State or national laws addressing campaign finance are made by legislators but are inevitably challenged in court and resolved after a time by judges. Whatever one thinks about the specific resolutions, our nation needs a robust debate about whether that is the best approach. Perhaps elected officials, particularly at the state level, should have more say.

Sutherland Institute announced today that following the completion of a national search, the board of directors has selected Utah state Senator Todd Weiler to be its new president and CEO.

Despite the attention some of the audit expenses have received, the real news is that many of these concerns have already been addressed and rooted out.

The gritty work of education policy, which has real impacts on students, comes from states or from federal policies that expand the work that states are trying to accomplish. That’s why attempts by the current administration to reduce federal bureaucracy in favor of state policies that affect real students are worthy of our support and attempts to file symbolic articles of impeachment are not.

Brogdon and Duncan explain why many popular interpretations you see online often fall short, and how we should be thinking about these cases instead.