Announcements
The Buckeye Institute joined Columbus Perspective to discuss Ohio’s new two-year budget, which included Buckeye-championed universal school choice and income tax relief that moves Ohio closer to a single flat tax.
Freedom Foundation hosted its first-ever Teacher Freedom Summit last week in Denver. The summit brought together 200 teachers and coalition partners from 26 states, Canada and Australia.
Illinois Policy Institute released the results of their new poll by Echelon Insights which showed that 70% of those polled were against Illinois’ automatic annual gas tax increases.
John Locke Foundation’s incoming CEO, Donald Bryson, discussed his background, his perspective on North Carolina politics, and his vision for the future of Locke with The Carolina Journal.
Mississippi Center for Public Policy released videos highlighting some good and bad policy changes Mississippi has enacted over the past few years, defining th term “woke”, and interviewing author Martin Hutchinson about his new book “Forging Identity”.
Mountain States Policy Center published a guide of frequently used economic and governance terms to help provide context for the Center’s recommendations and analysis and applauded a recent “Disagree Better” campaign put out by the National Governor Association.
Tax Foundation published its mid-year report on sales tax around the country.
Texas Public Policy Foundation hosted a discussion on Austin Prochko’s recently released book, Foundations of Freedom: The Layman’s Guide to the Philosophy of the American Founding.
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sent a letter to the U.S. Senators and Representatives of Wisconsin, asking them to back and vote for the FAIR Act, legislation which will support due process, protect individual property rights, and restore Congress’s authority to spend through appropriation.
Freedom through the Courts: The Latest Litigation Efforts across the Network
Americans for Fair Treatment filed an amicus brief in support of winning plaintiff in the landmark SCOTUS ruling, Groff v. DeJoy.
The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Johnson v. Smith, calling on the court to stop the government from conducting warrantless searches of Americans’ homes and businesses, arguing that government officials cannot create Fourth Amendment-free zones through oppressive regulatory schemes.
Goldwater Institute filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rein in unchecked bureaucratic power by reconsidering the “deference” theory.
Kansas Policy Institute’s Kansas Justice Institute filed an appeal with the Tenth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals on a case involving illegal search and the right to earn a living.
Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit against a San Antonio-based government program called the “Bexar County Small Business Assistance Program,” alleging that the $10 million program discriminates against small business owners based on race.
Success Stories
Wisconsin: Gov. Evers signed the state’s “Right to Read” bill into law, a huge win which takes significant steps to solve the literacy crisis and, overall, improves the status quo (Institute for Reforming Government).
Solutions from the States: This Week’s Policy Briefs
Alaska Policy Forum and Reason Foundation analyzed two bills proposing public retirement plan changes in the Alaska Legislature.
Beacon Center of Tennessee’s Benjamin Browning examined policies that will create more transparent and accessible government data.
Center of the American Experiment’s John Phelan examined the recent CNBC report “America’s Top States for Business” with an eye for demographic data that called these rankings into question, examining also the policies driving that data.
John Locke Foundation’s Kelly Lester investigated the decline in sawmills in North Carolina, demonstrating how the “Support Local Sawmills” Act helps regulate and increase the production of lumber.
Mackinac Center’s James M. Hohman wrote a brief examining the policies that grant subsidies for chips, stadiums and other areas.
Mississippi Center for Public Policy’s Douglas Carswell published a brief arguing that companies should start focusing on their consumers instead of social causes.
Mountain States Policy Center’s Chris Cargill released a brief arguing that the National Education Association’s federal charter needs to be updated.
Pelican Institute for Public Policy released a policy report which points out that expanding the enforcement powers of antitrust agencies will do more harm than good and argues that power must be put in the hands of consumers.
Platte Institute’s Michael Lucci set the facts straight on Nebraska’s Opportunity Scholarships, which drive Nebraska’s school choice program.
Sutherland Institute released a new report titled “The Utah Family Miracle: Five Policy Ideas to Keep Utah Families Strong and Stable.”
Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Ben Crockett wrote a brief examining how local Texas governments are abandoning fiscally responsible policies.
Washington Policy Center’s Todd Myers detailed how Washington State Gov. Inslee’s latest excuse for increasing gas prices is wrong according to his own source.
Tracking Positive Reforms in the States: Updates from Network Affiliates
A Wisconsin lawmaker introduced legislation to reform the National Education Association’s federal charter. Freedom Foundation’s Max Nelsen worked closely with the lawmaker’s office to help it come to fruition.
Policy News from the States
Topics:
K-12 Education
Still No Electric Circuits in Kentucky’s Public School Science Standards
Bluegrass Institute
Catholic Schools Defy Sobering Academic Trend
Center of the American Experiment
Let Teachers Teach
Empower Mississippi
New York City’s Success Academy
Ethan Allen Institute
Despite Billions of Dollars in Federal Education Aid, Students Are Behind in Reading And Math
Institute for Reforming Government
From Microschools to Co-Ops, Entrepreneurs Are Creating New Educational Options in New Hampshire
Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
Reading and Math Results Alarming
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Attacks on Standardized Testing in Louisiana
Pelican Institute for Public Policy
Energy and Environment
Some Good News from the Minnesota Session, Repeal of the Minimum Mark Up on Gas
Center of the American Experiment
Get Ready for the New York City Blackout of 2025
Empire Center
Don’t Be Fooled by “Global Average Temperature”
Ethan Allen Institute
Xcel Energy For EV Charge Stations Before They Had to Pay for Them
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Don’t Fear the Nuclear Future
Libertas Institute
The Global Warming Crisis
MacIver Institute for Public Policy
California Energy Lessons Waiting to Be Learned
Pacific Research Institute
How a Ruling on Amish Water Disposal Signifies Protection for All of Us
Sutherland Institute
Another Day, More Factual Errors by Defenders of the State’s Climate Tax
Washington Policy Center
Healthcare
Popular Short-Term Health Plans Should Be Preserved
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Helping the Hurting, Protecting the Vulnerable: Mental Health and Substance Abuse
John Locke Foundation
Housing Affordability
‘Inclusionary Zoning’ Will Only Exacerbate the Housing Crisis
Pacific Research Institute
Bellingham Special Interest Groups Are Pushing for More Expensive Rent (Again) Despite Voters Rejecting Rent Control at the Ballot Box in 2021
Washington Policy Center
Jobs and State Economies
Kansas Taxpayers Snookered Again; Oklahoma Lands Bigger Panasonic Battery Plant with Smaller Price Tag
Kansas Policy Institute
Why Are Some Things More Expensive?
Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Corporate Welfare Needs to Get In-N-Out of Here
Beacon Center of Tennessee
If Minnesota Is Such a Great State for Business, Why Aren’t Businesses and Employees Acting Like It?
Center of the American Experiment
Vermont a Magnet for the Homeless
Ethan Allen Institute
Idaho Policy Makes Youth Employment Opportunities Scarce
Idaho Freedom Foundation
Michigan’s Top-10 Hit
Mackinac Center
The Starbucks Index Shows California’s Growing Urban Crime Problem
Pacific Research Institute
State Budgets
Minnesota Spending and Stampeding
Center of the American Experiment
What Should Lawmakers Do with Another Budget Surplus?
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Report: Illinois, Chicago public pension crises worst in U.S.
Illinois Policy Institute
Purple Line Seven Years Late at Triple the Cost
The Maryland Public Policy Institute
Idaho’s Fiscal Process – An Interview with the Division of Financial Management
Mountain States Policy Center
City of Independence Mulls Lawsuit Over Jackson County Property Taxes
Show-Me Institute
The Road Ahead: A Call for Tax Reform
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Department of Revenue Holds Initial Public Hearing on Proposed Rules for Capital Gains Income Tax
Washington Policy Center
Government’s Favorite Past Time…Spending Other People’s Money
Yankee Institute
Workplace Freedom
Teachers Union Presidents Blast Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
Americans for Fair Treatment
Florida Unions Scramble to Avoid Recertification
Americans for Fair Treatment
‘Parents for Teachers Union’ Effort Flops Worse than CNN+
Goldwater Institute
Other
What Happens Next? The End of the Moratorium on Student Loan Payments
Beacon Center of Tennessee
California Local Elected Officials: Protect the Independence of Local Governments
California Policy Center
A New Yorker’s First “Real” Trip to West Virginia
Cardinal Institute
Court Dissent Based on Factual Error
Indiana Policy Review Foundation
The Surveillance State Comes to Missouri
Show-Me Institute
The ‘Utah Family Miracle’ and Why It Matters
Sutherland Institute
The Network in the News
In the BeechTree News, the Bluegrass Institute’s Jim Waters highlights the benefits of school choice.
On Cleveland.com, The Buckeye Institute’s Logan Kolas calls on Congress to work with states to create a visa program that gives states a say in admitting high-skilled workers.
In The OC Register, the California Policy Center’s Edward Ring criticizes the California Environmental Quality Act.
In the Portland Tribune, the Cascade Policy Institute’s John Charles Jr. notes Metro nature parks are inaccessible by design.
In her column for The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Commonwealth Foundation’s Jennifer Stefano notes Governor Shapiro can turn his political blunder into a moral good and transform the Democratic Party.
At Broad + Liberty, the Commonwealth Foundation’s Guy Ciarrocchi argues that Pennsylvania’s Lifeline Scholarship opponents fear it will work.
In the Vermont Daily Chronicle, the Ethan Allen Institute’s John McClaughry criticizes the concept of ‘average global temperature.’
In his recent column, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s Kyle Wingfield analyzes Georgia’s budget.
At Fox News Online, the Goldwater Institute’s Matt Beienburg highlights the catastrophic lack of support for the National Education Association’s agenda.
In the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Policy Institute’s Paul Vallas notes our next police superintendent must prioritize dealing with the violent crime that’s happening now.
In his recent column for The Denver Gazette, the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara highlights how the Air Quality Control Commission is advancing policies without the consent of Colorado residents.
At National Review, Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation’s John Hendrickson and the National Taxpayers Union Pete Sepp note federalism can help tame the national debt.
In The Florida Standard, The James Madison Institute’s Dr. Edward J. Longe notes that American tech innovation is at the center of geopolitics.
At Florida’s VOICE, The James Madison Institute’s Dr. Edward J. Longe argues that Congress must protect our personal information.
In The County Press, the Mackinac Center’s James Hohman notes solving social problems requires more than confiscating wealth from billionaires.
At the Missoulian, Mountain States Policy Center’s Chris Cargill argues for power to the people via the legislative branch.
In the Washington Examiner, the Pacific Research Institute’s Sally Pipes notes forcing people off short-term health plans is the real insurance scam.
In The OC Register, the Pacific Research Institute’s Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarten note something is clearly off with California’s homelessness spending.
In the Deseret News, Sutherland Institute’s Brad Wilcox notes Utah’s economic success cannot be separated from the strength and stability of its families.
At InsideSources, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty’s Miranda Spindt points out a divided government didn’t stop school choice in Wisconsin.
At RealClearPolicy, Vance Ginn notes threads vs. twitter could only Happen in a free market.
