Yearly Archives: 2024
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Arkansas K-12 education finance series: Adequacy review findings and recommendations so far
A 2007 Arkansas Supreme Court ruling mandates that the legislature must regularly review the adequacy of the state’s K-12 funding system.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: A glimpse into Colorado after psychedelics legalization, a gathering of conservative legislators, and more
Plus: Food and Drug Administration approval of MDMA is tentative, the psychedelic origins of Whole Foods, and more.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — July 2024
Psychedelics on the ballot in Massachusetts, Colorado proposes new regulatory rules, and Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes a psychedelics bill.
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Mandatory reciprocal switching won’t enhance transportation competition
Mandatory reciprocal switching “will lead to decreased network velocity, diminished capital investments into the freight rail network, and deteriorating rail intermodal service levels.”
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Oklahoma now has the best open enrollment policy in the country
The state's open enrollment expansion strengthens its education marketplace so students are no longer trapped by their ZIP codes.
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Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state
Plus, how the costs of of teacher pensions are shared by Michigan's state and local taxpayers.
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Colorado could improve regulatory rules regarding psychedelic use
As Colorado establishes an operating regulatory framework for The Natural Medicine Health Act, there is room for improvement in rulemaking.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Ghost students strip taxpayers’ pocketbooks bare
Plus: Education legislation news Pennsylvania, and more.
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Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
Effective housing policy should focus on increasing the number of available housing units to help meet demand.
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How much teachers contribute to their retirement benefits in each state
Most states require teachers to pay between 5% and 12% of their pay, with the employer paying what remains to cover the benefit and pension system's debt.
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Aviation Policy News: Big times ahead for eVTOL air taxis—or not?
Plus: Research on contrails yields some results, ultra low-cost carriers keep growing, and more.
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Transparent open enrollment reports help parents and taxpayers hold public schools accountable
These reports can reveal school districts’ unfair or bad practices, such as rejecting transfer applicants for arbitrary reasons.
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A generational wave of stadium subsidies is approaching
Elected officials across the country are incurring hundreds of millions—if not billions—of dollars in debt and future obligations to replace or update stadiums.
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Transparent K-12 open enrollment data matters to parents, policymakers and taxpayers
A total of 16 states have strong statewide cross-district open enrollment laws, while 13 states have strong statewide within-district open enrollment laws.
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Revenue, ridership, and post-pandemic lessons in public transit
The consensus in the transportation research community is nationwide transit ridership is unlikely to recover its pre-pandemic ridership levels in the next decade.
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California taxpayers spent $4 billion on 401,000 students no longer in the state’s public schools
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) collected $508 million for 50,400 ghost students in the 2022-23 school year.
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The Water Resources Development Act of 2024 has some promising reforms, and many missed opportunities
Congress has made some good changes in the latest version of the biennial legislation but seems overwhelmingly content with the status quo.
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California needs to quicken efforts to replace the gas tax
It’s time for California to be more forward-thinking in its road usage charge program by opening it up to more drivers and moving more quickly to a long-term replacement for gas taxes.
