Bureaucracy

Floors, Not Ceilings: When Legal Minimums Become Bureaucratic Maximums

I asked my local police for traffic data. They said: 'File a FOIA request.' I asked my daughter's school if she could take a math test. They said: 'She's homeschooled.' Laws meant to ensure minimums keep becoming excuses to do less. Here's why—and what happened when I filed a state complaint.