Commentary
Social Policy

With preapproved building plans local, state, and federal policymakers take aim at soft costs

In 2022, South Bend developed one of the country’s first comprehensive preapproved plan catalogs for infill housing. The idea is catching on in other states, and even the federal government.

December 9, 2025 • Andrew Justus
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Commentary
State Capacity

Spotting ‘concrete boats’: Why ‘solicitation sins’ doom contracts to struggle (part 1)

Solicitations are formal requests the government puts out for proposals or quotes from prospective suppliers of goods and services. This is the first article in a series about government solicitations — and how they can go wrong.

December 8, 2025 • Neil Miller
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Climate and Energy

Niskanen comments on Department of Energy's Speed to Power RFI

On November 21st, 2025, the Niskanen Center, together with the Center for International and Strategic Studies, submitted joint comments to the Department of Energy’s Speed to Power Request for Information.

December 8, 2025
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With preapproved building plans local, state, and federal policymakers take aim at soft costs
By Andrew Justus
Spotting ‘concrete boats’: Why ‘solicitation sins’ doom contracts to struggle (part 1)
By Neil Miller
Niskanen comments on Department of Energy's Speed to Power RFI