Yearly Archives: 2026
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Aviation Policy News: The so-called Brand New Air Traffic Control System
Plus: FAA controller shortage getting worse, revitalizing Dulles Airport, and more.
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How the proposed billionaire tax would backfire and hurt California
While taxing billionaires may feel cathartic to some, it’s neither a smart nor a sustainable solution to California’s debt and deficits.
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Open enrollment would help Alaska’s students and public schools
Alaska should adopt a strong cross- and within-district open enrollment policy that ensures transfers are free for students and their families.
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How public schools measure capacity for K-12 open enrollment transfers
Far too many public school districts are blocking transfer students they could easily accommodate.
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Missouri can embrace open enrollment for students while addressing school funding concerns
A robust open enrollment program can benefit students, improve public schools, and help shore up school district budgets.
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Pension Reform News: Public pension reform drives fiscal responsibility, not inequality
Plus: How property tax cuts will impact pensions in Texas, Louisiana's pension crisis threatens taxpayers, and more.
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The upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill and the looming debt crisis
How to safeguard vital highway and aviation infrastructure from the coming federal insolvency.
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Restoring the Florida Retirement System’s COLA would increase pension costs, risk
State policymakers should look beyond best-case scenarios when evaluating the restoration of a cost-of-living adjustment.
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Funding Education Opportunity: How states fund K-12 open enrollment programs
Plus: Mississippi gears up for a school choice battle, New Hampshire considers an expansive open enrollment proposal, and more.
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New Hampshire could expand access to psilocybin
New Hampshire bills represent the growing shift from psilocybin criminalization to sensible regulation grounded in public health and harm reduction.
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Canada banned flavored vapes. Cigarette sales surged.
Policymakers should reconsider flavor restrictions in light of mounting evidence that such policies generate unintended consequences that undermine public health.
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New Hampshire House Bill 1589 contains problematic interoperability mandates
Proponents of interoperability mandates often overemphasize the ability for companies to interoperate within a closed ecosystem of products and services.
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Examining California’s new tech-related laws
California’s market size often makes compliance with its laws a national default, so the impact of these new tech laws is likely to extend well beyond the state’s borders.
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Blaming short-term rentals won’t solve the housing crisis
Blaming and banning short-term rental platforms for high housing costs ignores the history of laws that have contributed to the current problem.
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Public pension reform does not increase inequality
Well-designed pension reform is essential to safeguarding public services, protecting taxpayers, and ensuring sustainable retirement security.
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ZYN and the purpose of the Modified Risk Tobacco Product pathway
Given both the low-risk profile and low abuse liability of ZYN products, MRTP authorization is justified on the substantial merits of the application.
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Staffing surges and student outcomes: Rethinking unions, resource allocation, and school choice in American education
Despite declining student enrollment in many U.S. school districts, K-12 education spending and staffing have grown substantially over the past two decades.
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How to rethink unions, resource allocation, and school choice in American education
The current landscape of K-12 public education in the United States is at an inflection point.
