US Policy Tracker

Trend alert: Governors hold key leverage for public college outcomes through accountability and curriculum changes.

• Florida's playbook: Ex-gov...

Leaked 2016 memos expose justices' internal rationales for launching the modern shadow docket by staying Obama's Clean Power Plan:

• Roberts pushed...

• Republicans tout K-12 reforms and parental school choice as conservative successes, prioritizing spending restraint to sustain progress.
• Teachers...

Key angles on election access evolution:

• Virginia ballot power: Voters decide congressional map redraw, potentially giving Dems 10 of 11 seats.
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US branches send mixed signals on Russian oil sanctions, complicating policy execution:

• Executive ambivalence: Little interest in Ukraine-linked...

Rising federal scrutiny clashes with state actions on gender identity in schools:

• DOE threatens Kansas districts' funding for Title IX/FERPA...

• Voter power play: Proposal 1 lets Michiganders call a constitutional convention every 16 years, debating rights like education, air/water...

State push for embryo personhood recognizes fetuses with full constitutional protections like due process, banning all abortions including...

Uneven ripples from federal education policy disproportionately harm underfunded communities.

• Trump's March 2025 EO aims to close the Department of...

Key timeline in the Leandro saga, marking end of judicial enforcement:

• 1994: Five low-wealth districts sue over unequal funding tied to local...

Federal AI boom: Agencies report 3,611 use cases in 2025 across 56 entities, doubling 2024's total; HHS leads, VA excels in 200+ high-impact apps like...

Federal reform breakthrough: Trump's executive order directs FDA to issue Commissioner’s National Priority Vouchers (CNPVs) to breakthrough-designated...

• No legislation required: A state determined new laws unnecessary for SARA participation, streamlining interstate online learning authorization.
• Regional overlaps: North Dakota and South Dakota belong to both MHEC and WICHE.

Key hurdles for Trump's 2025 EO challenging 14th Amendment birthright citizenship:

• "Subject to jurisdiction" requires domicile, defined as lawful...

Landmark 5-2 ruling in Lorbiecki v. Pabst holds worksite owners responsible for safe conditions for all employees, including contractors, under the...

EO 2026-7 activates state aid for 33 northern Michigan counties battered by prolonged rain, snowmelt, winds, and tornadoes causing widespread...

Key limits of federal EPA rollback on state climate policy:

• Mozilla v. FCC precedent upheld FCC net neutrality repeal but barred preemption of state...

Major shift for 40+ suits: Unanimous 8-0 ruling lets Chevron move Plaquemines Parish case to federal court under federal officer removal statute,...

• SEA 189 signed by Gov. Braun, extends federal No Surprises Act by mandating good faith conferences over IDR to cut delays and costs.
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Federal wildfire consolidation advances with DOI's 17-page plan addressing aviation, dispatch, fuels, response, safety, and more.

Key principles:
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