Yearly Archives: 2026
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Senate Bill 909 would improve the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles in Maryland
The legislation would create statewide rules for fully autonomous vehicles while aligning Maryland’s policy with established national safety standards.
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Technology can help shift overdose prevention and response to more effective harm-reduction strategies
As technology begins to enter harm-reduction settings, it brings real potential to expand access and improve overdose response.
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Improving educational opportunity through Maryland Senate Bill 350
This bill would empower families to match their children with schools that best fit their needs, expanding educational opportunities for Maryland's students.
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Airports need far better data and more transparency
Airport information reported to Federal Aviation Administration is often incomplete, inaccurate, or missing.
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Virginia’s proposed cannabis labor peace mandate violates federal law
House Bill 642 would unconstitutionally usurp the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board to govern private-sector labor relations.
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Let the good hackers help: Why states need a white‑hat safe harbor now
We simply don’t have the cybersecurity professionals to staff every agency and utility at the level the threat demands.
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Washington’s companion chatbot bill leaves important details open-ended
Reasonably attainable burdens of proof require clearly defined, testable, and objective requirements based on concrete product features.
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New 50-state report reveals gaps in identification and reentry document assistance for people leaving prison
A new Reason Foundation report finds only 28 states mandate ID provision despite strong evidence linking employment access to reduced recidivism.
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New York’s proposed nicotine pouch tax would undermine public health
New York’s policies should encourage safer alternatives to cigarettes, not penalize them.
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Missouri Senate Bills 906 and 971 would improve open enrollment
If signed into law, these bills would allow Missouri's students to transfer to public schools outside of their assigned school district.
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Gov. DeSantis takes positive policy approach to data centers despite his negative tech rhetoric
Gov. DeSantis does Floridians a disservice by stoking fears about the artificial intelligence issues that Florida and other states are working to resolve.
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Wisconsin should recognize safer nicotine alternatives when crafting state policy
Safer nicotine alternatives to cigarettes represent one of the most significant opportunities to reduce smoking-related death and disease.
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Utah House Bill 528 would significantly improve open enrollment transparency
Unlike other states with strong open enrollment laws, Utah currently does not collect open enrollment data or publish it at the state level.
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Why clearance rates matter: A practical metric for criminal justice system reform
Clearance rates can help ensure that criminal justice system reforms deliver on their core promise: greater safety, achieved through effectiveness rather than excess.
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Why New Hampshire’s K-12 open enrollment laws aren’t good enough
New Hampshire’s existing open enrollment law needs additional reforms because the current law lets districts stop students from transferring out of them.
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Comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on accelerating the adoption and use of artificial intelligence as part of clinical care
Regulatory uncertainty creates a significant barrier to innovation and adoption of artificial intelligence in clinical care.
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Pension Reform News: Rules on how public pensions should invest in crypto
Plus: Alaska could take on billions in extra costs by rolling back reforms, unfunded public pension liabilities are a debt, and more.
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Replacing the California gas tax: The case for road user charges
California’s roads, highways and bridges need repair and modernization. The gas tax won’t fund those projects.
