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New Sutherland Institute report and polling show strong, bipartisan support for state innovation and “Empowerment Accounts” to simplify the safety net, lift people out of poverty
New Sutherland Institute report and polling show strong, bipartisan support for state innovation and “Empowerment Accounts” to simplify the safety net, lift people out of poverty Written by New polling from…
The Pros of AI and the Removal of CONs
When the 114th general assembly adjourned sine die in spring 2026, lawmakers left the Capitol after passing a major regulatory shift in the state’s healthcare policy. The recent signing of HB819/SB1369 has codified changes…
The Safety Net We’d Build Today: Empowerment Accounts as a State-Led Pilot Concept
The launch of the war on poverty in 1964 created the intellectual and policy framing for much of today’s federal social welfare system. And while there is ample evidence of America’s social safety net alleviating material…
The Safety Net We’d Build Today: Empowerment Accounts as a State-Led Pilot Concept
The launch of the war on poverty in 1964 created the intellectual and policy framing for much of today’s federal social welfare system. And while there is ample evidence of America’s social safety net alleviating material…
Overwhelming Support for Regular Efficiency Audits
When it comes to spending public money, Texans want transparency and accountability. One way to deliver on these demands is through the third-party efficiency audit concept, which is a tool to “assess how well agencies work…
Texas Accountability Law Ruins Everything for Woke Faculty
As the public’s once-high view of college education burns down before our eyes, the universities’ favorite water-carrier, the Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE), continues to fiddle. CHE’s recent article on Texas Tech…
Throwing Cold Water on Kendall County’s HOT Idea
Despite persistent affordability concerns, the Kendall County Commissioners’ Court is once again flirting with the idea of creating a controversial new tax to benefit select businesses at the expense of virtually everyone …
The human benefits of AI | Shoshana Weissmann
The human benefits of AI | Shoshana Weissmann Written by Listen to "The human benefits of AI | Shoshana Weissmann" on Spreaker. Available On: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Music Conservatism is at a…
The human benefits of AI | Shoshana Weissmann
Is artificial intelligence something to fear—or a tool to help us thrive? In this episode of Defending Ideas, host Nic Dunn talks with Shoshana Weissmann, Digital Director and Policy Advisor at Abundance Institute, about the…
Protect Montana Taxpayers Now
"It’s time to adopt taxpayer protections that cap government budget growth at inflation and require overcollections to be automatically returned to taxpayers, not kept or spent." A conversation last weekend at the…
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