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Governance, State Policy, Western

A $20,000 model trash can is a showcase of city dysfunction

Steven Greenhut May 6, 2026 The Washington Post
Analysis Electoral Reform, Governance

How Provisional Ballots Can Strengthen Same-Day Registration

Chris McIsaac May 8, 2026
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Policing

What Works in American Policing Part 4—Problem-Oriented and Intelligence-Led Policing: Diagnosing the Problem Before Deploying the Response

Jillian Snider May 8, 2026
Analysis Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Policy, Technology and Innovation

AI Dialogue with China: Talk, But Don’t Sign Anything

Mark Dalton May 8, 2026
Newsletters, Real Solutions Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Federal Government Affairs, Low-Energy Fridays, Natural Gas, Technology and Innovation

Low-Energy Fridays: Energy Affordability Check-In

Philip Rossetti May 8, 2026
News Economic Mobility, Healthier Communities, Occupational Licensing, Thriving Families

New study finds older Americans left behind by decades of smoking cessation progress

Grace Pewitt May 7, 2026
Analysis Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Why the FDA’s Politically Driven First-Ever Flavored-Vape Approval Almost Gets the Science Right

Jeffrey S. Smith May 6, 2026
Op-Eds Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Innovation

AI Won’t Replace Human Creativity. It Will Unleash It.

Eli Lehrer May 6, 2026 Tech Policy Press
Analysis Electricity Policy, Energy and Environment, Energy Regulatory Reform, Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, State Policy

The Missing Transmission Voices Emerge

Devin Hartman May 6, 2026
Analysis Behavioral Health, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Thriving Families

When Harm Reduction Isn’t Enough

Mazen Saleh May 5, 2026

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