Government Reform

State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Ross v. United States: Competing interpretations of the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000

Lawmakers set to give more lavish pension benefits to California’s highest-paid workers

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

Data center taxation should be guided by sound policy, not short-term gains

Commentary by Max Gulker

Roundup of California’s 2026 technology bills

Data Visualization by Caden Rosenbaum, Nicole Shekhovtsova and Jordan Campbell

Utah can do more to prevent “taxation by citation”

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Texas can do more to prevent “taxation by citation”

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Ranking the states most and least dependent on the federal government 

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Data show California does not have a public safety staffing crisis. Public pension reforms should not be rolled back.

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo