In the states, #FGA has become known as a #conservative "thought leader," said Brian Colby, VP of #PublicPolicy for Missouri Budget Project, a #progressive nonprofit that provides analysis of #state #policy issues.
"Conservatives used to try to chop away at the #federal #budget," Colby said. "These guys are doing it at the state level."
In its 14 yrs, FGA has created a playbook to shape state policy discussions about #PublicBenefits behind the scenes.
#Religious leaders, politicians & #PublicPolicy experts predict an explosion of new, #government-funded #religious #schools if #SCOTUS sides w/ #Catholic church ofcls in #Oklahoma in the case. Becoming a charter school would mean a steady stream of #funding & no need to charge #tuition.
#law #Constitution #ChurchAndState #judiciary #NAR #NewApostolicReformation #education #indoctrination #FederalistSociety #FarRight #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #USpol
https://www.europesays.com/2031175/ Australia Institute backs AEC to regulate political advertising #AdvertisingRegulation #AEC #AlbaneseGovernment #australia #AustraliaInstitute #ElectionLaws #ElectoralCommission #FakeNews #FederalElections #MisleadingCampaigns #PoliticalAdvertising #PoliticalFunding #PublicPolicy #SouthAustraliaModel #TruthInAdvertising #TruthInPolitics
"One of the things that weirdly happens with the discourse around AI is; this future promise is increasingly mistaken for existing capability. So when we keep saying let's prepare by reshaping our infrastructure to accommodate AI, we're asking to reshape this infrastructure for a hypothetical future. And that hastens the conditions for that future, regardless of whether it ever arrives."
#ErykSalvaggio, 2025
https://techpolicy.press/doge-and-the-united-states-of-ai
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"The problem is that governments and businesses serve vastly different purposes. If public policymakers start mimicking business founders, they will undermine their own ability to address complex societal challenges.
For startups, the highest priority is rapid iteration, technology-driven disruption, and financial returns for investors. Their success often hinges on solving a narrowly defined problem with a single product, or within a single organization. Governments, by contrast, must tackle complex, interconnected issues like poverty, public health, and national security. Each challenge calls for collaboration across multiple sectors, and careful long-term planning. The idea of securing short-term gains in any of these areas doesn’t even make sense.
Unlike startups, governments are supposed to uphold legal mandates, ensure the provision of essential services, and enforce equal treatment under the law – more important today than ever. Metrics like market share are irrelevant, because the government has no competitors. Rather than trying to “win,” it should focus on expanding opportunities and promoting the diffusion of best practices. It must be long-term minded, while achieving nimble and flexible structures that can adapt."
Is Claudia Sheinbaum the leader of the free world?
"Around the globe, liberal humanism is faltering while the forces of reactionary cruelty are on the march. So Sheinbaum, who has adopted López Obrador’s slogan “For the good of all, first the poor,” can seem like a shining exception to the reigning spirit of autocratic machismo."
#Mexico #Trumpism #ForeignAffairs #politics #leadership #governance #PublicPolicy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-trump-tariffs.html
AN EXPLORATION OF ABLEISM’S IMPACT and a set of thoughtful recommendations for creating a more inclusive society, from entrepreneur/disability activist Tiffany Yu. Wise, insightful, admirably clear, aimed primarily at currently able allies. A MINUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-anti-ableist-manifesto-tiffany-yu/1144796202?ean=9780306833663
In Burbank today for League of California Cities’ spring policy meetings and legislative updates. Cal Cities represents most of the state’s 482 cities and is essential in helping shape legislation to better serve Thousand Oaks.
I serve on Cal Cities’ Environmental Quality (EQ) committee, where we voted to take positions on five proposed bills. These are recommendations to the league’s policy committee, where I also serve, and where we will vote on final positions later this year. (1/4)
#BillGates’ #climate group lays off #US and #Europe #policy teams
#BreakthroughEnergy, the climate group founded by Bill Gates, has laid off dozens of employees in the U.S. and Europe, eliminating its #publicpolicy and partnerships teams as it shifts away from advocacy work. Its investment and grantmaking divisions will remain unaffected.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2025/03/13/bill-gates-climate-group-lays-off-us-and-europe-policy-teams/82361377007/
The EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework needs a fresh perspective. As geopolitical and economic challenges mount, we can't afford "business as usual."
In her latest piece for @Tagesspiegel Background, Zuzanna Warso argues that member states should prioritize public infrastructure maintenance and take a more realistic approach to innovation funding.
Click here for the freely available viewpoint (in German): https://background.tagesspiegel.de/digitalisierung-und-ki/briefing/die-eu-muss-ihre-oeffentlichen-investitionen-ueberdenken
#EuropeanUnion #PublicPolicy #DigitalPublicSpace
From the people at CAMP: Canadian #anti-monopoly project comes a series of #publicpolicy ideas encouraging more independence while still being resilient... I have scanned still need to digest, but better to process in open https://antimonopoly.ca/brief-a-canadian-anti-monopoly-agenda/
The #CRA impacts a wide range of products and services within the #EU market. If you're doing business in Europe, it's essential to understand how this legislation could affect you. From SMEs to ope source stewards, find out how to prepare! https://openssf.org/blog/2025/02/20/does-the-eu-cra-affect-my-business/
#OSSSecurity #PublicPolicy
For an in-depth look at two decades of #PublicPolicy supporting Digital Commons, read our latest report by Jan Krewer:
https://openfuture.eu/publication/from-open-access-to-collective-governance/
Washington State's HB 1380 could reshape public property use! This bill legalizes homeless encampments, limiting local authority to impose bans. While addressing a pressing issue, it raises questions about privacy rights and public safety. How do we balance compassion with community concerns? #PublicPolicy #Homelessness #Privacy Read more: https://steelefamlaw.com/w9TbFb
I made this reading list elsewhere to shut up some rando talking out of his ass, so I'll share it here for educational purposes.
(Y'all seem to like books.)
Anyone interested in #history and #publicpolicy about the US' racial animus, these are a really good place to start.
The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide (Lui, Robles, Leondar-Wright, Brewer, Adamson)
The Sum of US: What Racism Costs All of Us and How We Can Prosper Together (McGhee)
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Rothstein)
And of course:
The New Jim Crow: Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Alexander)
Caste: The Origins of our Discontents (Wilkerson)
Here's one thing I can do as a scientist. All of the data/publications that www.pacinst.org generates on #climate, #water, #science & #publicpolicy, will forever be available free. As will everything on my personal site, www.gleick.com. If there are peer-reviewed publications of mine behind a paywall, simply email me. I'll send it to you free.
Hallo! An #introduction - I’m Sabrina, a #PublicPolicy student from the US working on #CriticalMinerals and the #EnergyTransition. Here to meet interesting people and also hopefully practice my German (enrolled in B2). I’m a #writer and do #photography and enjoy #hiking. Interested in achieving #NetZero and helping the world prevent severe #ClimateChange. I also like coffee and exploring new places. Same username over on mastodon dot social.
Verbal attacks and criticisms of terrorist groups by governments can backfire, being correlated with increased violence against civilians within days, according to researchers in #politicalscience and #publicpolicy. https://buff.ly/3CgC1ss #terrorism
Hi all, an #introduction post! I’m in #Germany, from the US, studying #PublicPolicy and interested in #RenewableEnergy and the #EnergyTransition (esp. #CriticalMinerals). Hoping to meet interesting people here…und mein Deutsch zu verbessern (ich habe fast B2).
I am a #writer (esp. #ScienceWriting but also a #novelist) and do #photography and #archery. #Harvard class of something (I am not old but…let’s not say how long ago this was). Big fan of coffee.
Nov-Dec 2024 Recap:
Thrilled to have served as an #InvitedProfessor at the @SGHWarsaw, delivering #PhD #Doctoral #Courses on #AI #PublicPolicy #TechnoPolitics #DigitalRights
Grateful for this impactful experience! 
https://www.igorcalzada.com/invited-keynote-speaker-in-warsa-poland-on-28-and-29th-november-2024-at-warsaw-school-of-economics-sgh/ @anthropology @economics @politicalscience @politicaltheory @geography
