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Are Older Adults Being Protected?

Are Older Adults Being Protected?

Experts offer analysis and policy ideas to promote the independence and well-being of older adults.

Supervision as Family Separation

Supervision as Family Separation

Scholar argues that criminal supervision alternatives to incarceration too often lead to family separation.

Is the Welfare State Ready for the Climate Crisis?

Is the Welfare State Ready for the Climate Crisis?

Scholar advocates making disaster assistance more reliable, accessible, and portable.

The Troubled Teen Industry’s Troubling Lack of Oversight

The Troubled Teen Industry’s Troubling Lack of Oversight

The federal government must step in to regulate an industry fraught with youth abuse.

Bringing Professional Regulation Into the Future

Bringing Professional Regulation Into the Future

Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer endorses a flexible and compassionate approach to health care regulation.

The Changing State of Administrative Law

The Changing State of Administrative Law

Sally Katzen, former OIRA Administrator, comments on recent Supreme Court changes to administrative law.

The Pervasive Problem of Forever Chemicals

The Pervasive Problem of Forever Chemicals

Experts discuss challenges in regulating PFAS chemicals and suggest opportunities for finding solutions.

Supreme Court To Hear Case Endangering the Chevron Doctrine

Supreme Court To Hear Case Endangering the Chevron Doctrine

A dispute over fishery regulation could deliver a blow to a key doctrine calling for deference to administrative agencies.

Improving Community Involvement in Air Pollution Permitting

Improving Community Involvement in Air Pollution Permitting

Scholar argues that technical assistance grants can spur meaningful involvement in permit decisions.

Chevron’s Watery Grave?

Chevron’s Watery Grave?

A fight over fishery regulations could spell trouble for Chevron deference.

Threats to Administrative Competence

Threats to Administrative Competence

Civil servants report that the Trump Administration posed an existential threat to expertise in the federal bureaucracy.

Regulating Housing Appraisal Bias

Regulating Housing Appraisal Bias

Scholars recommend policies to close valuation gaps and bias in home appraisals.