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A High-Speed Rail Line From Atlanta to Charlotte Would Struggle
If high-speed rail boosters want to build an expensive train between Charlotte and Atlanta, it should be completely privately funded.
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Florida Legislators’ War on Tolling Comes With Costs
The ways the financial bond market and rating agencies have reacted to the state's anti-tolling measures should be a big wake up call to the governor and state legislature.
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Illinois’ Legal Marijuana Shortage Will Continue Until Original Legislation Is Fixed
Since the state legislature chose to specify many details into statute rather than through rule-making, it will take additional legislative action to make the necessary corrections.
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America’s Vaping Panic Is Spreading To the U.K., Experts Warn
The widespread misperception about the risks of e-cigarettes in the U.K. mirrors patterns in the U.S.
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New Mexico Enacts Bipartisan Pension Reform to Improve PERA Solvency
Senate Bill 72 was a necessary and crucial first step towards improving the financial health of PERA and ensuring the sustainable delivery of public employee retirement benefits for state and local workers
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California Considers Statewide Ban on All Flavored Tobacco Products
State lawmakers are moving to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and cigars.
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Scope of Practice Reforms Could Alleviate Physician Shortages in Florida
Florida could need as many as 4,671 additional primary care physicians by 2030 to meet the demands of its growing population.
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What States Can Learn From Black Market THC Products Causing Vaping-Related Illnesses
Entrepreneurs have shown that not every potentially harmful situation necessitates government regulations and that market solutions can be quickly and effectively devised.
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As Cities Seek to Regulate Scooters, They Should Avoid Picking Winners and Losers
Washington, D.C.'s recent decisions are likely to stifle competition, raise prices and hamper mobility.
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Has a Unique Opportunity To Make School Choice a Non-Partisan Issue
AOC seems to understand the value of public charter schools and could be a true leader by fighting for expanding educational options for everyone.
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These Proposed Vaping and Smoking Restrictions Are Neither Necessary Nor Fair
Congress is poised to eliminate half of the tobacco industry.
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Rep. Frank Pallone’s Anti-Vaping Bill Would Be a Win for Cigarettes
The legislation would decimate small businesses in the vaping space—to the benefit of the cigarette industry.
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Congress’ Proposed Tobacco Ban Would Represent Most Far-Reaching Prohibition Bill Since Ban on Alcohol
Flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and cigars, would all be made illegal.
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Corporations, Politicians Shouldn’t Harm Low-Income and Minority Kids by Pulling Scholarship Funding
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program serves over 100,000 disadvantaged students in the state.
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Surgeon General’s Report: Not Enough Evidence to Support a Menthol Ban
One of the report's less-publicized conclusions is that there is not enough evidence to conclude that banning menthol cigarettes would reduce smoking.
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On the California Ballot: A $15 Billion School Bond, Plus Another $17 Billion in Borrowing at the Local Level
California's school and community college districts issued $125 billion in general obligation bonds from 1984 to 2019.
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States Handing Out Economic Development Incentives Aren’t Getting Results
Taxpayers deserve to know exactly how much is being spent by governments on incentive and tax break programs and what the return on that public investment exactly is.
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Debate Over Local Control and State Preemption Heats Up on Short-Term Rentals
With local governments restricting short-term rentals due to complaints from some of their residents, some homeowners are looking to the state to protect their property rights.
