Yearly Archives: 2023
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Testimony: Congress shouldn’t hamper freight rail’s ability to utilize new technologies
Policymakers should ensure the development and deployment of transportation and logistics automation technologies are not encumbered by obsolete or counterproductive regulations.
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Fiduciary principles need to be reaffirmed and strengthened in public pension plans
"The exclusive purpose of investing pension assets must be to provide pension benefits and defray reasonable expenses—nothing else."
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Webinar—Can investing public pension assets to further nonfinancial goals be consistent with fiduciary principles?
The exclusive purpose of investing pension assets must be to provide pension benefits.
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Maine would benefit from automatic expungement of cannabis possession records
Legislative Document 1646 would help mitigate past harms of prohibition by expunging criminal records related to cannabis possession.
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Surface Transportation News: Annual Highway Report, the feasibility of net zero by 2050, and more
Plus: Toll evasion with all-electronic tolling, a national per-mile user fee pilot, and more.
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Oregon’s proposed labor peace mandate violates federal law
Oregon House Bill 3183 could unconstitutionally usurp the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board to govern private-sector labor relations.
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The trucking industry is increasingly examining mileage-based user fee options
The trucking industry has begun to acknowledge the impending decline of fuel-tax revenues.
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California legislature shouldn’t politicize or micromanage public pension investments
CalPERS and CalSTRS must be allowed to focus on their mission of fulfilling the retirement benefits promised to workers.
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An international AI regulatory agency would threaten free speech, politicize AI
A highly invasive, active, and empowered government could monitor AI use and punish anyone not using it for approved purposes.
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Social equity programs are failing to help victims of the drug war
In many cases, the parties benefiting from social equity programs are wealthy, connected political insiders and large commercial cannabis companies.
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“The Liability Trap” authors’ critique of pension fiduciary model misses the mark
Requiring a fiduciary responsible for public dollars to adhere to objective criteria and remain oriented towards achieving the pecuniary goals of the pension trust is the most basic policy.
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Louisiana H.B. 17 would enact a cannabis market and impose high barriers to entry
Certain provisions of House Bill 17 would establish substantial barriers to entry that will result in a less dynamic marketplace.
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California S.B. 512 would prevent double-taxation of cannabis licensees
Senate Bill 512 would prevent local and state cannabis taxes from compounding on each other.
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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill to help released prisoners obtain IDs, documentation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp just signed into law a bill that helps those freed from prison obtain identification cards and proof of programs and training they have completed while incarcerated.
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Optimal regulatory framework for state regulation of sports betting
To maximize the benefits of sports betting legalization and minimize negative externalities, state regulatory frameworks should encourage robust and competitive markets.
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Congress must hold CDC accountable for its vaping missteps
In 2019, bad information from the CDC about vaping deaths caused by illegal products reduced e-cigarette demand by about 30 percent and worsened public health.
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North Dakota enacts landmark public pension reforms
The new pension reform will help solve NDPERS' unfunded liabilities and unsustainable financial trajectory like an oil spill—by both capping the spill and cleaning up what’s already spilled.
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SECURE Act 2.0 requires private sector to use automatic enrollment for retirement plans
Over 80% of state and local government employees are in retirement plans, compared to 52% of private sector employees.
