We've heard examples of how Republicans have wielded disproportionate power compared to their share of the vote, so we were thinking, what about the Democrats? NPR's Ron Elving joins us to talk about ...
As of December 6, 576 bills negatively targeting LGBTQI+ populations had been introduced in US state legislatures in 2024, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Anti-LGBTQI+ policies have ...
Small businesses are the job-creating engines of any healthy economy. Having a supportive policy environment can help high-potential businesses accelerate. Creating such an environment is a shared ...
Increasingly, mental health policies focus on “serious mental illness” (SMI). This trend is mostly unquestioned, but SMI policies have serious flaws that raise concerns about their effectiveness and ...
Two workers wearing high-visibility jackets stand in the foreground, out of focus, in front of a petrochemical facility with numerous towers and tanks, under a cloudy sky in the evening. Workers at a ...
IT IS BEST known as the home of “Florida Man”, infamous for oddball residents committing dubious deeds involving alligators and the like. Yet Florida has a record of creating policies that catch on ...
Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...