The States Forum
The States Forum, Craig Spencer, Marc J. Dunkelman, Brinda Adhikari, Searchlight Institute, Michael Laskawy, Brian Shearer, Sarah Knight, Jane| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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States Can Get More Out of the Grid They Already Have
Electricity bills have been climbing for years, and people have noticed. Nominal residential electricity prices are up 33% since 2019, and one in six American households is now behind on their energy bill. Ask utility regulators why, and th...
The State Budget Playbook Nobody Asked For (But Everyone Needs)
By Wendy Edelberg
Last week, The States Forum held its third policy accelerator in Baltimore. The goal as always was to bring together people with different perspectives to craft actionable ideas that policymakers can use to address challe...
Even on its 250th birthday, the Declaration isn’t a museum piece - it’s a promise worth keeping.
I’m going to start today’s Substack by asking you to watch a video, the one that’s posted just below. I realize this seems a little self-indulgent - it’s a video we made for our launch last year, drawing on the work of our friend and collea...
TSF Idea: Don't Ban Data Centers. Make Them Pay.
Roughly a dozen states have moved to restrict or ban data centers since 2025. That’s a pretty remarkable political backlash against an industry that was, until recently, generating (often significant!) tax revenue and handing out constructi...
TSF Idea: Democracy Delivery – Hot, Fresh, Guaranteed
Democracy rests on faith – it rests on the faith of voters that the processes that turn their votes into political outcomes are trustworthy. When people lose confidence in the system, it breaks down. They stop participating. They conclude i...
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ER Doctor | Ebola Survivor | Public Health & Humanitarian Response | Historical Determinants of Public Health at Brown SPH | Member CFR | Emmy Award Winner\ud83c\udfc6
Senior Fellow, Searchlight Institute; Fellow, Watson School at Brown University's Watson School; Author, "Why Nothing Work: Who Killed Progress--And How to Bring It Back."
An award-winning journalist, producer and host.
Disrupt rigidity. Think Big. Spark a Realignment.
Editor-in-Chief, The States Forum
Public interest class action litigator, academic, former financial regulator, current Director of Competition and Regulatory Policy at Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator.
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Energy and climate politics and policy. Formerly White House Climate, Executive Director of Blue Horizons Foundation, Stripe Climate, Hewlett Foundation, Spitzer Trust. PhD UC Berkeley.
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