We work extensively on both state and national policy, focusing on issues that other groups tend to neglect. Our specialty is in tackling issues that are complex, but don’t necessarily grab major headlines. These are the areas where we think we can have a real impact.
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Kemp’s Budget Cuts Are a Welcome Reversal
Marc Hyden
Few governors request state agencies to revise and reduce their budgets when the economy is humming, but Brian Kemp isn’t your average governor. He recently sent instructions to his agency chiefs…
Yes, America, we face a white-nationalist threat
Steven Greenhut
As the cliché goes, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” I’m a gun-rights supporter and own some legally purchased and properly stored firearms, and they are no threat to anything…
Trump Off the Ballot? Newsom Confirms Critics’ Fears
Steven Greenhut
Say what you will about former Gov. Jerry Brown, but he did in fact govern as an adult. He spent too much money and promoted boondoggles such as the bullet train and a twin tunnel project that would…
Dear Mayor Jones,
I am writing in regard to Boulder’s proposed ordinance, which would ban the sale of flavored-tobacco products in Boulder, including most vaping products. I am the Western…
Dismal debates over who will spend us into oblivion
Steven Greenhut
The idea that “deficits don’t matter” has been growing among Trump-supporting Republicans now that the president has agreed to a budget-busting spending deal. If you don’t know what’s…
Flying This Summer? You Deserve Independent Regulators
Steven Greenhut
From The Aspen Institute:
You shouldn’t need a costly license to shampoo someone’s head.
California’s Toxic Brew
Steven Greenhut
Everyone who has visited the Happiest Place on Earth has been greeted by this not-so-joyful sign: “WARNING: The Disneyland Resort contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause…
Rat Story Is a California Allegory
Steven Greenhut
As the state’s rodent population explodes, California officials are limiting the use of rat poison and trying to ban everyone from using it.
It was one of the most absurd stories of California’s…
Ohio Passes Controversial Bill to Bail Out Nuclear and Coal Plants
Alan Smith & Travis Kavulla
From Greentech Media:
Free-market think tank R Street Institute wrote in May testimony that HB 6 would replace more cost-effective subsidies for efficiency and renewables with subsidies for…
How federal funding is being used to secure Alabama’s election systems
Paul Rosenzweig
From WVTM 13 Digital:
A new report released today by the Brennan Center takes a look at how six states, including Alabama, are using federal grant money to better secure their elections…