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How State Policies Are Worsening The U.S. Doctor Shortage
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the ways in which state policies that restrict out-of-state doctors from practicing within their borders hurt the nation's healthcare system.
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Do Texas Charter Schools Receive More Funding Than the State’s School Districts?
Charter schools receive about $813 less per pupil on average than traditional public schools, a discrepancy that is driven by facilities funding.
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Do Lower Speed Limits Make Roadways Safer?
Part four of Reason's Debatable Ideas series examines the best practices for setting speed limits, especially on urban arterials.
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House COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Has Big Differences In Per Capita Money Going to States
The allocation formula used by the legislation benefits low population states and those that had high unemployment rates at the end of last year.
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Help Solve Transit Deserts by Investing in Bus Service
Using the cost-per-trip metric would help reward transit agencies with high ridership and low costs, which should be a goal of any government program.
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Oregon Decriminalizes Drugs, Replaces Arrests With Health Care
Oregon is hoping to duplicate Portugal's dramatic success with drug decriminalization.
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How Should States Count Students to Calculate School Funding?
School finance systems should base education funding on current enrollment figures to best serve students and promote equity.
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California’s Marin County Pension System Moves Toward More Prudent Investment Return Assumptions
The pension system recently joined a handful of other local pension plans adopting more realistic investment return assumptions.
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School Choice Myths Should Not Block Educational Freedom
Iowa is considering legislation that would fund students directly to allows more families to access educational alternatives.
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Kentucky Legislature Considers Changes to Teacher Retirement Plan
The pension reforms under consideration could save Kentucky $3.57 billion over 30 years.
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Should Automated Vehicle Regulations Precede Technical Standardization?
Part three of Reason's Debatable Ideas series examines whether premature regulations would actually threaten ongoing AV development and the large potential safety and mobility benefits of automated vehicles.
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California Should Prioritize Paying Down Public Pension Debt
California's long-term budget concerns should motivate policymakers to pay down the state's public pension debt as quickly as possible.
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Legislation in Nebraska Would Use Stress Testing to Assess Municipal Pension Sustainability
Stress testing would be a significant first step in identifying and addressing the challenges facing locally-run pension plans in Nebraska.
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Florida’s Latest Proposal to Expand Educational Freedom
The state legislature is considering a bill to expand education funding provided directly to students instead of systems.
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Does the Bay Area Need a New Subway Tunnel?
With uncertainty around travel patterns and a likely permanent increase in remote work, BART’s existing transbay tunnel is unlikely to return to its peak utilization in the years ahead.
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How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Pave the Path for Automated Vehicles
New policy brief lays out several steps federal policymakers can take to adapt the automotive regulatory apparatus to automated driving system technologies.
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Putting Milton Friedman’s Shareholder Primacy Ideas in Historical Context
If corporate executives eschew profits in pursuit of social responsibility, they are, in Friedman’s terms, “spending someone else's money for a general social interest.”
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Court Ruling On San Diego’s Public Pensions Demonstrates the Importance of Stakeholder Collaboration in Pension Reform
As a result of the ruling on Proposition B, San Diego will likely be required to offer a defined-benefit pension plan to new hires.
