State Regulation

Law professor argues that states play a critical, but often neglected, role in constitutional decision-making.

Kansas moves to take control over workplace safety regulations.

Scholar discusses the importance of properly regulating cyberbullying in schools.

Some states are using regulatory approaches to ensure the accountability of law enforcement officials.

Creative policy changes could re-center our criminal justice system.

Initial signs suggest that drastic environmental deregulation looms, but there may be much less than the Administration envisions.

There has been a massive expansion in the analysis and reform of occupational licensing—a trend to be viewed with dismay.

Vermont moves to an all-payer system in regulating prices for health care services.

Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy convenes energy policy roundtable.

The bill begins to close gaps in state-by-state regulatory treatment of sexual assault survivors.

From expanding the electorate to adopting online voter registration, states and localities are engaged in democracy-enhancing efforts.

Scholar espouses a renewed focus on pollution prevention efforts, with an appreciation of government’s ability to effect meaningful reform.