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.
The Issue
Publications
In rebuking San Diego’s pension initiative, state high court slams our basic voting rights
Steven Greenhut
A recent California Supreme Court decision, striking down a San Diego initiative that rolled back pension benefits for new public employees, has rightly been portrayed as a win for public-sector…
From the raging wildfires to the fracas over Department of Motor Vehicle lines, California policy makers aren’t about to learn the right lessons.
Steven Greenhut
During one of my first fire seasons in Southern California nearly two decades ago, my neighbors and I received a notice from the county fire department warning us to keep our lawns cut and watered…
Commentary: In Florida race for governor, kids should come first
Emily Mooney & Nila Bala
This Wednesday, following up on a heated debate in late June, leading Republican gubernatorial candidates U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam will square off…
Cited in Bloomberg:
In their letter to Governor Brown, the businesses floated options to curtail the ruling’s influence. Those included issuing an executive order barring state agencies from…
, Reason
California Mayor Who Proposed Pension Reforms Says Police Tracked and Intimidated Him
Steven Greenhut
The recent announcement that a now-defunct law firm will pay $600,000 to a former Costa Mesa mayor and a current councilman and his wife puts to bed an ugly chapter in that Orange County city’s…
California Senate Bill 1303 would fix glaring conflict of interest in sheriff-coroner offices
Steven Greenhut
SACRAMENTO — One of the few things I remember from college Psychology 101 was Maslow’s pyramid-shaped “Hierarchy of Needs.” If we’re destitute, we spend all our time trying to meet our…
Your flood insurance premium is going up again, and that’s only the beginning
Media Coverage
R.J. Lehmann cited in The Miami Herald:
Florida has more flood insurance policies than any other state. The vast majority are through the NFIP; only eight percent of flood insurance policies in 2017…
How Tennessee is punishing student loan debt by taking away people’s jobs
C. Jarrett Dieterle & Marc Hyden
Shannon Otto was a 30-year-old, Nashville-based nurse and mother of two when she unexpectedly fell ill with epilepsy. While battling debilitating seizures, she frequently missed work and her medical…
San Francisco: The city of bans
Steven Greenhut
At times, it’s impossible to guess which things progressives want to ban — and which ones they want to mandate and subsidize. Think of New York City’s approach to electric bicycles. My guess…
AFSCME’s push for rent control proves the importance of the Janus union-dues ruling
Steven Greenhut
What do the following two things have in common: The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing government workers to opt out of paying union dues and an effort by liberal activists to pass…