Yearly Archives: 2026
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Senate Bill 55 would complete retirement benefits for Alaska teachers
Alaska’s government employees do not participate in Social Security, which leaves a significant gap in retirement benefits.
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South Carolina’s proposed age-appropriate design code bill would chill lawful speech and expand data risks
Senate Bill 268 aims to safeguard minors, but its approach would undermine free speech and privacy while creating new opportunities for data theft.
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Alabama’s pension assumptions remain above national norms despite ongoing debt growth
While Alabama’s pensions have adhered to counseled actuarial standards, the state’s ongoing challenges with growing pension debt suggest those procedures may not be sufficient.
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Florida’s surge in gambling helpline calls isn’t what it seems
Do rising helpline calls actually mean more Floridians are becoming addicted to gambling? The answer is no.
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South Carolina’s House Bill 3876 would hurt small short-term rental providers
House Bill 3876 would establish arbitrary limits on short-term rental providers, undermining property rights and distorting the market.
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What went wrong at LaGuardia Airport last month
Plus: A better approach to airport security, the FAA's office relocation problem, and more.
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Colorado becomes the first state to address wrongful arrests and convictions caused by unreliable field drug tests
More than half of the roughly 1.5 million drug arrests conducted in the United States each year involve notoriously unreliable colorimetric field drug tests.
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Why isn’t the Food and Drug Administration celebrating the decline in youth tobacco use?
High school e-cigarette use now stands at 7.1 percent, down from 27.5 percent in 2019.
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Federal transit policy incentivizes wrong actions for riders
Federal transit programs should prioritize maintaining and improving current systems before funding major expansions.
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California Assembly Bill 1709 would violate the First Amendment and undermine parental choice
A law that would broadly exclude an entire class of minors from those spaces is an unconstitutional burden on protected speech.
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A teacher strike would hurt kids, but LAUSD can’t afford to give in to the union’s demands
A lengthy teachers’ strike would harm students, but giving in to union demands risks weakening the district’s ability to serve those students for years to come.
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Better data collection is the key to improving pregnancy care behind bars
Across the United States, at least 1,157 pregnant women are admitted to prison each year.
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Vermont Senate Bill 198 would tax safer nicotine alternatives similarly to cigarettes
As it stands, the bill's tax structure would treat safer nicotine alternatives as equivalent to or more heavily taxed than cigarettes themselves.
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Students with disabilities account for more than one in 10 open enrollment participants
Senate Bill 101 would help New Hampshire’s families by expanding public schooling options for all students, including those with disabilities.
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How to help working moms in the public sector? Flexible retirement benefits
Portability and flexibility of retirement benefits are especially crucial for the retirement security of working mothers.
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Preparing for what may be the last federal transportation reauthorization bill
Plus: Ranking every state's roads, highways and bridges in cost-effectiveness and performance.
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The impact of K-12 open enrollment on student achievement
K-12 open enrollment lets students attend public schools other than their assigned ones, and it’s one of the most common forms of school choice.
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Missouri should not create special liability rules for autonomous vehicles
Singling out autonomous vehicles for special treatment on liability determination is unnecessary to advancing the safe operation of these vehicles.
