It seemed like the big 2021 school choice party was finally winding to an end around August. 18 states had created 7 new programs and expanded 21. It had been quite a blowout, but no new guests were expected. Then, North Carolina showed up.

California recently finalized its redistricting map. The state lost one seat after the 2020 Census, but the Golden State still will send a whopping 52 legislators to the 435-member House of Representatives in January 2023.

Protests in Minneapolis over the death of a 22-year-old man during a police raid have reignited debate over the role of so-called “no-knock warrants.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey imposed a moratorium on the practice, in which police obtain permission to enter a premises unannounced, and often accompanied by heavily armed SWAT teams.

At the end of FY 2020, 61 cities did not have enough money to pay all their bills. This means that to “balance the budget,” elected officials did not include the true costs of the government in their budget calculations and have pushed costs onto future taxpayers.