Washington state's housing crisis is real. High home prices, limited supply, and families squeezed out of homeownership. But the legislature's response in Senate Bill 5496 (E2SSB 5496) is a misguided overreach that…
Watch Senate floor debate over the as-of-yet unconstitutional income tax that Washington state lawmakers have proposed in Senate Bill 6346. Spoiler alert: The Democratic-led Senate ended up passing the penalty on high-income…
I don’t know what the future of AI holds. But neither do any of the people using panic rhetoric to induce population-wide fear and dread. Reading Matt Shumer’s viral essay about artificial intelligence was like stepping back…
Making it difficult or unlikely that health care workers get paid for their services does not make health care more affordable in our state. It shifts some people’s costs onto others, and it treats providers unfairly.Medical…
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of San Antonio? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024…
Proposed legislation would expand Michigan’s Schools of Choice law to K-12 students statewide. Opposition from one of the state’s wealthiest districts threatens to block it, which would prevent some of the state’s neediest…
Education choice principles Utah should not forget Written by Utah legislators in the current session should remember how the state became a leader in education choice: by focusing on giving parents real options. Education…
Key Findings1. Legislators and the Board of Natural Resources should continue to welcome input from tribes and others who are not represented on the board, but should not add new members.2. Senate Bill 5838 would add two…
The growing volume and complexity of government regulation at the state and local levels threaten economic freedom, entrepreneurial innovation, and democratic accountability. State regulations, often issued by unelected…
At a hearing in Albany last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lobbied state lawmakers to help him balance the city’s finances with a two-percentage-point hike in the city’s income tax on people making over $1 million.…
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