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Examining the Claims About America’s Crumbling Infrastructure
Not every infrastructure project is equally important and a focus on highway congestion in major cities should be prioritized.
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Uncertain Funding, Rising Costs and Long Delays–Just Another Day for California High-Speed Rail
While rail proponents grumble about delay in electrification funds, a new report suggests building parts of system will cost 50% more than estimated.
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A Modest Reform Could Mean Life or Death for the Vaping Industry
The e-cigarette industry is on the edge of a cliff, with Food and Drug Administration rules threatening to wipe out 10,000 small businesses and remove 99 percent of vapor products from the market in just 18 months' time.
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Hope for Vapers: New Bill Could Halt FDA E-Cigarette Prohibition
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., introduced legislation in the House of Representatives on Thursday which, if adopted, could prevent the e-cigarette business from falling into a state of de facto prohibition.
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Texas High-speed Rail Promises Collapse Under Scrutiny
Texas Central keeps insisting its project will be privately funded but with upside down numbers taxpayers are at real risk.
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The Building Blocks for School Finance Reform in Texas
Moving away from a reliance on local property tax revenue, a comprehensive student-based budgeting program and choice can be the foundation of fundamental change in Texas.
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Seven Key Problems With Texas School Finance System That Should Be Fixed
As Texas attempts to revamp its school funding system, fixing these problems is vital.
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New Tobacco Technology Offers Huge Potential for Harm Reduction
A new generation of "heat-not-burn" tobacco products could offer of a breakthrough for harm reduction, appealing to smokers where e-cigarettes and nicotine replacement therapies have failed.
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What the US Can Learn From the UK about Vaping
According to the report, the number of vapers who now classify themselves as ex-smokers rose 10 percent in a year to 850,000 and 470 people a day switched exclusively to e-cigarettes in the last two years.
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