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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.
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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.
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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.
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Congress needs to remove the cap on private activity bonds for public-private partnership infrastructure projects
The case for both removing the cap and expanding the scope of tax-exempt private activity bonds for transportation infrastructure.
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Ohio bill would end driver’s license suspensions for failure to pay court debts
Enacting Ohio House Bill 29 would end the vicious cycle that leaves individuals choosing between driving illegally or losing their employment.
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Rethinking the need for double-blind placebo trials in psychedelic clinical investigations
Alternative trial designs recognize the distinct nature of psychedelics and ensure that promising therapies can meet regulatory standards.
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Psychedelic therapy offers possible new hope for Alzheimer’s disease sufferers
Nearly 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s, facing a progressive decline that current treatments cannot stop or reverse.
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Restorative justice promises to meet more of the needs of crime victims
Restorative justice, not retributive punishment, often better meets the needs of crime victims while rehabilitating those who committed the crimes.
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More than 20 percent of publicly funded students in Delaware use open enrollment to choose schools
About 26,000 students in Delaware, or 22% of publicly funded students, used open enrollment to attend a public school other than their assigned one.
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Public school closures were on the upswing in 2024
In the 15 states examined, public school closures increased in 2023-24.
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Collateral consequences in criminal cases function as invisible, perpetual punishments
Keeping people with a criminal record, which is one in three adults in the United States, from fully reintegrating into community life is dangerous and unsound.
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Public pension debt rankings for state and local governments
The median public pension system is equipped to finance 76% of its pension obligations.
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From shortage to stability: Why vouchers need housing supply to work
In 2021, over 8.5 million low-income households paid more than half their income on rent or lived in inadequate housing.
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Mississippi PERS’ $25 billion problem
Mississippi's state-run retirement system has only about half of what experts project is needed to pay retirees.
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A new and necessary approach for Mississippi’s public pension
The Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System needs more money to meet its promises to active and retired public workers long-term.
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PERS’ state of play after the 2024 Mississippi legislative session
The Mississippi Public Employee Retirement System is $25.5 billion in debt and has only 56.1% of what is needed to meet long-term obligations.
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Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
Over the last decade, Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi data has shown a significant increase in the rate at which public employees are quitting.
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Nonconsensual drug testing raises serious ethical concerns
When hospitals take on roles similar to law enforcement, they betray their core mission: delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.
