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Gov. Newsom is right: The government shouldn’t execute anyone
Gov. Gavin Newsom is making an admirable move to commute the death sentences of all 548 people on death row in California.
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First Step Act implementation tweaks get closer to the law’s intent to send more people home earlier
While broader shortcomings in the First Step Act should be addressed through legislation, the Bureau of Prisons rule changes are a step in the right direction.
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States and public school funding systems must adapt to declining student enrollment
Three best practices to guide policymakers in designing K-12 school finance systems with a sound approach to counting students.
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A federal drug reform bill would make the harms of prohibition a factor in scheduling
The Public Health and Research Reforms in Controlled Substances Act of 2026 would require the government to weigh the costs of prohibiting a drug.
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The propulsive growth of non-teaching public school staff
From 2002 to 2023, public school staff increased by 15 percent even as student enrollment rose by just 4 percent.
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There’s nothing ‘short-term’ about New Mexico’s proposed pension cost-of-living adjustment
If there is $250 million for PERA, it should go toward paying off debt, not adding a liability that will only deepen it.
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This Congress has one last chance to unlock methadone treatment
The lame-duck Congress can expand access to a lifesaving treatment while it still has time.
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How states can slow the staffing surge and improve teachers’ salaries
Public school funding has risen drastically in the last couple of decades, but dollars are increasingly going toward non-teaching staff rather than teacher salaries.
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Women should have easier access to menopause treatment
Removing prescription barriers and expanding pharmacists’ prescribing authority would give women easier access to menopause treatment.
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Eight ways to make meaningful K-12 school finance reforms
A K–12 finance agenda aimed at transparency, sustainability, and productivity can help state policymakers navigate the decade ahead.
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Impeach Pete Hegseth for the disastrous Iran war
Congress shouldn't be afraid to remove the secretary of defense for his many war crimes and misdemeanors.
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The Modern Skies Act won’t modernize U.S. aviation
The $30 billion Modern Skies Act directs just 40% of its funding toward air traffic control modernization while raising serious questions about spending and accountability.
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California is reshaping online access in the name of child safety
California’s new tech laws restrict how children use social media and AI before there is enough data to prove whether earlier legislation works.
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Personalized pricing benefits consumers when markets function well
Depending on how and where it is employed, personalized pricing has the potential to enhance competition and consumer welfare.
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Massachusetts Ballot Question 8 seeks to reverse marijuana legalization
Question 8 on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot would repeal provisions of the 2016 cannabis legalization, ending legal adult-use sales and criminalizing home grows.
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Property tax cuts must come with government spending cuts
As states pursue property tax relief, policymakers must confront how local governments will fund services with less revenue.
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Colorado Proposition 132’s proposed drastic penalties for fentanyl: A dangerous overreaction
Colorado Proposition 132 is unlikely to reduce addiction or prevent overdoses, but would criminalize more people and amp up punitive, muscular sentencing.
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Rep. Steve Cohen thinks the DEA shouldn’t be practicing medicine
Cohen on Thursday introduced a proposed overhaul of the Controlled Substances Act, challenging decades of misguided assumptions.
