Legislators Guide to the Issues 2005-2006

The EPA Finally Got It Right on the Endangerment Finding — And Life:Powered Helped Make It Happen

On Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding — a decision the agency called the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. For the team at Life:Powered, this moment represents the culmination of years of research, public comment, and persistent advocacy to bring sound science and...

Hijacked: How the Bond Process is Being Used Against Taxpayers

School bonds are one of the main instruments contributing to Texas’s local government debt, which is currently over half a trillion dollars. Key points: As of 2026, school bond debt in Texas is over $236 billion. In May of 2023, Texas passed 79% of the 245 bond proposals put on the ballot, costing taxpayers $22.9...

College Grade Inflation Undermines Workforce Competitiveness

For years, I’ve warned that college grade inflation is real, rampant, and ravaging a university near you. It is a cancer eating away at American higher education, undermining academic standards, devaluing transcripts, and cheating students and employers alike. My research has tracked this crisis over the last decade, and the evidence is stark: what was...