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The Misguided Efforts to Derail Maryland’s I-270 and I-495 Toll Projects
Drivers would get congestion relief, transit riders would get new high-quality bus service, and taxpayers wouldn't have to fund the projects.
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Why Andrew Yang and Elon Musk Are Wrong About the Urgent Need for Universal Basic Income
Just as the industrial revolution simultaneously eliminated agricultural jobs and created factory jobs, future economic transformations may well create new occupations we have yet to imagine.
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Greater Accountability and Public-Private Partnerships Could Reduce Sewage Spills in Florida
Florida’s economy depends on its environmental resources, but a shocking number of sewage spills over the last decade are contributing to toxic algae blooms across the state.
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How Ohio’s Proposed Cost-of-Living Adjustments Would Impact OPERS’ Unfunded Liabilities
The proposed reforms to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System will likely to fall short of the goal of maintaining a secure retirement option for Ohio’s workers.
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The CDC Is to Blame For More Americans Than Ever Being Misinformed About Vaping and E-Cigarettes
"Restricting access and appeal among less harmful vaping products out of an abundance of caution while leaving deadly combustible products on the market does not protect public health."
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California Would Benefit If Gov. Newsom Continues to Push for Highway Improvements
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: California’s infrastructure is in bad shape.
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School Choice Is Disrupting Public School System—And That’s the Point
Blame school districts for the flaws they've allowed to fester, not parents for wanting better education for their kids.
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How Competition From Charter Schools May Change Schools’ Budgeting Decisions
This study's results suggest that school choice competition could improve outcomes for students who remain in traditional public schools by affecting the allocation of scarce education dollars.
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Key Stakeholders Agree It’s Time to Reform the New Mexico’s Largest Public Pension System
The proposed reforms to PERA are a great first step toward addressing the debt currently looming over the state budget.
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The Nanny State Comes For Menthol Cigarettes
History shows that banning a product such as menthol cigarettes disproportionately harms racial minorities as law enforcement targets the people buying and selling them.
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Congressional Hearing on E-Cigarettes Descends Into a Moral Panic
The hearing was littered with scientific inaccuracies and scaremongering.
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Proposed New Mexico PERA Board Restructuring Would Improve Expertise, Balance Representation Long-Term
The proposed legislation offers the promise of improving the experience and oversight capabilities of the Public Employees Retirement Association's governing board.
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As Congress Considers Vaping Ban, It Should Also Consider Public Health Benefits of E-Cigarettes
Hopefully, members of Congress and the industry officials will spend some time during the hearing examining the potential public health benefits e-cigarettes offer as a tool to help reduce the number of smokers in America.
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When Governments Go Insolvent, Should Others Absorb their Retirement Plans’ Costs and Risks?
San Francisco voters are being asked to assume liabilities that are not currently on the city’s books.
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For Real School Choice in Arkansas, the State’s Open Enrollment Policy Needs Reforming
An arbitrary cap on how many inter-district transfers a school district can allow in a year is holding back Arkansas' open enrollment policy.
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Florida’s Open Enrollment Policy Can Serve As a School Choice Model
Florida allows students to transfer from their assigned school to any public school with available capacity.
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Infographic: The Funded Ratios for Teachers’ Pension Plans in Each State
The changes in the funded ratios of the primary public pension plan for teachers in each state from 2001 to 2017.
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Open Enrollment Provides Substantial Benefits to Students and Families
Examining the research on the benefits and challenges of inter-district school choice, a policy that doesn't receive enough attention, so that policymakers can begin working to improve their states' laws and practices.
