Adrian Moore, Ph.D., is vice president of policy at Reason Foundation.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to minimum wage
California and Alaska voters will decide on the complex issue of mandating a higher minimum wage this November.
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California Proposition 5 would lower supermajority requirement to 55% for local bond measures to fund housing and public infrastructure amendment
As of 2023, California counties have about $140 billion in liabilities, or $3,860 per resident, and cities have $193 billion in liabilities, or $6,337 per resident.
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California Proposition 33 would prohibit state limitations on local rent control
California’s housing crisis is severe, with the cost of housing almost doubling since 2010.
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Florida Amendment 5 would create an annual inflation adjustment for homestead property tax exemptions
Amendment 5 would reduce future property tax revenues for local governments in Florida by an estimated $22.8 million in 2025, which would grow to about $112 million by 2028.
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Voters’ guide to 2024 ballot initiatives related to housing
California, Florida, and Georgia voters will decide on housing ballot issues ranging from homestead tax exemptions to rent control.
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California Proposition 34 would impact how Medi-Cal Rx program participants spend money
California Proposition 34 creates a process for designating specific nonprofit organizations that provide care for low-income people but also spend resources on other programs and services as “drug price manipulators.”
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California Proposition 35 would make the managed care organization tax permanent
California currently taxes managed health care insurance providers for their plans, but that tax is due to expire in 2026.
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Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
Effective housing policy should focus on increasing the number of available housing units to help meet demand.
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TikTok bans passed by Congress and Montana are unconstitutional
The Montana ban, and now the federal one, trample all over the First Amendment in their zeal to stop a made-up threat of the Chinese government allegedly spying via TikTok.
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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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Florida’s successful telehealth policies should be applied to address dental care shortages
More than seven million Floridians live in areas with shortages of dental health professionals.
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Federal independent contractor regulation threatens the gig economy
If gig workers lose the independence and flexibility that makes such work attractive to them, this vibrant and growing sector of the economy may shrink or even die out.
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California’s online age-verification law is unconstitutional
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act undermines free speech protected by the First Amendment and the right to access online content.
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Florida counties need to take a new approach to transit services
Five actions that Sarasota and Manatee counties can take to improve transit.
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California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational principle of the internet
The AADC’s age assurance requirement erects onerous barriers that would discourage internet use and chill protected speech.
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Reason Webinar: Robert Atkinson and Thomas Hazlett on big tech’s power, social media regulation, FTC antitrust lawsuits, and more
We discuss whether tech companies have become too big and powerful and what tech-related policies and regulations most need to be changed.
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Florida strengthens retirement plan but also increases taxpayers’ burden and rolls back pension reforms
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 7024, which makes several changes to the Florida Retirement System, the state’s retirement plan for government workers.
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Florida criminal justice reform would reduce technical violations of probation
Senate Bill 1478 offers Gov. DeSantis a great opportunity to further improve Florida’s parole and community supervision programs.