Yearly Archives: 2024
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How to reduce the cost of replacing Baltimore’s Key Bridge
Congress should waive costly federal regulations to help ensure that taxpayer dollars are not wasted and construction is completed in a timely fashion.
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Surface Transportation News: Lessons from the Maryland Key Bridge collapse
Plus: Texas plans takeover of P3 toll project in Houston, the real challenge facing EPA's new electric vehicle regulation, and more.
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Marijuana legalization is not associated with increases in youth suicide rates
Youth suicide rates actually tend to drop following legal access to recreational and medical marijuana.
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Kansas students will benefit from new K-12 open enrollment law
But some Kansas policymakers want to roll back mandatory open enrollment before it even begins.
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Missouri Senate Joint Resolution 71 would unwisely fund public pensions through fines and fees
If governments are going to offer pensions, they need to be willing to directly appropriate the funding to cover those pension promises.
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Rikers deaths reflect inadequate care in American jails and prisons
A recent report analyzing four deaths on Rikers Island in the second half of 2023 found critical lapses in security and inadequate care for prisoners.
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Supreme Court should rule Florida and Texas social media laws unconstitutional
During oral arguments, the Supreme Court's justices seemed skeptical of the Florida and Texas social media laws.
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Getting cannabis legalization right in Hawaii
Hawaii may be poised to become the 25th state to legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults aged 21 and over.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: A retail system model, ibogaine research, and legalization updates
A model that would reduce costs and increase consumer access to psychedelics by streamlining the overall regulatory burden.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — March 2024
The current state proposals fall into a few broad categories, primarily regulated access and decriminalization of psychedelics.
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Massachusetts ballot initiative aims to legalize psychedelics
The initiative would legalize guided in-person psychedelic experiences and allow people to grow and consume psychedelics for spiritual or mental health purposes.
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U.S. tariffs on China have failed miserably
Instead of extending these failed tariffs and trade policies, they ought to be repealed.
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AI model openness is a question for the market, not regulators
Public policy should focus on working with industry to standardize and deploy AI detection and evaluation systems in appropriate areas.
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How the Louisiana GATOR Scholarship ESA bill could impact students and taxpayers
House Bill 745 would enable all Louisiana families to choose and customize their child’s education.
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How to modernize and properly fund the inland waterway system
There's an $800 million backlog of current inland waterway system projects and another $6 billion worth of projects planned, but not yet started.
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Express bus service would serve Wisconsin better than proposed commuter rail line
Milwaukee’s bus ridership is 57 times higher than the most optimistic projected commuter rail numbers.
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California considers more regulatory roadblocks for automated vehicles
California’s increasingly hostile regulatory and business climate has already caused several autonomous vehicle developers to move testing and planned deployments to other states.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA facility replacement budget falls short
Plus: A fuel tax increase for business jets, a modest carry-on bag fee proposal, and more.
