Europe Needs AI. Canada Has
the Power.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · SOVEREIGNTY
Europe seeks AI independence amid
U.S. export controls, while Canada
offers clean power and
infrastructure for sovereign AI
compute capacity.
The lesson of the last month is not
that America will stop building the
best artificial intelligence. It is…
The Workers America Depends
On
IMMIGRATION POLICY · TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
The Supreme Court ruling allowing
the Trump administration to end
Temporary Protected Status threatens
over a million workers, risking…
The Permission-Slip
Presidency Comes for AI
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The U.S. government is restricting
access to advanced AI models,
prioritizing trusted partners and
national security over broad public
availability.
The newest thing in artificial
intelligence is not a model. It is a
permission slip…
Washington Nearly Blinded
Itself to the Ocean
CLIMATE · GOVERNMENT · REGIONAL
The National Science Foundation
nearly dismantled the Ocean
Observatories Initiative, risking
loss of critical long-term ocean
data before reversing course.
Washington has a bad habit of
discovering the value of scientific
instruments only after it orders…
The Golden Door Is Closed
IMMIGRATION POLICY · RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
The Supreme Court upheld Trump
administration policies ending
protections for Haitians and…
The Bill Has Found the View
LOCAL · MUNICIPAL FINANCE · HOUSING
At the end of Mechanic Street,
Portsmouth New Hampshire becomes
almost too beautiful for arithmetic…
The Postal Service’s proposed
ballot-mail rule would require new
voter data checks, risking delays…
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · VERMONT
The Statehouse calendar for the week
of June 21, 2026, offered a familiar
Vermont picture: agriculture on one
side, taxes and revenue on the…
That distinction matters. A
committee agenda can tell the public
where lawmakers are looking. It
cannot tell us what they decided,
whether a bill moved, or how much it
may cost towns, schools, farmers, or
taxpayers.
The House Agriculture, Food
Resiliency and Forestry Committee…
Anti-Poverty Push Meets Local
Bills
REGIONAL · AI SUMMARY · MASSACHUSETTS
Beacon Hill had a practical mix
before it Monday: one big attempt to
rethink anti-poverty work statewide,
and two local bills meant to solve…
The Enough Act is the ambitious
piece. It would move beyond
school-only fixes and try to connect
education, family support, health,
and community services around
children and neighborhoods facing
deep poverty. Testimony before the
Joint Committee on Community…
