Announcements
- Americans for Fair Treatment announced that Chief Executive Officer, David Osborne, will step down from his position for health reasons. Effective immediately, Elisabeth Messenger, the organization’s current National Executive Director, will serve as AFFT’s Interim Chief Executive Officer.
- The Buckeye Institute filed its amicus brief in Texas v. Yellen with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Buckeye previously filed briefs in similar cases (Ohio v. Yellen, West Virginia v. Yellen, and Arizona v. Yellen), which urged those respective courts to rule that the Biden Administration’s tax mandate—included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—is ambiguous and therefore unenforceable and that the treasury secretary cannot fix Congress’s error through regulatory action.
- The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) filed a cross-motion in federal court as part of an ongoing case 2:22-cv-00252 against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the court to order DOJ to immediately produce its Strategic Plan to carry out President Biden’s Executive Order 14019, titled ‘Promoting Access to Voting’ as well as other documents that it is withholding.
- Institute for Reforming Government released the last of its Wisconsin State Agency 101 Briefings, highlighting everything you need to know about the Department of Transportation, the Department of Children and Families, and the Wisconsin Technical College System. This concludes their Agency 101 series, explaining the basics of the 20 largest state agencies in Wisconsin.
- In the latest episode of the John Locke Foundation’s Policy Pizza video series, the Foundation considers the root causes of inflation.
- The Mississippi Center for Public Policy launched the Mississippi Leadership Academy, a six-part program designed to equip young people with the skills necessary to be effective change agents in Mississippi.
- On the Hubwonk podcast, Pioneer Institute talked with the Cato Institute’s Chris Edwards about the new report he co-authored entitled, “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2022.”
- Todd Myers, the Director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center, released a new book today, Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet’s Biggest Problems.
Solutions from the states: This week’s policy briefs
- A new report written by national social studies expert Wilfred McClay and released today from Center of the American Experiment details how the draft social studies standards developed in 2021 focus on divisive topics, favor radical political activism over academic knowledge and are now among the worst social studies standards in the nation.
- The Alaska Policy Forum released a policy brief on cleaning up Alaska’s voter rolls.
- The Beacon Center released a regulatory reform agenda for Tennessee lawmakers.
- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation released a study of one contributor to housing costs that has a varying but often significant effect throughout Georgia: development impact fees.
- The John Locke Foundation released a research brief on what North Carolina parents think about education and their schools.
- A new study from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy analyzes every emergency power in state law and identifies reforms that would safeguard the public from their abuse.
- The Pacific Research Institute released healthcare priorities for the next Congress.
- The Pelican Institute published a primer on Louisiana’s new licensing laws.
Policy News from the States
Education
BIPPS At The Table: ‘There Are Much Better Models For Social Studies Standards’
Bluegrass Institute
Effectiveness over Urgency is Key to Improving Student Performance in Wilmington
Caesar Rodney Institute
Catholic School Achievement Fares Better Than Public School Counterparts
Center of the American Experiment
National Expert: Minnesota’s Academic Standards Among The Nation’s Worst
Center of the American Experiment
School Closures, Learning Loss, And Economic Impacts
Center of the American Experiment
Poll Of North Carolina Parents Finds More Concerns About Teachers And What’s Going On In The Classroom
John Locke Foundation
Five Things To Know About K-12 Education In Kansas
Kansas Policy Institute
Florida Is Revamping Civics Education—And OCPA Is Playing A Role
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
As Student Enrollment Drops, the Number of Teachers Rises
Show-Me Institute
Pandemic Slide In Test Scores Shows Why We Need Multiple Approaches To Education
Sutherland Institute
Election 2022
Voting For The Kids
California Policy Center
Midterms Are Approaching—And DOJ Is Still Hiding Election Plans
Foundation for Government Accountability
3 Things To Watch On Election Day
Frontier Institute
Prop 129 Empowers Arizonans to Make Informed Decisions at the Ballot
Goldwater Institute
5 News Outlets Say Voters Should Reject Amendment 1
Illinois Policy Institute
Amendment 1 Could Lock In $4B Statewide Property Tax Hike
Illinois Policy Institute
Question 2: Minimum Wage Hurts Those It’s Designed to Help
Nevada Policy Research Institute
Energy and the Environment
The End of Representative Government and Freedom in Delaware
Caesar Rodney Institute
Rising Natural Gas Prices Mean Minnesotans Could Pay An Extra $385 This Year To Heat Their Homes Compared To 2021
Center of the American Experiment
Government Accountability
Hochul’s Pandemic Study Is Off to an Underwhelming Start
Empire Center
Madigan Pleads Not Guilty To Corruption Charges
Illinois Policy Institute
State Of Emergency Ends, But Many Workers Remain Fired
Washington Policy Center
Emergency Powers Reform Still Needed; State Supreme Court Agrees To Review Governor’s Authority
Washington Policy Center
Healthcare
Simple Solutions That Boost Neighborhood Healthcare
Pacific Research Institute
WA Cares Suddenly Solvent? Hopefully, But It Depends — And The Long-Term-Care Law Still Isn’t Good
Washington Policy Center
Housing
Short-Term Rental Ban Deserves Short Life
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
Jobs And State Economies
Real Incomes Are Falling Further And Faster In Minnesota Than Nationally
Center of the American Experiment
18,500 Fewer Minnesotans Were Employed In September Than In June
Center of the American Experiment
Minnesota’s Economic Growth Is Below Average
Center of the American Experiment
C’MON MAN: Are Our Costs Really Going Down?
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
Ohio Jobs Head For Right-To-Work States
Mackinac Center
State Budgets and Spending
A Flat Tax in Wisconsin Can Deliver Tax Relief for Everyone
Badger Institute
Montana’s Two Different Tax Realities
Frontier Institute
Property Taxes Rise Nearly $4B Under Pritzker
Illinois Policy Institute
Iowa’s October Revenue Continues to Surpass Estimates
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
Inaccurate Revenue Estimates Aren’t A Sign For More Spending
Kansas Policy Institute
Budget Surplus For Now, Not Forever
Pelican Institute
Saving Federalism: How Federal Policy Affects Missouri Spending
Show-Me Institute
Workplace Freedom
Teachers Unions’ Illegal Strikes In Massachusetts Test State Law
Americans for Fair Treatment
Support Your Local
Americans for Fair Treatment
Government Union Money Dwarfs Corporate Influence In California Elections
California Policy Center
Virginia Drops From A+ To C In Worker Freedom Largest Decrease In The Country
Thomas Jefferson Institute
Other
High Costs and Low Earnings
Beacon Center
Hochul Cryptic on Crypto
Empire Center
West Virginia Isn’t Family Friendly
Cardinal Institute
Mayor Wheeler Offers a Mixed Bag of Homelessness Solutions
Cascade Policy Institute
Seven Principles Of Sound Public Policy
Frontier Institute
Look at Licensing Reform To Ease Utah’s Mental Health Crisis
Libertas Institute
Think Tanks in the News
Alaska Reads Act Is Up For The Challenge Shown By National Reading Assessment Scores
Alaska Policy Forum in Must Read Alaska
Teachers Unions Spend Big On Democrats Ahead Of Midterm Elections
Americans for Fair Treatment cited at Fox News Online
Unions Dues Being Used to Back PA Democrats
Americans for Fair Treatment on the Rich Zeoli Show
Beating Back The Jungle of Red Tape
Beacon Center at RealClearPolicy
Amendment 1: Balancing Power Or Legislative Shenanigans?
Bluegrass Institute in the Richmond Register
The Forgotten Local Elections With Unforgettable Consequences
California Policy Center in The Epoch Times
Why Oregon Residents May Elect The First Non-Democratic Governor In 40 Years
Cascade Policy Institute op-ed in the Washington Examiner
Government Unions, Progressive Donors Finance Assault on Pennsylvania’s Charter Schools
Commonwealth Foundation at The Daily Signal
Democracy Requires an Informed Electorate
Ethan Allen Institute in the Bennington Banner
Florida Teachers’ Union Bleeding Members
Freedom Foundation at RedState
Good Luck Finding Price Tag On Amendment 1
Illinois Policy Institute in The Center Square
Tiny Steps To Socialism On The Ballot
Independence Institute in The Gazette
Look At Licensing Reform To Ease Utah’s Mental Health Crisis
Libertas Institute in The Salt Lake Tribune
Candidates For The Legislature: Please Champion Legislation
Mackinac Center in the Alpena News
Nevada Ranks Where in K-12 Education?
Nevada Policy Research Institute in Nevada Business
Veteran Suicides Testify To A Healthcare Travesty
Pacific Research Institute at the Washington Examiner
Ensure Telehealth Stays Alive And Well
Pacific Research Institute in The New York Daily News
Denial Is A Dangerous State When It Comes To Public Education And Test Scores
Show-Me Institute in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Politicians’ Backstabbing Family Members Are The Worst
State Policy Network’s Tony Woodlief in Spectator World:
America’s School Choice Moment Can’t Be Missed At Midterm Elections
Texas Public Policy Foundation at Fox News Online
Time To Engage In Serious Policy Discussions
Washington Policy Center in The Spokesman-Review
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