Governance Studies

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his budget for fiscal year 2024 at the Finishing Trades Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

The president’s budget and the battle ahead

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, March 10, 2023

Teachers rally inside the state Capitol on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Ways to reform teacher compensation, beyond a $60,000 minimum salary

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

British Union Jack and EU flags are pictured before the meeting with Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, September 20, 2019. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS - RC11CD6EA940

The UK and EU establish positions as regulatory first movers while the US watches

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seen in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

AI inventions: Policy options and a path forward

John Villasenor

Monday, March 6, 2023

A supporter of defeated Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona Secretary of State Mark Finchem and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Blake Masters protests outside the Arizona State Capitol, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Democracy on the ballot — will the remaining election deniers succeed?

Elaine Kamarck and Madeline Sawyer

Friday, March 3, 2023

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks with members of the media on Jan. 12, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM - NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARYNo Use CHICAGO.

Understanding what happened in the Chicago mayoral race

William A. Galston

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Feb 28, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Protestors gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the oral arguments in two cases that challenge President Joe Biden's $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan.. Mandatory Credit: Megan Smith-USA TODAY

The Supreme Court takes up student loan forgiveness — What’s at stake?

Katharine Meyer

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders (R) give a news conference on EU rules on data protection (GDPR) and the new EU Strategy on victims' rights, in Brussels, Belgium, June 24, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

What U.S. policymakers can learn from the European decision on personalized ads

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The Department of The Treasury building is seen in Washington, D.C. on January 19, 2023, as the United States hits the debt ceiling set by Congress. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Why is federal spending so hard to cut? — Three popular ideas that won’t fix the federal debt

Donald F. Kettl

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Students and pedestrians walk near Healy Hall at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 26, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the 2020-2021 school year comes to a close, colleges and universities across the country are making announcements about vaccine requirements for the upcoming academic year Georgetown University recently announced it will require vaccines for all graduate and undergraduate students returning to campus in the Fall. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Inflation affects the price of everything—including a college education

Tuesday, February 28, 2023