Yearly Archives: 2023
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Surface Transportation News: Mileage fees, electric vehicles and commuting patterns
Plus: Florida Brightline opens, research about so-called Lexus Lanes, and more.
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Flavored products play an important role in tobacco harm reduction
Most smokers who switch to safer nicotine alternatives use flavored products.
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One of the flaws in DOJ’s anti-trust case: People overwhelmingly choose Google
Even the European Union's 'choice screen' regulations haven't dented Google's dominant market position.
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Calls for public pension systems to divest from energy sector are shortsighted
Public pension systems have a fiduciary duty to make investment decisions in the best financial interest of their members.
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Parents can be satisfied with public schools and also want more educational choices
If more states expanded their education marketplaces, more families could afford to prioritize factors besides location.
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Examining calls to bring back Alaska’s defined benefit pensions
Bringing back Alaska's defined benefit pensions would be unlikely to improve retention or recruitment but could add $9 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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New data shows Arizona’s public schools, including rural ones, can compete in an education marketplace
Schools are attracting students from outside their boundaries, giving students and families options to find the public schools best for them.
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Mississippi River is dangerously low and outdated federal law is blocking solutions
The 1906 Foreign Dredge Act forces the U.S. to use smaller, older, and less efficient dredges than Europe is using.
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Preliminary evidence on the safety of automated vehicles is overwhelmingly positive
As robotaxis expand, early results indicate that Waymo’s automated vehicles are almost certainly safer than typical human drivers.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA shutdowns should not happen
Plus: The 1500-hour rule holding up FAA reauthorization, community concerns about Advanced Air Mobility, and more.
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Forecast: State pension debt totals $1.3 trillion at the end of 2023
California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas have the most public pension debt.
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Pension Reform News: State pension debt forecast, risky public equity investments, and more
Plus: Texas passes another pension reform, authority and control over public retirement plans, and more.
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Connecticut’s efforts to reform public pensions may add long-term costs for taxpayers
Long-term goals are likely undermined by the law’s extended amortization schedule and introduction of a DROP program.
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California law would create arbitrary and questionable bans for cannabis product labels
The bill passed by the state legislature and headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom would add to California's overregulation of legal marijuana products without resolving any problems.
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Florida counties need to take a new approach to transit services
Five actions that Sarasota and Manatee counties can take to improve transit.
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The long road to Kentucky’s limited medical marijuana legalization
Participants in the new Kentucky medical program will face limitations not typically found in most states, including a continued ban on smoking marijuana.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Fiscal cliff for federal funds, NYC council members propose school choice and more
Plus: Wisconsin governor's veto, lawsuit against Ohio's EdChoice Scholarships, constitutionality of Montana charter schools, and more.
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Five actions transit agencies should take in the next two years
With transit ridership down, most large transit agencies will likely face a severe financial cliff in late 2024 when federal stimulus funds have been depleted.
