Yearly Archives: 2026
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Disaster recovery should not be complicated by politics
Housing recovery needs certainty and speed. The first weeks and months after a disaster determine whether a community can recover.
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California lawmakers should not politicize public pension investments
With $292 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, California’s retirement funds must be managed to fund promised benefits while minimizing costs to taxpayers.
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Farewell to Spirit Airlines
Plus: Isaacman revamps NASA lunar program, new group for remote/digital towers, and more.
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Mileage-based user fees can replace outdated federal gas tax
The federal fuel tax, increasingly unsustainable as a funding source, worsens the nation’s infrastructure problems.
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Students use open enrollment to transfer to highly-rated school districts
Plus: School choice proposals advance in New Hampshire, Iowa, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, while New Hampshire’s open enrollment proposal stumbles in the lower chamber.
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As estimated cost for high-speed rail soars, California lawmakers move to hide information from taxpayers
The rail project will only get worse and more expensive for taxpayers if state leaders don’t pull the plug.
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The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights
The federal bill would impose mandatory universal age verification and restrict access to artificial intelligence companions.
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Webinar on managing public debt, plus New York City’s pension gimmick
California proposals would undo pension reforms and increase costs, and Connecticut could divert pension funding to education.
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The BUILD housing package is a step forward for Illinois
While the BUILD Act's proposed spending could harm the state budget, its deregulatory reforms are necessary to ease housing pressure across lllinois.
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The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech
The CHATBOT Act would require chatbot platforms to collect more sensitive user data while locking services into rigid, government-mandated design standards.
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Mayor Mamdani’s balanced budget miracle is built on a pension gimmick
The mayor's plan will reduce immediate pension debt payments and lead to higher future payments.
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No, New York doesn’t have a public employee recruitment and retention crisis
The state's 2012 pension reform saved its taxpayers $80 billion. Supporters of a rollback point to a recruitment problem—but the data show there isn't one.
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Accessory dwelling units reveal housing constraints and the limits of legalization alone
The increasing prevalence of ADUs highlights the intersecting influences of land, regulation, and system design in determining housing outcomes.
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California should reject Assembly Bill 1383 to protect pension reform progress
AB1383 essentially repeals the most important parts of PEPRA and would add more unfunded mandates to the state’s already underfunded pensions.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill 2098 would restrict access to reduced-risk nicotine products
Tobacco-related diseases remain the leading cause of preventable death in Rhode Island, with around 1,800 residents dying per year from smoking.
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Puerto Rico pioneers express toll lanes on a toll road
Plus: America's strangest Interstate highway, South Carolina may be the next choice lanes state, and more.
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Assembly Bill 1054’s DROP proposal would increase risks for CalPERS
Lawmakers should be aware that DROP programs can create significant costs and funding risks for public pension systems.
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Urban areas can expand housing supply through transit-oriented development
By focusing on housing, transit-oriented development can create avenues for strategic, voluntary, and politically feasible growth near transit.
