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Bridging the infant care gap: Reviving America's At-Home Infant Care programs

22 Oct 2026 Sanya Bahal, Joshua McCabe
Podcasts

Data center expansion and the AI backlash

14 Oct 2026 Matt Grossmann
Studies
State Capacity

The modernization gap

13 Oct 2026 Larry Bafundo
Commentary
Climate and Energy

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026: 4 ways the new permitting package gets transmission policy right

02 Oct 2026 Rachel Levine, Liza Reed
Commentary
Immigration

A future U.S. refugee program will center states' interests and leadership

30 Sep 2026 Claire Holba
Podcasts

Vulnerable members of Congress localize

30 Sep 2026 Matt Grossmann
Commentary
Immigration

Improving immigration at the margins: 8 minor fixes that bypass the numbers debate

30 Sep 2026 Cecilia Esterline
Income requirements are often confused with work requirements. Despite their differences, they both add layers of bureaucracy to family policy.
Commentary
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Senate paid-leave bill charts a pragmatic path forward for states

29 Sep 2026 Sylvia Bryan, Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Climate and Energy
Transmission

Building an HVDC macrogrid, one line at a time

28 Sep 2026 Rachel Levine
Media
State Capacity

Event: Built for the veteran case study and playbook launch

24 Sep 2026 Niskanen Center
Studies
State Capacity

Built for the veteran: How the Department of Veterans Affairs built a product organization and rebuilt institutional trust

24 Sep 2026 Solitaire Carroll, Sara Thomas, Holly Sydnor, Victoria Hernandez-Corretjer
Studies
State Capacity

Built to deliver: A product at scale playbook for digital modernization

24 Sep 2026 Solitaire Carroll, Sara Thomas, Holly Sydnor, Victoria Hernandez-Corretjer
Commentary
Climate and Energy
Carbon Pricing

The EU's carbon invoice for U.S. exporters keeps climbing

17 Sep 2026 Jia-Shen Tsai
Podcasts

Do boots and a truck make candidates Republican?

16 Sep 2026 Matt Grossmann
Criminal Justice

Op-ed: In the rush to regulate police surveillance, slow down

13 Sep 2026 Greg Newburn
Studies
Abundance and Dynamism

Affordability, fast and slow: A playbook to address the cost of living

10 Sep 2026 Niskanen Center
Commentary
Climate and Energy

Bypassing the grid won't save us from having to build more of it

08 Sep 2026 Rachel Levine
Studies
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Family benefits in America 2025 report card

08 Sep 2026 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy
State Capacity
Health
Personnel

States need more time to avoid a chaotic Medicaid work requirements meltdown 

04 Sep 2026 Gabe Menchaca, Lawson Mansell
Commentary
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

D.C.'s Paid Family Leave cuts take the 'trust' out of 'trust fund'

03 Sep 2026 Sylvia Bryan
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