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Model legislation for audit requirements for opioid settlement fund recipients
Reason Foundation’s new model legislation extends the single audit framework to opioid settlement fund recipients at the state level.
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Oregon advances per-mile road fees to replace gas taxes
States are taking steps to establish per-mile vehicle fees rather than per-gallon gas taxes to ensure that all drivers pay for their road use.
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Open enrollment: ‘Wrecking ball of chaos’ or a ‘release valve of opportunity’ for New Hampshire?
New Hampshire House Bill 751 and Senate Bill 101 would expand the state’s voluntary cross-district open enrollment program statewide.
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Open enrollment funding is straightforward for states and schools
In most states, state aid follows students seamlessly across school district boundaries, providing receiving districts with sufficient funding to cover marginal costs from transfer students.
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Federal transit oversight should focus on operations and safety, not paperwork and compliance
Transit systems work best when state and local agencies handle governance and funding rather than relying on federal mandates and compliance systems.
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States should prioritize private service providers for the opioid settlement funds
By outsourcing service delivery, these funds can stimulate the growth of for-profit and nonprofit organizations that can outlive the settlement.
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California lawmakers prepare to stick taxpayers with more public pension costs and debt
California lawmakers are pushing to increase retirement benefits for police and firefighters, which could add another $14 billion in long-term costs.
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Mississippi and West Virginia to join Texas ibogaine initiative
Ibogaine may be a breakthrough therapy that enables individuals to overcome opioid addiction faster, more effectively, and at a lesser public expense.
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How every state’s public pension system ranks
Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington lead the nation with fully funded systems, while Illinois, Kentucky, and New Jersey remain at the bottom with the deepest shortfalls.
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Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences
Second-look laws offer a needed way to bring our justice system into alignment with both values and practical constraints.
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Alabama’s unrealistic pension assumptions are putting the state in debt
Policymakers need to enact lasting reforms that address the sources of the state’s growing pension shortfall.
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California doesn’t need new age restrictions on social media
Instead of passing heavy-handed legislation, California should empower parents to use available tools to keep their kids safe online.
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Why restricting institutional investors won’t fix housing affordability
The primary cause of housing affordability problems is local government restrictions on housing supply.
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The App Store Accountability Act sacrifices privacy and free speech to give parents a false sense of safety
The act would create a false sense of safety and ease while generating real privacy, security, and First Amendment concerns for all Americans.
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How to improve the federal mileage-based user fee grant program
Congress should build upon its past work of supporting propulsion-neutral alternatives to fuel taxes.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — March 2026
Iowa considers psilocybin regulation, Missouri introduces legislation that would allow psilocybin as a treatment for veterans with PTSD, and more.
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Technology can help shift overdose prevention and response to more effective harm-reduction strategies
As technology begins to enter harm-reduction settings, it brings real potential to expand access and improve overdose response.
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Airports need far better data and more transparency
Airport information reported to Federal Aviation Administration is often incomplete, inaccurate, or missing.
