WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Jack Sepulvado: * * * Radical, Job-Killing Minimum Wage Ballot Proposal Faces Oklahoma Voters this June On June 16, 2026, Oklahoma will decide whether to hike in the state's minimum wage. If residents approve this measure, the state economy will suffer severely. State Question 832 has been years in the making, being first filed in 2023. It proposes raising the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029. Should   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- ADUs turn one: Regulatory Barriers to Production in Massachusetts and Ideas for Further Reform - A report from Boston Indicators, the research center at the Boston Foundation, and Abundant Housing Massachusetts - May 2026 (55 pages) * * * Boston Indicators, the research center at the Boston Foundation, and Abundant Housing Massachusetts issued a report analyzing outcomes for children involved in Massachusetts' foster care and child welfare systems while examinin  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The 2026 Progress Report: Climate Risk Reporting in the U.S. Insurance Sector - A report from Ceres, Boston, Massachusetts - May 2026 (45 pages) * * * Ceres released its 2026 progress report evaluating climate risk disclosure practices across the U.S. insurance industry and concluded that while climate reporting participation has become widespread, the actual quality and usefulness of disclosures remain severely underdeveloped. The report assessed 537 insurance   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Josh Protas, chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, Virginia, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Caught in the Middle: Supporting Families in the Sandwich Generation": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and esteemed Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you at this hearing on the important topic   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement at the markup of views and estimates letter to the House Budget Committee: * * * There are years where we can agree on the spirit of the Views & Estimates letter but this is not one of them. The self-congratulations packed into this document is over the top. Americans agree overwhelmingly that their president is causing them harm, which makes  more