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  • E-Cigarette Tariffs are a Threat to Public Health
    E-Cigarette Tariffs are a Threat to Public Health

    Vapersn are set to join the list of consumers and businesses bracing themselves for the impact of the Trump's tariffs.

    By Guy Bentley
    August 28, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Comments to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control on its Proposed Final Regulations
    Reason Foundation’s Comments to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control on its Proposed Final Regulations

    We hope these comments help the bureau enact rules to foster a successful market for cannabis products and eliminate black markets.

    By Adrian Moore
    August 27, 2018

  • Prop. 1 Adds Billions in Debt but Won’t Make Housing More Affordable
    Prop. 1 Adds Billions in Debt but Won’t Make Housing More Affordable

    Freeing up builders and entrepreneurs in the private market to produce affordable housing is the long-term solution.

    By Marc Joffe
    August 25, 2018

  • Regulatory Scrutiny for California’s Cannabis
    Regulatory Scrutiny for California’s Cannabis

    How One State Law Can Help Relieve Regulatory Pressure

    By Matt Harrison
    August 20, 2018

  • Making Government Documents Searchable and Machine-Readable to Improve Transparency and Accountability
    Making Government Documents Searchable and Machine-Readable to Improve Transparency and Accountability

    Why it is important to get state and local government financial reports into machine-readable formats and how it can be done.

    By Marc Joffe
    August 17, 2018

  • Equity Promises Fall Flat in Massachusetts Marijuana Industry
    Equity Promises Fall Flat in Massachusetts Marijuana Industry

    Despite priority application review, burdensome licensing process keeps low-income, minority applicants locked out of the industry.

    By Allie Howell
    August 15, 2018

  • Governments Issuing Pension Obligation Bonds Risk Worsening, Not Improving, Their Financial Shape
    Governments Issuing Pension Obligation Bonds Risk Worsening, Not Improving, Their Financial Shape

    POBs bring long-term risks that can worsen a government's fiscal health.

    By Anil Niraula
    August 15, 2018

  • Local Agency Exits from CalPERS
    Local Agency Exits from CalPERS

    The nation's biggest multi-employer pension system was never a good fit for a small rural fire district and the Herald Fire Protection District finds withdrawing from CalPERS is easier said than done.

    By Marc Joffe
    August 12, 2018

  • Revisiting New Orleans’ Charter School Success as Local School Board Takes Control
    Revisiting New Orleans’ Charter School Success as Local School Board Takes Control

    Will New Orleans schools continue to make strides under the Orleans Parish School Board?

    By Christian Barnard
    August 11, 2018

  • The Timeline for Self-Driving Cars and Shared Mobility May Take Longer Than We Think
    The Timeline for Self-Driving Cars and Shared Mobility May Take Longer Than We Think

    Examining the long-term future of automated vehicles, electric vehicles and shared mobility.

    By Robert Poole
    August 9, 2018

  • The FDA Must Resist the Irrational Fear of Vaping
    The FDA Must Resist the Irrational Fear of Vaping

    The FDA must recognize that regulating too much can be just as lethal as regulating too little.

    By Guy Bentley
    August 7, 2018

  • The Texas Teacher Pension System Lowers Its Investment Return Assumption
    The Texas Teacher Pension System Lowers Its Investment Return Assumption

    By lowering its assumed rate of return, Texas TRS has taken an important step toward long-term solvency.

    By Marc Joffe
    August 1, 2018

  • Pension Reform Helps Improve Michigan’s Credit Rating
    Pension Reform Helps Improve Michigan’s Credit Rating

    Pension reform cited as one of the major reasons for the credit rating increase in Michigan.

    By Jen Sidorova
    July 31, 2018

  • Reflections on Michigan’s Ongoing Pension Reform Project
    Reflections on Michigan’s Ongoing Pension Reform Project

    The state of Michigan has continued its pattern of being a trend setter on pension reform.

    By Anthony Randazzo and Leonard Gilroy
    July 31, 2018

  • Mileage-Based User Fees Are a Promising Successor to the Gas Tax
    Mileage-Based User Fees Are a Promising Successor to the Gas Tax

    The United States needs a new funding policy to fund its surface transportation network.

    By Connor Kitchings and Baruch Feigenbaum
    July 30, 2018

  • Rethinking California’s Highways as Public Utilities
    Rethinking California’s Highways as Public Utilities

    It’s not hard to see that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we fund and manage highways.

    By Robert Poole
    July 28, 2018

  • More Positive Signs for Colorado’s Pension
    More Positive Signs for Colorado’s Pension

    Early signs continue to support Reason Foundation’s analysis.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 28, 2018

  • Trump’s Postal Task Force Can Solve USPS’s Financial Woes Through Initial Public Offering
    Trump’s Postal Task Force Can Solve USPS’s Financial Woes Through Initial Public Offering

    Opening up USPS to competition and capital investment through an IPO is a great way to save taxpayer money and encourage innovation.

    By Nicholas DeSimone
    July 27, 2018

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