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From expanding healthcare access to building strong state economies to empowering parents through education reform, states are leading the way in breaking down barriers to opportunity and improving lives. See the latest state policy trends and examples of federalism in action below.

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Essential Reading

Pacific Research Institute’s Kerry Jackson examined the proposed legislation that would allow striking workers to draw unemployment benefits in California, showing how this would completely destroy the incentive to work
Mountain States Policy Center’s Jason Mercier issued a brief illuminating how government spending is the main cause of property tax increases. He argued that greater transparency is a better way to control these increases instead of efforts to restrict property assessments
Mackinac Center released a new report which provides an in-depth look at the occupational licensing laws that impact nearly one million Michigan workers
Idaho Freedom Foundation’s Niklas Keinworth argued for policies that champion Bitcoin freedom in the state, showing that this would be a way for the free market to circumvent efforts of tyrannical and centralized control over how money is created, spent, and distributed
James Madison Institute’s Dr. Edward Longe examined the policy proposed by Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners requiring third-party delivery services to share sensitive consumer information such as names or addresses with restaurants, which would disrupt the city’s food service ecosystem
John Locke Foundation’s Kaitlyn Shepherd further examined the newly approved policy by the North Carolina State Board of Education in their effort to “exert more authority” over charter school funding
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s Keli’i Akina wrote a brief calling for policymakers grappling with rebuilding Lahaina to respect landowners’ constitutional right to freely acquire, use, manage and dispose of their property as they choose
Empire Center’s Bill Hammond penned a brief which examined how a federal staffing rule would compound hiring pressure for New York nursing homes

In the News

At Crain’s Chicago Business, Illinois Policy Institute’s Austin Berg and Ed Bachrach, along with SPN’s Jane McEnaney, note it’s time for Chicago to have a charter
In his recent column for The Denver Gazette, the Independence Institute’s Jon Caldara considers the effort to keep Trump off the ballot in Colorado
In the Washington Examiner, the Pacific Research Institute’s Sally Pipes notes pharmacy benefit manager reform must remain a priority for Congress
In The Wall Street Journal, Independent Institute’s  John C. Goodman pointed out how, with its high deductibles, Obamacare is anything but affordable
In the Daily Record, the Garden State Initative’s Danielle Zanzalari considers solutions to New Jersey’s nurse practitioner shortage
In The Standard Republican, the Thomas Jefferson Institute’s Steve Haner points out tax reductions under Youngkin have been significant
In a Letter to the Editor for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes notes high inflation shouldn’t be an excuse to hammer taxpayers with large tax hikes
In National Review, the Mackinac Center’s Steve Delie writes about the UAW strike
In the Washington Examiner, the Mackinac Center’s Jarrett Skorup notes right-to-work was key to pandemic recovery
In the Chicago Tribune, the Illinois Policy Institute’s Paul Vallas considers how Illinois can respond to the migrant crisis before it overwhelms Chicago’s communities
In her recent column for The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Commonwealth Foundation’s Jennifer Stefano considers all that’s lost when teens don’t work
In The OC Register, the California Policy Center’s Lance Christensen notes California’s proposed striker bailout is a fiscal disaster
In the Dayton Daily News, The Buckeye Institute makes the case for a state-based visa program that enables Ohio and other states to attract the legal workers they desperately need