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Florida’s $15 Minimum Wage Initiative Threatens Jobs and Tourism Industry
The state ballot initiative would increase the minimum wage in Florida by $1 each year until reaching $15 per hour in the year 2026.
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Missouri and Kansas End Economic Border War
Missouri and Kansas reach deal to stop using subsidies and tax incentives to get businesses to move across state lines.
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A Better Path to Dealing With Student Debt Problems
A better solution to the nation's ballooning student loan debt may come from the private sector in the form of income share agreements.
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The Tax Increases and Other Costs That Come With Democratic Socialism
If voters want better health care, education, and wages, realism is the best path forward.
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Companies Are Loosening Hiring Requirements and Considering Job Applicants with Criminal Records
Unfortunately, as companies look to loosen their hiring requirements, government-imposed hurdles to employment may hamper the reintegration of newly released prisoners.
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Why Nobody Cares About Teen Smoking
The number of teen smokers has fallen to almost negligible levels, according to the latest survey data.
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The High Costs of the Proposed Cost-of-Living Adjustments to Washington’s Pension Plans
These Washington state retirement plans, TRS 1 and PERS 1, already have combined unfunded liabilities of $8.4 billion.
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FDA’s Grotesque Cigarette Warnings Images Are Ineffective, Have Been Found Unconstitutional in the Past
Research finds adding images to existing tobacco warnings has little additional effect on current smokers.
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Public Schools Are Not Value-Neutral
How is it possible to take and teach a neutral position?
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Examining Claims About Induced Demand, Adding Road Capacity and Traffic Congestion
The “iron law of roadway congestion” isn’t.
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Study Finds School Choice Increases Earnings in Colombia
We should consider all relevant outcomes when evaluating any education policy, especially since families don’t want schools solely focusing on standardized tests.
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‘Startup in Residence’ Program Offers a Needed Innovation in Government Technology Procurement
Exposing state and local leaders to technological innovation, without their governments risking large amounts of taxpayer dollars.
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Wave Powered Desalination May Help Meet the World’s Drinking Water Needs
The technology can produce freshwater using only wave energy, reducing the need for expensive, energy-intensive traditional desalination.
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The Key Advantages of Using Public-Private Partnerships for Major US Infrastructure Projects
The P3 framework has three key advantages: risk transfer, bundling project delivery components and expanded capital access.
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It Is Time to Stop Drug Testing Parolees and Probationers for Marijuana
Drug testing for marijuana does not serve public safety, imposes economic costs, and unnecessarily restricts civil liberties.
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How the Focus on Ferguson, Missouri, Could Now Help Reform Public Education Funding
District boundaries that systemically shortchange black communities such as Ferguson have no place in public education and it’s time to make them irrelevant.
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FDA Is Imposing Moral Preferences Under the Guise of Science
Consumer surplus is the difference between what consumers pay for a product and what they are willing to pay.
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Capitalization Requirements for Marijuana Businesses Are Unjust and Counterproductive
States with legalized marijuana should let business owners experiment with all different kinds of models and let the market decide which ones are worthy of surviving.
