits the Ohio Governor’s signature. Throughout the pandemic, Ohioans have relied on this proven Buckeye Institute-championed reform and in passing the bill, the Ohio General Assembly has made it possible for all Ohioans—particularly the elderly and those in rural Ohio—to see their health care providers and get the care they need.
Study: Pa. Taxpayers on Hook for at Least $42 Million in Lobbying Costs
Pennsylvania taxpayers paid for at least $42 million in lobbying expenses from 2007–2020, according to two reports released today by the Commonwealth Foundation. The $42 million figure represents the tip of the iceberg. Just 40% of 1,518 governments entities responded to Commonwealth Foundation’s data-gathering open records requests.
Medicaid’s Metamorphosis
Designed as a ‘safety net’ health plan for the poor and disabled, Medicaid has grown to cover more than one-third of the state’s population. A new report from the Empire Center finds that even as poverty declined, the program’s rolls grew by 1.4 million or 29 percent from 2010 to 2019.
State Pandemic Response: Understanding the Impact on Employment &. Opportunity
The Georgia Center for Opportunity released a new report linking the number of jobs lost in a given state with how severely that state shut down its economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also found that states that imposed more draconian economic shutdowns continue to feel severe job losses even to today.
Bad Returns: How Idaho College Degrees Fare on Debt-earnings Tests
Students and parents no longer need to ask, “Is college worth it?” The latest report by the Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Center for American Education explains the financial prospects of studying in a particular field at Idaho’s colleges.
Environmental Credits: Do They Live Up To Their Promises?
Lawsuits targeting oil and gas companies with the promise of bringing dollars for coastal restoration have had a chilling effect that has sent investment and jobs away from Louisiana. A new report from the Pelican Institute for Public Policy shows that the proposed Freeport-McMoRan settlement would have questionable impact on coastal restoration, with many of the settlement dollars likely to be spent on non-restoration projects.
2022 Missouri Blueprint
A new report by the Show-Me Institute presents 14 policy ideas aimed at moving Missouri forward to a brighter future.
WILL Issues Review Of 2020 Election, Recommendations For Reform
A 10-month review of the 2020 election in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty uncovers legal problems with election administration, but no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Warning Sign: 2021 Update
An updated study from the Yankee Institute for Public Policy finds most of Connecticut’s towns and cities face significant unfunded liabilities from pension and retiree healthcare benefits promised to current and former employees. In fact, these liabilities have together grown more than $5 billion in just four years and are likely to climb even higher.
Build Back Better or Build Back “Badder?”
Alaska Policy Forum
Will obstruction of better reading instruction continue in Kentucky?
Bluegrass Institute
Stakes are too high to deny school choice, competition
Bluegrass Institute
The Union Mandated School Shutdowns are Having Major Consequences
California Policy Center
Sacramento’s Surprise Reaction to the California School Boards Association Appeal for Police Help
California Policy Center
Ivy Green Academy: A learner-driven school
Empower Mississippi
Supreme Court to hear landmark school choice case
Empower Mississippi
COVID Good News: Homeschooling Reaches Critical Mass
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Nearly 1 In 3 Illinois Students Didn’t Take Assessment Tests
Illinois Policy Institute
Report: Raleigh ranks 48th out of 50 large metros in public school quality
John Locke Foundation
Break the Barriers to Staffing Michigan’s Classrooms
Mackinac Center
New data once again shows that “Parents Know Better” than bureaucracy
Nevada Policy Research Institute
Proposed school choice measure would change California education status quo
Pacific Research Institute
Pioneer Institute Files Amicus Curiae Brief in U.S. Supreme Court School Choice Case
Pioneer Institute
Credit Where Credit is Due
Show Me Institute
Educational Performance Transparency Is Fundamental
Show-Me Institute
When Will North Carolina Require Photo ID To Vote?
John Locke Foundation
NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030
Center of the American Experiment
Climate Act Scoping Plan Won’t Address Costs to Utility Consumers
Empire Center
Montana leads the way on forest projects
Frontier Institute
Cook County, Metro East Crack Top 5 ‘judicial Hellholes’ In U.S.
Illinois Policy Institute
Big Brother, Data Privacy, And High-Tech Overreach
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
What is so special about Direct Primary Care?
Frontier Institute
State laws have limited the supply of new hospital beds for decades
Josiah Bartlett Center
KSDE deceives legislators about student achievements
Kansas Policy Institute
Barriers on Healthcare Providers Hurt Minorities
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Stitt: Oklahoma Will Continue “Winning” Vaccine-Mandate Fight
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Nurse practitioners can ease the strain on the California doctor shortage
Pacific Research Institute
What’s So Special About Direct Primary Care?
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Minneapolis should learn from St. Paul’s rent control disaster
Center of the American Experiment
Local deregulation is the path to relieving Maine’s housing crunch
Maine Policy Institute
Inflation Growth Turned Out To Be Not So Temporary
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Alaska: The Jones Act’s Original Victim
Alaska Policy Forum
Economic Growth: The Only Game in Town
Cascade Policy Institute
Minnesota’s fastest growing counties are in regions bordering the Dakotas
Center of the American Experiment
NY was leaking income millionaires in pandemic run-up
Empire Center
Slashing red tape will grow Montana’s workforce
Frontier Institute
Government’s Best Industrial Policy: Remove Barriers
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
What Hawaii must do to recover financially
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
How COVID lockdowns destroy small businesses and aggravate inequality
Independence Institute
North Carolina’s Favorable Tax Climate Entices Toyota
John Locke Foundation
How Free is North Carolina’s Economy?
John Locke Foundation
When Lansing Picks Business Winners, Taxpayers and the Public Lose
Mackinac Center
Kentucky continues to improve economic freedom ranking, still lags neighbors
Pegasus Institute
New Orleans cracks down on small businesses
Pelican Institute
Minnesota’s government is forecast to take more money than it thought it needed: it should give it back
Center of the American Experiment
Pritzker’s $2 Billion COVID-19 Aid Slush Fund Uncovered
Illinois Policy Institute
Property Taxes Still Rob ‘home Alone’ House
Illinois Policy Institute
How Will North Carolina Spend Federal Covid Relief?
John Locke Foundation
Oklahoma’s Income Tax, by the Numbers
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Evaluating Nebraska’s Tax Collections with Tom Henning
Platte Institute
Is Washington State capable of providing broad-based tax relief?
Washington Policy Center
Oregon School Unions Near 50 Percent Membership, And It’s Their Own Fault
Freedom Foundation
WVU is Making Smart Choices in its Program Review
Cardinal Institute
Fudged Numbers and a Failed Response
Cascade Policy Institute
Another Pandemic Lesson Learned: College Isn’t the Only Option
Foundation for Government Accountability
Goldwater Client to Congress: Stop Gov’t Theft of Innocent Property Owners
Goldwater Institute
Freedom Requires “Laws,” Not “Legislation”
John Locke Foundation
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending December 6
John Locke Foundation
Where have all the capitalists gone?
John Locke Foundation
Expanding Broadband Access in Kansas
Kansas Policy Institute
Mississippi Penalizes Gold Purchases, In Favor Of Inflated Currency
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Build Back Better Is Bad For The States
Citizens Against Government Waste in The Hill
Let’s help those leaving prison re-enter society
Empower Mississippi in the Magee News
Lawsuit Targets California Union’s Political Slush Fund
Freedom Foundation at RedState
Oregon School Unions Near 50% Membership, It’s Their Own Fault
Freedom Foundation featured at Oregon Catalyst
Hawaii is No Paradise if You Need Medical Care
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii in The Wall Street Journal
Growing Iowa’s economy through economic freedom
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation in The Center Square
Getting Tricked By the Wrong Kind of Incentives
Mackinac Center in RealClearPolicy
Get Out Of The Way, Feds, To Allow Us To Build Better Infrastructure
Mackinac Center for Public Policy in The Hill
America’s Seventies Show—the Sequel
Maryland Public Policy Institute in the City-Journal
Zap State Tax
Mississippi Center for Public Policy in The Northside Sun
Biden Agenda – Illegal And/Or Unpopular
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in The Journal Record
The Nuclear Option Can Keep The Lights On In California
Pacific Research Institute in the Los Angeles Daily News
Latest Medicaid Data Show A Deeply Broken Program
Pacific Research Institute in Forbes
Omicron Is No Excuse to Prolong the Pandemic
Pacific Research Institute in Newsmax
A Tsunami Of Bad Policy
Show-Me Institute in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I, Citizen Takeaways
Jim Bohannon Radio Show | December 6, 2021
Episode 381: I, Citizen by Tony Woodlief
National Review’s Bookmonger Podcast | December 6, 2021
I, Citizen: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self‐Governance
Cato Daily Podcast | December 7, 2021
Book ‘I, Citizen’ Offers Blueprint for Reclaiming American Self-Governance
Carolina Journal | December 7, 2021
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