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OFRA Investigation | April 24, 2026

The Hidden Tax: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Los Angeles City Government

Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities in the United States. The explanations most often offered—land scarcity, coastal geography, population density—are real but incomplete. Embedded in the cost of living in Los Angeles is a governance premium: the invisible surcharge that residents, ratepayers, and businesses pay because their city government has systematically chosen insiders over accountability.

News Release | April 22, 2026

AFPI’s Hannah Anderson Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Ending Hidden Health Care Conflicts Driving Up Costs

Hannah Anderson, Director of Healthy America Policy at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), testified before the House Education and the Workforce’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions to discuss the “Great Healthcare Plan” and increased transparency for patients-first health care.

Commentary | April 22, 2026

Today’s High Gas Prices are Decades in the Making

Op-Ed | April 22, 2026

Earth Day and the Failure of Apocalyptic Environmentalism

Bill Analysis | April 22, 2026

Evaluating Housing Reform Proposals in Congress: Rebuilding the American Dream

The increase in government spending and onerous regulations during the Biden Administration forced many Americans to cut back on household spending, including buying homes. Congress must reverse course and enact commonsense housing reforms that will increase housing construction and thus enable more young households to realize the American Dream of homeownership.

Expert Insights | April 21, 2026

DOJ Election Monitoring Authority and Observer Deployment

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has monitored federal elections for decades as part of its broader enforcement of federal voting rights laws. That monitoring takes two distinct forms: DOJ staff monitors deployed under the DOJ’s general enforcement authority, and federal employees who serve as observers authorized by court order under Section 3(a) of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The distinction matters.

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