Yearly Archives: 2023
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Surface Transportation News: Research on driving and transit, automated vehicle progress, and more
Plus: Urban containment brings unaffordable housing and reduced mobility, good news on reconnecting communities, and more.
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Congress could have fixed many of the country’s flight delay problems years ago
Giving FAA more money will not solve America's air traffic control problems because we have a flawed model.
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Providing returning citizens with IDs and other essential documents can facilitate the reentry process
Over 80% of prisoners will eventually be released and roughly 500,000 people are released from prison each year.
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Strategies for improving community supervision programs
Nearly 3.7 million adults are on community supervision programs like probation and parole across the United States.
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Occupational licensing reform can reduce barriers to employment faced by former offenders
Lawmakers should consider occupational licensing reform to reduce government-imposed barriers to employment for former offenders.
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Do you think your state has K-12 open enrollment? You might be wrong.
Policymakers should strengthen their open enrollment policies so every student can choose a public school that is the right fit, regardless of where they live.
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New report highlights enormous scale of community supervision in the United States
Data from a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that nearly 3.7 million adults are on community supervision programs like probation and parole.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Unconventional education partnerships, states’ school choice legislation, and more
Plus: Oklahoma establishes country's first religious charter school, applications for Iowa's universal ESAs exceed projections, and more.
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Spring 2023 Unified Agenda shows increase in federal transportation regulatory activity
The Spring 2023 Unified Agenda lists 235 active rulemaking projects at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Of those 235, 24 are new rulemaking projects.
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Increases to contribution rate improve the long-term viability of Florida’s defined contribution plan
Florida policymakers should continue to seek reforms that strengthen the Investment Plan and reduce the risks of public pension debt.
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Pension Reform News: Florida increases contributions, recruiting and retaining teachers, and more
Plus: Improving Florida's defined contribution plan, higher education pension blueprint, and more.
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Refocusing U.S. welfare policy on economic opportunity
This study examines how the welfare system and banking, housing, criminal justice, and labor market regulations reduce and undermine opportunities for low-income Americans.
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New Jersey’s S299 would bring the consequences of tobacco prohibition
Instead of prohibition, New Jersey can further reduce its already low smoking rate by implementing a strategy of tobacco harm reduction.
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States can learn from pension plan design colleges and universities use for professors
Modern public retirement plans need to reflect realistic employment patterns, focus on income replacement, and meet individual needs.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA reauthorization bill, future of air traffic control, and more
Plus: FAA's slow progress on advanced air mobility, Amsterdam Schiphol vs. its airlines, and more.
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Air traffic control as a public utility
The case for changing the way air traffic control is provided in the United States.
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Southern California counties should get rid of late fees for traffic fines
Late fees continue to burden many low-income Californians while exacerbating the problems of revenue-oriented policing.
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Massachusetts psychedelics bills are a constructive start
Senate No. 1009 and House No. 3589 are a constructive beginning, but Massachusetts psychedelics reforms need to go further.
