Federal Legislation
What does the Trump tax reform mean for politics?
Passed at the end of 2017, the Trump administration’s “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” fundamentally...
Federal Legislation
Did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Work? Let’s Look at the Evidence
- The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed many economic benefits not just to corporations, but to...
Federal Legislation
Poll: voters like Green New Deal until they see the price tag
- A new poll from a free-market advocacy group found that voters like the Green New Deal until they...
Federal Legislation
Feds Use-It-Or-Lose-It Spending Spree
- A new report from OpenTheBooks found that federal agencies spent almost $100 billion at the end...
Federal Legislation
Modern Monetary Theory and the future of deficit spending
- Modern Monetary Theory has recently been brought into mainstream discourse through progressive...
Federal Legislation
Six proposals for pro-growth immigration reform
- Two experts at the George W. Bush Institute have set forth a series of proposals focused on the...
Energy, Federal Legislation
Nuclear power and the future of clean energy
- The Green New Deal has been criticized for neglecting nuclear power, a reliable and scalable...
Federal Legislation
With SOTU shoutout, both parties move to address paid family leave
- The US is one of the only developed countries in the world without a national paid family leave...
Federal Legislation
Lawsuit aims to tear down paywall to public court filings
- A lawsuit aims to strike down the federal judiciary’s PACER system policy of charging substantial...
Federal Legislation
On the up and up: why Congress isn’t doing anything about the federal deficit
- The federal deficit will spike from $779 billion to $1.37 trillion over the next decade, but...
Federal Legislation
OPEN Government Data Act paves way for public access to government data
- Open government advocates are celebrating the passage of the OPEN Government Data Act, which...
Federal Legislation
Will Congress take on Big Pharma in 2019?
- The pharmaceutical industry is playing defense with lawmakers and the American public over rising...
Federal Legislation
A strange confluence: the groups behind criminal justice reform
- An exceptionally diverse coalition of lawmakers and advocacy groups supported the First Step Act,...
Federal Legislation
Billions and counting: why shutting down the government is actually worse for taxpayers
- Even though it involves closing agencies, shutting down the government is actually more costly...
Federal Legislation
Trump under the gun: bracing for Democrats’ “subpoena cannon”
- Congressional Democrats are chomping at the bit to subpoena the Trump administration now that...
Federal Legislation
Who stands to benefit from the return of earmarks?
- The use of earmarks will almost certain return to Congress in 2019, but it is likely to come with...
Federal Legislation
Congressional earmarks are making a comeback — here’s why
- After an eight-year moratorium under a GOP-controlled House, lawmakers are planning to...
Federal Legislation
Congress passes criminal justice reform with resounding majorities
- This week Congress passed a landmark criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act; it passed...
Federal Legislation
McConnell: Senate to take up criminal justice reform
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced the Senate will take up criminal justice...
Federal Legislation
A bill behind bars: factors that could be delaying criminal justice reform
- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has the votes — and support from President Trump — to...
Federal Legislation
Will the new Congress pick up criminal justice reform?
- Passing criminal justice reform this year appears less likely after Senate Leader McConnell’s...
Federal Legislation
Criminal justice reform faces first hurdle: passing the Senate
- News outlets and politicos are abuzz over a rare moment of bipartisanship: support for...
Federal Legislation
Closing the gap: plans to ensure a future for Social Security
- Social Security benefits and administrative expenses are projected to exceed the program’s total...
Federal Legislation
Updating our tax code’s “operating system”: Tax Reform 2.0
- The House Ways and Means Committee has passed ‘Tax Reform 2.0,’ three bills modifying the tax...