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Biden keeps his bad promise on charter schools
The administration recently proposed a new Department of Education rule to make it more difficult for nonprofit organizations to open charter schools, forcing them to comply with many unnecessary regulations and bureaucratic paperwork requests.
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Over 100,000 died from drug overdoses in 2021 as public policy drives people to fentanyl
Accepting a false narrative will likely prevent policymakers and the public from confronting the true underlying cause of the drug-overdose crisis.
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How to make overdue reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act
“CEQA is the law that swallowed California."
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California’s high-speed rail line will share track with commuter rail, slowing trains and increasing accident risks
Sharing track with commuter rail means that the service billed as high-speed rail will run more slowly than originally promised to voters and that high-speed trains will run through grade-level railroad crossings.
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Eliminating the cultivation tax would help California’s legal cannabis industry compete with the illicit market
Eliminating the cultivation tax would allow farmers and licensed cannabis retailers to lower prices, making the legal marijuana market more competitive with illicit markets.
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Utah should abolish qualified immunity, implement the common law standard
Fear of frivolous lawsuits does not vindicate qualified immunity.
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Data shows financial incentives matter for K-12 open enrollment policies
If school districts do not receive sufficient funding for transfer students, they’re not going to be as willing to participate in an open enrollment program.
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Open enrollment policies don’t have to affect student athletics
There are a variety of ways states can handle student athletic eligibility questions that can arise when implementing open enrollment policies.
