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  • Open enrollment is a school choice policy that both blue and red states can embrace
    Open enrollment is a school choice policy that both blue and red states can embrace

    Twenty-one states across the political spectrum allow students to enroll in district schools outside their residential zones.

    By Jude Schwalbach
    March 10, 2025

  • Texas Senate Bill 3 would harm the state’s hemp industry
    Texas Senate Bill 3 would harm the state’s hemp industry

    Instead of outright prohibition, Texas legislators should develop a more balanced regulatory framework for hemp products.  

    By Michelle Minton
    March 5, 2025

  • House task force seeks regulations that protect AI innovation
    House task force seeks regulations that protect AI innovation

    A report from the House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence outlines a wide-ranging framework for balancing innovation with necessary safeguards.

    By Nicole Shekhovtsova
    March 4, 2025

  • The U.S. national debt could end low interest rates 
    The U.S. national debt could end low interest rates 

    The projected surge in treasury bill issuances to finance fiscal deficits may hinder the Federal Reserve’s ability to lower interest rates.

    By Mariana Trujillo
    March 3, 2025

  • Proposed artificial intelligence legislation would drive innovation out of Texas
    Proposed artificial intelligence legislation would drive innovation out of Texas

    The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act introduces sweeping obligations for developers and businesses that depend on AI.

    By Jen Sidorova
    March 3, 2025

  • Why parking minimums are holding back housing
    Why parking minimums are holding back housing

    Minimum parking requirements significantly contribute to increased construction costs and limiting housing availability.

    By Christina Mojica
    February 28, 2025

  • New York has chance to improve congestion pricing plan
    New York has chance to improve congestion pricing plan

    Focusing on generating revenue to bail out the transit system instead of traffic management was always going to reduce the program’s effectiveness in New York City.

    By Nicholas Montano and Baruch Feigenbaum
    February 28, 2025

  • Will Martin Makary’s FDA listen to the evidence on e-cigarettes?
    Will Martin Makary’s FDA listen to the evidence on e-cigarettes?

    Instead of demonizing e-cigarettes, Trump's FDA should recognize them as a resource for public health.

    By Layal Bou Harfouch
    February 27, 2025

  • New York’s proposed political deepfake ban suppresses speech and violates the First Amendment
    New York’s proposed political deepfake ban suppresses speech and violates the First Amendment

    Libel and slander laws already exist and can be used by lawmakers worried about how deepfakes could harm their reputations or spread misinformation.

    By Richard Sill
    February 26, 2025

  • Victim-offender dialogues may help victims heal
    Victim-offender dialogues may help victims heal

    Research evidence suggests that victim-offender dialogue can have positive impacts on victims’ healing and may even have positive effects against recidivism. 

    By Vittorio Nastasi
    February 26, 2025

  • Medicaid is failing people leaving prison, and we’re all paying the price
    Medicaid is failing people leaving prison, and we’re all paying the price

    Addressing Medicaid’s shortcomings isn’t just about fiscally responsible solutions; it’s about empowering individuals to jumpstart their reentry to society.

    By Layal Bou Harfouch
    February 25, 2025

  • Virginia’s Senate Bill 826 would reduce uncertainty associated with occupational licensing approvals
    Virginia’s Senate Bill 826 would reduce uncertainty associated with occupational licensing approvals

    Senate Bill 826 would bring Virginia’s licensing policies in line with the 25 other states that have adopted predetermination processes.

    By Vittorio Nastasi
    February 25, 2025

  • In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi
    In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi

    During Bondi's time as the state's attorney general, drug overdose deaths in Florida nearly doubled.

    By Adrian Moore and Jacob James Rich
    February 25, 2025

  • Why traditional government pension plans don’t work for today’s new employees 
    Why traditional government pension plans don’t work for today’s new employees 

    Stakeholders in public retirement systems should adopt effective plans for new hires while maintaining their commitment to existing employees.

    By Richard Hiller
    February 25, 2025

  • Alaska is retaining public workers better than most states
    Alaska is retaining public workers better than most states

    Alaska's public sector turnover rates are significantly lower than both statewide and national private-sector averages and lower than most states offering defined benefit pensions.

    By Mariana Trujillo
    February 24, 2025

  • Public pension plans should capitalize on strong investment returns to build long-term stability 
    Public pension plans should capitalize on strong investment returns to build long-term stability 

    In 2024, most public pension plans reported investment returns above their long-term assumed rates of return.

    By Steve Vu
    February 24, 2025

  • What does the failure of suburban Atlanta transportation referendums mean for transit?
    What does the failure of suburban Atlanta transportation referendums mean for transit?

    Since voters are not interested in increasing their sales tax rate, county governments must fund transit through other means, probably general budget appropriations.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum
    February 24, 2025

  • Nebraska aims to have the third-best open enrollment policy nationwide
    Nebraska aims to have the third-best open enrollment policy nationwide

    Nebraska Legislative Bill 557 would open all public schools across the state to any student interested in transferring via a randomized lottery.

    By Jude Schwalbach
    February 21, 2025

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