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A Comparison of the Proposed Hemp Programs in North Carolina and Florida
As more states explore hemp programs, they will look to early states as examples. So it’s important that the first states get it right.
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Nashville Paused Its Private Parking Deal, But the Problems Remain
Facing political pressure, Nashville Mayor David Briley pulled a proposed $325 million deal with LAZ Parking to expand, finance, operate, and upgrade the city’s street parking.
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The Limits to Research on the Effectiveness of Unschooling
Most families know much more about their children’s needs than bureaucrats sitting in offices hundreds of miles away.
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Is a Device to Detect Marijuana Impairment by Tracking Eye Movement in Virtual Reality Possible?
Such a device could determine whether a driver who has used marijuana is currently under the psychoactive influence of the drug.
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New Research Shows Opportunities and Perils of Pension Funds Investing in Infrastructure
US public pension funds can improve the nation's infrastructure, diversify their portfolios and improve returns by adopting best practices from abroad.
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State Lawmakers Should Restrain Their Urge to Regulate Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain
New York's overzealous regulation provides a lesson for California and other states.
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Applying Algorithms to a Changing Transportation Landscape
Algorithms can produce tangible benefits for transportation systems such as decreased traffic, increased safety and more-efficient transit systems.
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Unschooling and School Choice: A Complicated Relationship
The evidence is largely on the side of freedom in education. And adding unschooling to the set of educational options available to families increases that freedom.
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States Should Consider Converting Carpool Lanes Into Toll Lanes
Variable-priced tolling provides needed transportation revenue to build, maintain and operate the lanes.
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Yet Another Study Shows School Choice Programs Reduce Crime
The evidence shows school choice does more to cut crime than residentially-assigned public schools.
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Albany’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Ban Misses the Mark
There's no reason why one of the safest and most popular alternatives to smoking can't be kept on the market for adults but kept out of the hands of kids.
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Michigan’s Marijuana Regulators Are Running Ahead of Schedule
Michigan is also pioneering a new data-sharing platform to allow banks and credit unions to perform enhanced due diligence on marijuana businesses that apply for accounts with them.
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In Colorado, and Other States, Legalizing Drug Checking Kits Would Save Lives
Drug checking kits can help drug users avoid taking street drugs laced with more dangerous drugs.
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Examining the Good and Bad in Oregon’s Patchwork Reforms to State Pensions
While the changes should help reduce costs to employers in the short-term, they come at the price of higher overall costs in the long-term.
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New Mexico Holds Public Hearings to Gauge Remedies for Persistent Public Pension Woes
Tackling public pension problems sooner than later will make a difference.
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California’s Proposed Opioid Tax Would Hurt Patients
Cancer patients, wounded veterans, and many others suffering from incurable pain would consistently be paying the state’s opioid tax.
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San Francisco Protects Cigarettes To Own The Vapers
In San Francisco, vaping is public enemy number one.
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Dear Fellow Health Plan Members And Medical Patients, I’m Sorry
Incentive problems plague the health care system. Market-based reforms are needed.
