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  • Missouri could have the fourth best open enrollment policy nationwide
    Missouri could have the fourth best open enrollment policy nationwide

    Five of the Show-Me State’s neighbors have already codified robust K-12 open enrollment proposals. It's time for Missouri to catch up.

    By Jude Schwalbach
    February 13, 2025

  • Paying for roads and bridges as the national debt grows
    Paying for roads and bridges as the national debt grows

    The surface transportation reauthorization bill offers an opportunity to start forging a different way forward.

    By Robert Poole
    February 13, 2025

  • RFK Jr.’s opioid crisis plan
    RFK Jr.’s opioid crisis plan

    While Kennedy's opioid recovery journey may have worked for him, his proposal overlooks other evidence-based approaches.

    By Layal Bou Harfouch
    February 12, 2025

  • Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years
    Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years

    Strong public school open enrollment laws are increasingly popular, especially with parents and students.

    By Jude Schwalbach
    February 7, 2025

  • State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — February 2025
    State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — February 2025

    New York proposes a medical retail model, Colorado opens for business, and more.

    By Gregory Ferenstein
    February 4, 2025

  • Southern California school districts are serving fewer students and facing massive budget deficits
    Southern California school districts are serving fewer students and facing massive budget deficits

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic, families have also increasingly sought public school alternatives such as charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling.

    By Aaron Garth Smith
    February 3, 2025

  • CalPERS takes unnecessary risks that could cost taxpayers
    CalPERS takes unnecessary risks that could cost taxpayers

    The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has $180 billion in unfunded liabilities.

    By Mariana Trujillo
    January 31, 2025

  • Assessing the fiscal impact of the Montana Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars
    Assessing the fiscal impact of the Montana Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars

    Montana House Bill 320 would allow the use of tax credits to fund students’ scholarships for private school tuition or other educational expenses.

    By Christian Barnard
    January 29, 2025

  • Model legislation for optimal state regulation of hemp cannabinoids 
    Model legislation for optimal state regulation of hemp cannabinoids 

    Reason Foundation’s model legislation offers a clear and practical framework for states seeking to regulate adult-use hemp cannabinoids effectively.

    By Michelle Minton and Geoffrey Lawrence
    January 27, 2025

  • What election results reveal about the future of criminal justice reform
    What election results reveal about the future of criminal justice reform

    A postmortem on the 2024 criminal justice reform ballot initiatives offers insight into current voter sentiment and where we might be headed.

    By Colleen P. Eren, Ph.D. and Hanna Liebman Dershowitz
    January 24, 2025

  • DEA’s increased DMT quota signals positive advancement in psychedelic research
    DEA’s increased DMT quota signals positive advancement in psychedelic research

    The Drug Enforcement Administration has raised the 2025 legal production quota for the psychedelic DMT from 11,000 grams to 20,000 grams.

    By Madison Carlino
    January 22, 2025

  • Fiscal Analysis: How Arkansas’ Education Freedom Account program is impacting taxpayers and students
    Fiscal Analysis: How Arkansas’ Education Freedom Account program is impacting taxpayers and students

    By adopting the Education Freedom Account program, Arkansas became the 11th state in the nation to adopt a universal school choice initiative.

    By Christian Barnard
    January 22, 2025

  • The future of biometric data regulation must balance innovation and privacy
    The future of biometric data regulation must balance innovation and privacy

    Biometrics are part of the broader debate over data privacy, but its unique specificity makes it arguably the most important aspect of it.

    By Richard Sill
    January 22, 2025

  • Biden’s cigarette ban will enrich the Chinese Communist Party
    Biden’s cigarette ban will enrich the Chinese Communist Party

    This proposed rule would ban the sale of more than 99.9 percent of cigarettes currently sold in the United States.

    By Guy Bentley
    January 17, 2025

  • FDA’s fantasy modeling doesn’t justify ban on cigarettes
    FDA’s fantasy modeling doesn’t justify ban on cigarettes

    The Food and Drug Administration's proposed mandate would remove 97 percent of the nicotine in cigarettes.

    By Guy Bentley
    January 16, 2025

  • Public school enrollment is plummeting. Here are five things policymakers can do about it.  
    Public school enrollment is plummeting. Here are five things policymakers can do about it.  

    Between the 2019-2020 and 2022-2023 school years, public schools across the country lost 1.2 million students.

    By Aaron Garth Smith
    January 16, 2025

  • Port of Portland turning operations at Terminal 6 over to a private company is a positive step
    Port of Portland turning operations at Terminal 6 over to a private company is a positive step

    The deal is a significant step towards revitalizing Oregon's only international container terminal. 

    By Jay Derr
    January 16, 2025

  • AI data centers must balance innovation, regulation, and energy demands
    AI data centers must balance innovation, regulation, and energy demands

    Policymakers face a pressing challenge: enabling AI growth while addressing grid strain, regulatory barriers, and workforce needs.  

    By Jen Sidorova
    January 16, 2025

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