School Spending Disclosure Act: In many high-poverty schools, a huge portion of instruction has become little more than test prep, with multiple pre-tests, test-driven curricula and homework, testing consultants, and shaming of students with...
Vision for Education Act: About 20 percent of schoolchildren need glasses but only about five to eight percent have them. The Vision for Education Act requires that K-12 students receive an eyesight screening and,...
It is time for us all to follow some message framing advice from President Biden – we should explicitly defend American “freedom.” Don’t be afraid to use the word; it is the strongest argument...
Flag Commission Act: Hundreds of cities, counties and states have redesigned their flags for better recognition and marketing. The Flag Commission Act creates a commission to recommend a new state/city/county flag design, giving all...
By blocking a routine increase in the debt ceiling, the House GOP is trying to blow up the economy. What Americans don’t understand is how bad that would be, because the current economy is...
It’s not the indictment that’s unprecedented, it’s the criminality. We’ve never before had a president like Trump—he’s a one-man crime wave. First, let us consider who we’re trying to persuade. The great majority of...
Healthcare Express Lane Eligibility Act: Many thousands of residents are eligible for the Medicaid or CHIP programs but are not enrolled. The Healthcare Express Lane Eligibility Act automatically enrolls those recipients of SNAP benefits...
Here we go again. The rightwing adopts absurd messaging, it dominates the conversation for a time, and then their leaders move on to other, similar absurdities. The directors of the rightwing noise machine know...
Small Claims Court Modernization Act: Currently, most state small claims courts have monetary limits of $5,000 to $10,000, which is woefully low. The Small Claims Court Modernization Act increases the monetary limit for small claims court...
With the blessing of President Biden, most Democrats in the U.S. Senate joined Republicans in voting to overturn the District of Columbia’s recodification of local criminal laws. This is because the Administration “believes criticism...