Announcements
- Respondents in Center of the American Experiment’s latest Thinking Minnesota poll have traded their normally sunny disposition for feelings of uncertainty and concern about the future of Minnesota and the nation.
- The James Madison Institute released the 2022 edition of The Journal, JMI’s annual publication of articles from all policy areas that align with JMI’s efforts. As the title suggests, the latest edition of The Journal focuses on the “Collision Course” between Florida and Washington DC.
- Sutherland Institute announced the addition of Christine Cooke Fairbanks as its new Education Policy Fellow. Her research will focus on how increased support for a variety of school types impacts students, parents, and educators.
- The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty added Cara Tolliver, Associate Counsel, to expand WILL’s capacity for litigation. The growing WILL team continues its work to defend constitutional rights, advance the rule of law, promote education choice, and advocate for limited government.
This Week on SPN.org
5 Ballot Measures To Watch This November
Solutions from the states: This week’s policy briefs
- A new Foundation for Government Accountability paper outlines how states can transition people from Medicaid to private health insurance.
- The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty issued a new report, Empowering Patients: How Price Transparency Will Lower Healthcare Costs. The report explains how healthcare price transparency works, and how research has found that it can lower costs for consumers.
Policy News from the States
Crime
Crime Spike Not Due To Prison Reforms
Empower Mississippi
Proper Police Funding Is Needed To Reduce Violent Crime
Pelican Institute
Education
Report: Don’t shoot the messenger! Heed NAEP’s message about Kentucky’s education performance
Bluegrass Institute
Surprise in the new Kentucky Grade 11 ACT test results
Bluegrass Institute
The Education Exodus Advances
California Policy Center
Sweden Kept Schools Open During COVID. The Result? No Learning Loss.
Center of the American Experiment
A Big Win for the Entrepreneurial Educator
Goldwater Institute
Pritzker Flips On School Choice Scholarships He Tried To Cut
Illinois Policy Institute
Bipartisan School Reopenings? No. Progressive Leaders Fought to Keep Schools Closed
John Locke Foundation
FAQs about ESAs
Kansas Policy Institute
School Funding Should Focus On Learning, Not Attendance
Libertas Institute
State Figures Underreport School Spending by Billions
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
Parents’ Rights Are Fundamental
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
How Congress Can Improve Education
Pacific Research Institute
Elections
The Undue Voter Burden of RCV
Alaska Policy Forum
Proposal 2 Would Further Curtail Legislative Control of Election Procedures
Mackinac Center
Other States Say Ranked-Choice Voting is Confusing
Nevada Policy Research Institute
Energy and the Environment
Can New York Afford the “Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022”?
Empire Center
The Biden Administration’s Radical Climate Agenda—And How States Can Fight Back
Foundation for Government Accountability
New England Enters This Winter ‘Basically Crossing Our Fingers And Hoping’ For No Blackouts
Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
Big Increases In 2022 Snake River Chinook Returns
Washington Policy Center
Government Accountability
The Dog Ate NYSED’s Homework
Empire Center
The Cost of Lockdowns And Shutdowns Shows Why We Need To Reign In Executive Power
Center of the American Experiment
Rampant COVID-19 Fraud Points to A Bigger Problem With Government Spending
Center of the American Experiment
Report Card: How’s Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Done In 4 Years?
Illinois Policy Institute
Governor Kelly Ranked “C” in Fiscal Policy: ranked below nearby governors
Kansas Policy Institute
Whitmer supported $4.5 billion in corporate subsidies
Mackinac Center
Healthcare
Viewpoint: Addressing Montana’s Healthcare Shortage Should Begin With Occupational Licensing
Frontier Institute
Housing
Experts Inform Georgia Legislators on State’s Affordable Housing Problem
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Do The Right Thing For Maui Housing, Not Just ‘Something’
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii
As Medicaid Costs Swell, Lawmakers Should Prioritize Expansion Repeal
Idaho Freedom Foundation
Inflation/Gas Prices
Inflation Rate Rises Again In September
Center of the American Experiment
Despite The Fanfare, Inflation Is Not Conquered
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Economy and Inflation Remain Key Concerns for Voters in 2022
John Locke Foundation
More Inflation Fallout: Social Security Insolvency
John Locke Foundation
Jobs And State Economies
Minnesota’s Economy Isn’t Doing Well
Center of the American Experiment
GSI Analysis: September ’22 Jobs Report – New Jersey Job Numbers Soft Despite Plunge in Unemployment Rate
Garden State Initiative
A Report Card for Governors’ Fiscal Policy
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
Biden Admits Country May Face a ‘Very Slight Recession’
John Locke Foundation
How Occupational Licensing Might Boost Utah’s GDP and Employment Outcomes
Libertas Institute
Most Workers Will Pay A New Payroll Tax In July: Here’s An Update On Who Won’t
Washington Policy Center
State Budgets and Spending
Alabamians Deserve Permanent Tax Relief, Not Just A One-Time Check
Alabama Policy Institute
Spending Millions To Spend Billions
Badger Institute
What Would A Recession Mean For Our State Budget?
Center of the American Experiment
Property Tax Protection Through Local Government Limits
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
State Budget Update: Newsom’s Vetoes Foreshadow Tough Budget Year Ahead
Pacific Research Institute
Nebraska’s Property Tax Relief Needs To Deliver For All Taxpayers
Platte Institute
Workplace Freedom
California’s Government Unions Continue Steady Decline
California Policy Center
5 News Outlets Say Voters Should Reject Amendment 1
Illinois Policy Institute
SBA Officials Plead Ignorance of Union Related Covid Relief Fraud
Freedom Foundation
Other
As States Divest From ESG, Alabama Is Not Leading, But Will It Follow?
Alabama Policy Institute
FGA Praises Missouri Policymakers for Taking Steps To Combat ESG ‘Woke’ Investing
Foundation for Government Accountability
Eddie’s Story: Moving From Homelessness To A Housing And A Stable Job
Georgia Center for Opportunity
Goldwater to AZ Supreme Court: Don’t Let Bureaucrats Shield Invalid Decisions from Courts
Goldwater Institute
Iowans Against Cancelling Student Debt
Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation
How To Break the Cycle of Poverty
The James Madison Institute
ESG…OMG!
Palmetto Promise Institute
Think Tanks in the News
- The Buckeye Institute’s case against the District of Columbia for its unconstitutional COVID mandates received extensive media coverage, including appearances on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle and Fox News @ Night, Salem’s O’Connor Tonight, and WMAL’s O’Connor and Company. The Washington Examiner and The Washington Post also covered the case, as did many other media outlets.
- The Mississippi Center for Public Policy wrote about trickle-down economics and Biden’s economic strategy.
Working Out Of The Housing Crisis
Ethan Allen Institute in the Vermont Daily Chronicle
School Choice And Legacies
Bluegrass Institute in the Commonwealth Journal
PA Is the Epicenter of Democrats’ Political Spending
Commonwealth Foundation at RealClearPennsylvania
Grading The Governors
Georgia Public Policy Foundation in the Dalton Daily Citizen
Free Enterprise Is The American Way
John Locke Foundation in The Enterprise
Illinois Government Unions Seek More Strike Power To Get More Political
Illinois Policy Institute at The Center Square
Ganahl’s Bull Feces Vs. Polis’ Unicorn Feces
Independence Institute in The Colorado Gazette
Macomb Mom Fights for Parents’ Rights
Mackinac Center in The Alpena News (Steve Delie):
Why Do Many People Prefer Florida To California? The Vital Economic Freedom
Mackinac Center in The Hill
Market-based Principles Bring Us Quality Healthcare
Pacific Research Institute in Newsmax
Hospitals Are Still Hiding Costs
Pacific Research Institute in the Washington Examiner
Louisiana Pushes To Reduce ‘Unnecessary’ Barriers To Employment
Pelican Institute featured at PBS Newshour Online
Opposing visions of ‘We, the People’ for our nation and Missouri
Show-Me Institute in the Columbia Daily Tribune
Biden Shamelessly Depletes Our Strategic Petroleum Reserve To Buy Midterm Votes For Democrats
Texas Public Policy Foundation at The Federalist
California’s Homelessness Crisis Hamstrung By Expensive Lack Of Accountability
Texas Public Policy Foundation at Fox News Online
U.S. Supreme Court Anti-Discrimination Ruling Means The End Of Washington State’s Notorious Blaine Amendment
Washington Policy Center in The Spokesman-Review
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