Rankings
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Housing & Zoning
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Auckland's Upzoning | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Houston's Minimum-Lot-Size Cuts | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Austin's HOME Initiative | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | California ADU Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Minneapolis 2040 Zoning | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Spokane's Missing-Middle Pilot | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Single-Stair Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Cleveland Tenant Right to Counsel | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | New York City's 'City of Yes' Housing Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Oregon HB2001 Missing-Middle Zoning | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Florida Live Local Act | ******** | |
| ******** | Inclusionary Zoning | ******** | |
| ******** | Massachusetts Right to Shelter | ******** | |
| ******** | California SB9 Lot Splits | ******** | |
| ******** | Rent Control (SF, Cambridge, St. Paul) | ******** | |
| ******** | Marin County Downzoning | ******** |
Housing Finance / Taxes
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Pennsylvania Land-Value Tax | ******** | |
| ******** | Massachusetts Fair Share Surtax | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Washington Capital-Gains Tax | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | San Francisco Empty Homes Tax | ******** | |
| ******** | California Proposition 13 | ******** | |
| ******** | Oakland Vacancy Tax | ******** | |
| ******** | LA Measure ULA Mansion Tax | ******** |
Pretrial & Criminal Justice
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | California Three-Strikes Reform (Prop 36, 2012) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Mississippi Earned-Parole Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Cash-Bail Reform (NJ, NY, IL, Harris Co.) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Michigan Presumptive Parole | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Colorado Recidivism Reform Paradox | ******** | |
| ******** | California Prop 36 (Retail Theft, 2024) | ******** |
Drug Policy / Harm Reduction
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Syringe Services Programs | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Ohio Issue 2 Cannabis Legalization | ******** | |
| ******** | Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board | ******** | |
| ******** | Supervised Consumption Sites | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Oregon Measure 110 Drug Decriminalization | ******** |
Public Health
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Newark Lead Service-Line Replacement | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | NYC Speed Cameras | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | California Flavored-Tobacco Ban (Prop 31) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Soda Taxes (Berkeley, Philadelphia) | ******** | |
| ******** | Massachusetts Menthol Ban | ******** | |
| ******** | Calgary Water Fluoridation | ******** |
Health Access
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | North Carolina Medical-Debt Relief | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Medicaid Expansion by Ballot | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Oregon Medicaid (OHIE) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Interstate Medical Licensure Compact | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | California CARE Court | ******** | |
| ******** | California's Proposition 1 Behavioral-Health Overhaul | ******** | |
| ******** | Vermont Single-Payer (Green Mountain Care) | ******** | |
| ******** | Georgia Pathways Medicaid Work Requirements | ******** |
Transportation
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | NYC Congestion Pricing (2025) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Boston Fare-Free Buses | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Kansas City Fare-Free Transit | ******** | |
| ******** | Indianapolis Red Line BRT | ******** | |
| ******** | California High-Speed Rail | ******** | |
| ******** | Honolulu HART Rail | ******** |
Energy & Codes
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Washington Climate Commitment Act | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | California NEM-3 Rooftop Solar | ******** | |
| ******** | California Title 24 Solar Mandate | ******** | |
| ******** | Building Gas Bans (Berkeley) | ******** |
Environment & Waste
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Oregon Bottle Bill | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Polystyrene Foam Bans | ******** | |
| ******** | Plastic-Bag Bans (California SB270) | ******** | |
| ******** | California SB1383 Organics Mandate | ******** |
Education
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | School-Finance Reform / Targeted Spending | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Per-Pupil Spending and Outcomes | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Michigan Universal School Meals | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Charter School Outcomes (CREDO 2023) | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Colorado's Healthy School Meals for All (Prop FF) | ******** | |
| ******** | The Houston ISD State Takeover | ******** | |
| ******** | San Francisco Algebra Detracking | ******** | |
| ******** | New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts | ******** | |
| ******** | Florida Universal Vouchers (HB1) | ******** |
Labor & Wages
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Arizona Universal License Recognition | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Minnesota Dental Therapists | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Nurse-Practitioner Full Practice Authority | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Connecticut Paid Family Leave | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Occupational Licensing Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Minnesota Noncompete Ban | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Florida's $15 Minimum Wage (Amendment 2, 2020) | ******** | |
| ******** | Seattle $15 Minimum Wage | ******** | |
| ******** | California FAST Act ($20 Fast-Food Wage) | ******** | |
| ******** | OpenResearch Guaranteed Income Study | ******** | |
| ******** | Michigan's Minimum Wage and Tip-Credit Whiplash | ******** |
Fiscal / Taxes / Pensions
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | State Child Tax Credits | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Colorado TABOR | ******** | |
| ******** | Rhode Island Pension Reform (RIRSA) | ******** | |
| ******** | Wisconsin Act 10 | ******** | |
| ******** | Public Pensions (CalPERS) | ******** | |
| ******** | Kentucky Pension Reform (2013) | ******** | |
| ******** | Kansas Tax-Cut Experiment | ******** | |
| ******** | Flint Emergency Manager | ******** |
Governance & Elections
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Independent Redistricting Commissions | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Seattle Democracy Vouchers | ******** | |
| ******** | Ranked-Choice Voting (Maine, Alaska) | ******** | |
| ******** | Ranked-Choice Voting Repeals | ******** | |
| ******** | State Legislative Term Limits | ******** |
Policing & Surveillance
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | Camden Police Reform | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Colorado SB217 Police Accountability | ******** | |
| ******** | Body-Worn Cameras | ******** | |
| ******** | Automated License-Plate Readers (Flock) | ******** | |
| ******** | Facial-Recognition Bans | ******** | |
| ******** | Red-Flag Laws (ERPO) | ******** |
Consumer / Markets
| Grade | Policy | Office(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ******** | California SB478 Junk-Fee Ban | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | South Carolina CON Repeal | ******** | ******** |
| ******** | Colorado Right to Repair | ******** | |
| ******** | Certificate-of-Need Laws | ******** | |
| ******** | Florida Canadian Drug Importation | ******** |