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Spencer Pratt as ‘only sane man’ in LA politics?
Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about an unlikely development in the Los Angeles mayor’s race. It was difficult at first to take Spencer Pratt’s outsider candidacy for mayor of Los Angeles seriously, and I…
Virginia lawmakers trying to defy state’s top court on gerrymandering
Brittany Bernstein writes for National Review Online about Virginia Democrats escalating their gerrymandering campaign. Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to overturn the…
Key developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for states
Key developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for states Written by Nearly all states have charter schools but they still face opposition. Federal funding and Supreme Court rulings are impacting charter…
Key developments reshaping charter school policy, and what they mean for states
It’s National Charter School Week, creating the opportunity to evaluate how charter schools are serving students. In Utah, charter schools shine in the national rankings for the state’s best high schools. The Beehive Science…
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson admits Bellevue is cheaper for business and it’s because of Seattle’s progressive policies
In a remarkably candid moment captured on Seattle Channel this week, Mayor Katie Wilson admitted what every local business owner already knows: it is simply less expensive to do business in Bellevue than in Seattle. The…
North Carolina should build its own budget simulator
Balancing a state budget is an exercise in tradeoffs. Every dollar allocated to one priority is a dollar unavailable for another. Yet those tradeoffs are often difficult to see, buried in lengthy documents, complex fiscal…
What would it take for elected officials to believe high earners are leaving Washington?
While most of the attention on Mayor Katie Wilson's April 14 remarks at Seattle University went to the "bye" she waved at any millionaires who might leave the state, it was the first half of her sentence that…
Court freezes hidden earmarks in major win for Michigan taxpayers – Mackinac Center
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Claims has granted a preliminary injunction in the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation’s lawsuit challenging unconstitutional earmarks hidden in the state budget process. The preliminary…
What Omaha’s “Censored Shop” Tells Us About State Cartels
If you’re in Omaha’s Blackstone District and you’re looking for a good cocktail, you might stumble into a tucked-away speakeasy now called the “Censored Shop.” Until recently, it went by “Barber Shop Blackstone.” According to…
Dealing With Data Centers
"Government should not engage in preemptive regulation based on hypothetical or speculative harms. A moratorium on data centers and other heavy-handed proposals restricting entire categories of technology are simply…
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