Expert Insights
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June 12, 2026
Illicit Movement of Livestock, Drug Cartels & the New World Screwworm
The New World Screwworm (NWS) is not a disease or virus, but a fly whose parasitic larvae (maggots) feed on tissue of warm-blooded animals, including livestock, wildlife, and pets. Female flies lay eggs on wounds and any bodily openings of animals and then these eggs hatch into larvae that burrow into flesh.
Expert Insights
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June 12, 2026
The New Accreditation Rules Explained
U.S. higher education is broken. College costs are out of control, rising at more than twice the rate of inflation. Students, parents, and taxpayers are strapped with nearly $2 trillion (about $6,200 per person in the US) dollars in debt for degrees that often do not generate earnings sufficient to repay the loans that funded them. Experts expect one-fourth of the colleges in the United States to close in the decades ahead.
Statement
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June 11, 2026
“Fostering the Future Accounts” Expand Opportunity for Youth in Foster Care
Statement
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June 10, 2026
AFPI MN Backs Vice President Vance’s Fraud Referral, Calls for Full Accountability
Zach Freimark, Executive Director of the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) Minnesota chapter, released the following statement after Vice President J.D. Vance referred Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation into fraud in the state's federally funded social services programs
News Release
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June 10, 2026
AFPI Releases Brief on Permitting Reform for Energy Dominance
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released an issue brief, “Building Energy Dominance: A Near-Term Permitting Agenda.” The brief details how slow, costly government permitting holds back American building, and lays out four practical fixes—making routine projects easier to approve, holding agencies to firm deadlines, reining in lawsuits that drag projects out for years, and letting states handle more of the review—to help the country build energy and infrastructure faster without giving up real environmental protections.
State Model Policy
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June 9, 2026
529 Education Freedom for States Act Model Policy
529 education savings plans are tax-advantaged accounts that help families save for education expenses. Established under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, these plans were originally designed to support postsecondary education costs but have since been expanded by Congress to include K-12 tuition, apprenticeship programs, and other qualified educational expenses. As the permissible uses of 529 plans have broadened, they have become increasingly important vehicles for education freedom.