BRIEFS

TSF Idea Briefs provide more detail on our policies for the benefit of both state policymakers and issue experts.

Pizza Gets a Tracker. Why Not Your Permit?

Every state should digitize permitting processes in order to speed up the deployment of critical energy and housing projects.

Stop Guessing What Utilities Deserve. Ask Investors.

Market-set returns for monopoly utilities.

Let Teachers’ Unions Bargain over Wages, not Performance

Teachers’ unions exist to protect teachers, and what’s good for teachers is not always good for kids.

Show Us the Deal

Limiting the use of non-disclosure agreements by governments and public agencies will benefit communities and strengthen democracy.

Get More Out of the Existing Grid

New lines take a decade to build; squeezing more from existing ones could help sooner, if states act.

Fixing State Procurement by Increasing Competition

A shrinking pool of bidders is driving up what states pay, so states need to make competition someone's job.

Accountable Vote Counting

Americans track food delivery in real time. They should be able to track their ballot too.

Make Data Centers Good Grid Citizens

States are handing out billions in data center tax breaks with no strings attached — here's how to fix that.

Let States Build More Power

Electricity bills are up 33%. Permitting reform could fix that.

Get BS Off Utility Bills

Your electricity bill is quietly funding government programs you never voted for. Here is what states can do about it.

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