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California Shouldn’t Create Constitutional Workarounds to Target Smokers With Tax Increases
Prop. 56, the latest tobacco tax attempt, is mostly a giveaway to special interests.
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Cigarette Taxes and Spending Requirements for Anti-Tobacco Programs Don’t Belong In Colorado’s State Constitution
The policy problems with Colorado’s Amendment 72.
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North Dakota’s Cigarette Tax Measure Looks Like a Blank Check for Government Spending
North Dakota’s Measure 4 lacks oversight and accountability.
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The Fight Over English-Only Education Highlights the Need For School Choice
With a robust system of school choice, voters wouldn’t be forced to choose between educator autonomy and parental empowerment.
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Pension Obligation Bonds Add Risk When Pension Funds Should be Decreasing Risk
States Consider Pension Obligation Bonds Despite Risk
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Legislators Push For Gas Tax Increase Instead of Cutting Bloated Bureaucracy
Plans have been introduced to raise $7.4 billion for transportation funding, mostly by raising the gas tax 17 cents a gallon.
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California’s Proposition 66: Death Penalty Procedures
California’s death penalty system does not work.
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Proposition 65: Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund AND Proposition 67: Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum
Prop 67 bans plastic bags and allows stores to charge for other single use bags and pocket the money. Prop 65 says if we do ban plastic bags and allow stores to charge for other bags, that money has to go to an environmental fund.