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How to Read a Policy Proposal Like an Analyst
Funding, enforcement, and trade-offs: the three questions that tell you what a bill would actually do.
Henrik Larsen · September 23, 2026
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A running record of policy as it moves: introductions, committee stages, consultation windows, final rules and statutory guidance. Entries carry dates, responsible bodies and closing deadlines. Built for government affairs staff, association analysts and anyone who must respond to a consultation before it shuts.
A running record of policy as it moves: introductions, committee stages, consultation windows, final rules and statutory guidance. Entries carry dates, responsible bodies and closing deadlines. Built for government affairs staff, association analysts and anyone who must respond to a consultation before it shuts.
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The Attention Economy: What McCourt Researchers Found in Three Elections
A new book from Georgetown's McCourt School tests the oldest rule of campaign politics — attention wins — against data from 2016, 2020 and 2024.
Henrik Larsen · September 17, 2026
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Federal Permitting: The Backlog Now Has an Owner and a Clock
The 2023 fiscal deal created a lead agency and fixed permitting schedules for major projects — and its first test cases are now moving through the new timeline.
Valentina Sokolov · August 26, 2026
Policy
Rulemaking: How a Federal Rule Actually Gets Made
A federal rule travels from a public docket to legally binding text in roughly a year or more, and the comment period — the public's formal opening — closes whether or not anyone significant weighs in.
Valentina Sokolov · August 24, 2026
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Continuing Resolutions: How Stopgap Funding Actually Works
A continuing resolution does not fund next year's priorities — it freezes last year's, account by account, until Congress finishes the job or funding lapses altogether.
Valentina Sokolov · August 19, 2026