If we think a state minimum wage set at 40-60% of the median wage is pretty good (or not too bad) then most states are doing fine here. Increasing the federal minimum wage to $9-10/hour would put every state in this range.

'Allowing ADU’s by right adds value to single-family homes, has little impact on neighborhoods and doesn’t cost a dime of municipal or state tax dollars. Think about that last part – how often do you hear that?'

Fantastic editorial in The Sun today. ☀️🏡

lowellsun.com/2024/05/09/kan…

The Conrad 30 program, where foreign physicians are incentivized to work in rural/underserved areas, turns 30 years this year. For TheHillOpinion Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX) argues his simple, bipartisan, commonsense Conrad reform bill improves rural healthcare: thehill.com/opinion/congre…

“The federal government has largely eliminated marriage penalties in the tax code that affected affluent families but has yet to address marriage penalties in safety net programs that affect working-class Americans.“ Amber Lapp ifstudies.org/blog/in-marria…

Tomorrow!

On Sunday, you'll celebrate Mother's Day because you know how important moms are and want to show your appreciation.

On Monday, join us for a webinar on innovative ways to support new parents because moms deserve it!

Register now: niskanencenter.org/supporting-new…

'Upzoning is most likely on well-located parcels zoned for low-intensity, nonresidential uses. Meanwhile, homeowners—and particularly homeowners with access to valuable amenities—are associated with regulatory stasis.' journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Sometimes memes get overused and start to lose their original point but this meme will be good forever because no one in power ever, ever internalizes its message.

Does job insecurity shape policy preferences? New experimental evidence suggest not: “we find no support for the expectation that risk of job loss translates into preferences for unemployment insurance policy design.” journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

I angered the person behind me this week by fully stopping at a stop sign just outside my kid’s school. They tailed me for half a block before blasting around me on the wrong side of a narrow residential street.

Medicaid waivers are typically promoted as a way to make the program's spending more cost-effective. But they are increasingly used by states to evade rules which constrain the program's costs.
manhattan.institute/article/restra…

New apartment buildings in U.S. all look really similar to each other.

One reason: U.S. regulations dictate an oddly-specific layout that's hostile to families and limits light/ventilation.

THREAD:

Absent Congressional action, most Americans will see higher, more complicated taxes beginning in 2026 as major provisions from the TCJA expire.

Our new Tax Foundation analysis illustrates the tradeoffs and challenges lawmakers will face as they address these expirations. 🧵