US Policy Pulse

The Energy Department’s July 7 proposal rewrites how efficiency standards are set, targeting rules for air conditioners, stoves, and other...

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed HB 4834 to remove testosterone from the state prescription monitoring database, preemptively shielding...

• The FLCA requires arbitration if new unions can't reach a first contract in 90 days, fixing delays averaging 465 days under current weak...

The One Big Beautiful Bill raised the estate tax exemption to $15 million per person starting 2026, but a buried footnote creates potential double...

Oakland's proposed November ballot measure would narrow foreclosure exemptions in the city's property transfer tax, closing a loophole that benefits...

Arizona's extended 2026 session produced mixed outcomes for homeowners associations representing over 2.2 million residents.

• Transparency rules...

The House Financial Services Committee advanced a federal EWA bill on July 1 by a 31-23 party-line vote, aiming to create uniform standards and limit...

The tax gap—taxes owed but unpaid—hit $696 billion in 2022, exceeding combined federal spending on Education, Homeland Security, HUD, and Commerce.
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Key state-level changes took effect or clarified rules this year:

• Minnesota enacted SB 1832 penalties of $500 or 100% of benefits for employers...

Starting Feb. 1, 2027, Florida requires online real estate platforms showing estimated property taxes to use a standardized calculation based on...

Delaware's first major banking overhaul in 40 years introduces consumer safeguards alongside fintech growth:

• Digital assets framework: Updates...

• Trust fund depletion now projected in just six years, meaning senators elected this fall will confront insolvency during their terms.
• Bipartisan...

Federal shifts since January 2025 are projected to push energy costs sharply higher for families and businesses.

• Households face an extra $650...

Healthcare Policy Reforms

• 🔥 Medicaid Enrollment Warning: A health provider warns that federal reforms already slashing Arizona SNAP enrollment...

Arizona's SNAP enrollment fell 50% after H.R. 1 reforms, losing over 450,000 people in seven months.

• Work requirements and frequent checks will...

A new law doubling recess to 40 minutes combines with state policy ending recess as instructional time, forcing districts to extend days or add...

Delaware just modernized its financial regulations with SB 16, 18, and 19, creating a framework that welcomes new technologies and payment methods...

Trump's immigration crackdown has upended spouses of U.S. citizens—a group long shielded by special legal status—through detentions,...

Texas may face $800 million in new annual costs to maintain SNAP benefits by 2027 due to federal policy shifts.

• $117 million hit from states...

Delaware's 2026 bills target runaway healthcare costs hitting both patients and taxpayers.

• SB 1 caps hospital charges for inpatient and outpatient...