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Express bus service would serve Wisconsin better than proposed commuter rail line
Milwaukee’s bus ridership is 57 times higher than the most optimistic projected commuter rail numbers.
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California considers more regulatory roadblocks for automated vehicles
California’s increasingly hostile regulatory and business climate has already caused several autonomous vehicle developers to move testing and planned deployments to other states.
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House TikTok ban is unconstitutional and would not make America safer
Policymakers should address national security without infringing upon free trade and the right of free speech.
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Mississippi’s INSPIRE Act would upgrade the state’s school finance system
The proposal would improve funding fairness and better target education dollars to higher-need students.
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With federal pandemic aid expiring, Florida shows states how to cost-effectively boost student achievement
Unlike in most states, public schools in Florida don’t have a monopoly over students and their funding.
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The key to improving California’s public schools isn’t more money
California’s inflation-adjusted K-12 education funding grew from $12,471 per student in 2002 to $16,934 per student in 2020, a 35.8% growth rate ranked ninth highest in the United States.
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Fact-checking the trucking industry’s claims against tolling
Trucking organizations attack tolls as unfair and costly to collect by ignoring the low cost of all-electronic tolling collection and the economies-of-scale institutions already in use.
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Public pension reforms aren’t impacting public employee turnover rates
Turnover rates seem to have little to do with retirement plan structure and more to do with employee compensation and the changing reality of American labor markets.
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Florida’s attorney general challenges marijuana initiative with spurious arguments
Florida voters have the chance to vote on a marijuana ballot initiative, but Florida politicians are trying to keep that from happening.
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Mississippi lawmakers can take the best from other successful state pension reforms
Texas, Arizona, North Dakota and Michigan are among the states passing reforms to reduce public pension costs and debt while keeping promises to public workers.
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California politicians shouldn’t forget the effectiveness of telehealth
California's antiquated licensing laws and regulations prevent patients from accessing needed health care.
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For most workers, the value of Alaska’s defined contribution plan surpasses that of a traditional pension
The following tool created by the Pension Integrity Project displays the year-by-year accrual of retirement benefits for a wide variety of Alaska workers in different fields and starting at different ages.
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Alaska’s supplemental savings program outperforms Social Security
The Alaska SBS-AP serves as a valuable case study in innovative retirement planning.
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As regulators fight big tech mergers, startups often pay the price
Regulators deterred Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot. They may also have deterred innovation and future competition.
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Florida should be skeptical of age-based social media ban
Blanket bans on social media use for minors under the age of 16 represent a misguided approach that overlooks the complexities of the digital age and violates the First Amendment.
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Five key trends in education spending, teacher salaries, staffing and test scores
Total inflation-adjusted education spending increased by 25% per student while average teacher salaries fell by 0.6% from 2002 to 2020.
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Governments trying to recruit and retain employees need to reassess how young workers view pensions
Public workers under the age of 35 say job security, work-life balance, health insurance and personal satisfaction are what attracted them to their public service jobs.
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Survey shows stereotype of the lazy, lefty marijuana smoker doesn’t reflect reality
Marijuana users come from all different backgrounds and are not restricted to a particular political affiliation, education level, income bracket, career position, or location.
