Benefits that travel with workers from job to job give them stability, and they’re a recruitment and retention tool for businesses. State laws that provide legal clarity can make it work for everyone.
The state says platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket resemble illegal gambling, while federal regulators claim exclusive oversight authority.
State policies that can unlock the affordability of home electrification, rooftop solar and battery storage could save families significant money while giving them a direct stake in the next energy economy.
There are efforts at the state level to curtail it, but it’s not going away.
State zoning reforms to remove barriers to factory-built homes have done little to close the housing gap. There are steps state and federal policymakers should take to boost this affordable option.
As auto racing disappears from small and rural communities, “right to race” bills target nuisance lawsuits. But land value is the real threat to the tracks.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling threatens scores of legislative and congressional seats now held by minorities. Public officials committed to fair representation can and should fight back.
Indiana Republican voters decisively sided with President Donald Trump’s call for political vengeance against state senators who voted down congressional redistricting.
Idaho has a new set of state laws meant to ease the growing burden of housing costs. And they work by limiting the control of local governments.
Secession talk has always been with us, but the last time anything like that happened was in 1863. Don’t look for a chunk of New Mexico to move to Texas.
E-bike injuries have spiked in the last several years, and state and local policymakers are responding. But advocates say some new laws are misguided.
Changing federal priorities are forcing states to revise spending plans and rethink policy decisions across key programs.
Algorithmic price setting and wage discrimination are threats to privacy and well-being, as well as to state revenues. Some states are moving to protect workers and consumers.
“Forever chemicals” are on the radar of both federal and state legislators, but states appear to be pushing harder to get them out of consumer products and the environment.
Public plans’ finances have been recovering, helped by changes enacted after the 2008 financial crisis. Lawmakers should resist the temptation to roll back these reforms.
If local journalism and civic information are truly public goods, their survival will require bold public interventions. It’s beginning to happen.
Most Read
