Cities regularly hire lobbyists. It pays off for the richest cities. The Washington PostAdam PolaskiApril 1, 2022National
Judge halts Loudoun’s school mask mandate as state mask-optional law takes effect The Washington PostAdam PolaskiFebruary 16, 2022Masks, COVID-19, Virginia, Education
Protecting Public Safety with St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones The Washington PostAdam PolaskiJanuary 31, 2022Missouri, Policing
It’s time to challenge the right wing’s radical schools agenda The Washington PostAdam PolaskiJanuary 26, 2022Education, National, Curriculum
We’re already seeing what a mistake Virginia’s voters made The Washington PostAdam PolaskiJanuary 24, 2022Virginia
An architect of critical race theory: ‘We cannot allow all of the lessons from the civil rights movement forward to be packed up and put away for storage’ The Washington PostAdam PolaskiJanuary 19, 2022Education, Curriculum, National, Racial Justice
Teachers union sues New Hampshire over law barring certain race lessons The Washington PostAdam PolaskiDecember 13, 2021New Hampshire, Racial Justice, Education, Curriculum
Plenty to sort out as Baltimore is trying to regain control of its police department The Washington PostAdam PolaskiNovember 14, 2021Maryland, Policing
DeSantis brings back Florida lawmakers to crack down on pandemic mandates The Washington PostAdam PolaskiNovember 14, 2021Florida, COVID-19
Boosted by the pandemic, ‘constitutional sheriffs’ are a political force The Washington PostAdam PolaskiNovember 2, 2021COVID-19, Policing, National
More than half of Florida’s students now go to schools mandating masks in defiance of DeSantis The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 25, 2021Florida, Masks, COVID-19
Civil rights law is the wrong weapon for fighting bans of masks in schools The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 20, 2021Masks, Education, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
‘The last thing we need to do is … mandating against mandates’: GOP governors split on banning school mask requirements The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 20, 2021Masks, COVID-19, National
Govs. DeSantis and Abbott, in denial and risking lives, have betrayed the public trust The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 19, 2021Florida, Texas, COVID-19, National, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Florida school districts with mask mandates may be investigated and punished, state says The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2021Florida, Masks, Education
Most Americans support state or local mask mandates, poll shows The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 17, 2021Masks, National, COVID-19
As Gov. Ron DeSantis consolidates his power in Florida, some local officials rebuke his leadership style The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 15, 2021Florida
Biden should defend local officials against tyrannical GOP governors The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 10, 2021National, COVID-19, Reopening States During Coronavirus + Local Control
Biden administration looking for ways to pay Florida educators if DeSantis withholds their salaries over mask mandates The Washington PostAdam PolaskiAugust 10, 2021Florida, Masks, COVID-19, Education
