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The future of U.S. toll agencies
The toll industry should be helping state transportation departments show motorists there's a customer-friendly way to begin the transition away from unsustainable gas taxes.
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Marijuana social equity programs should be redesigned to focus on restorative justice
Social equity should not simply be a false mantra for politically connected and well-capitalized opportunists to distort new marijuana markets or exploit the public purse.
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Congress should remove IRS rules restricting public pension reforms for current employees
There is no good public policy reason why only new hires can benefit from retirement plan modernization.
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State psychedelics policy roundup: January 2024 edition
New Hampshire proposes retail sales, Colorado considers ways to lower costs of professional services, and more.
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New Hampshire proposes a unique approach to medical psychedelics
House Bill 1693 would allow qualified individuals to purchase and consume LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin.
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New study of psychedelic ibogaine could motivate policy reforms
A recent study could help remove barriers to the development of ibogaine as a promising treatment for opioid addiction.
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Florida’s open-enrollment program is a popular and overlooked school choice success
Nearly 1-in-10 of the state’s public school students rely on open enrollment to attend schools that are the right fit.
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Wisconsin Republicans propose state marijuana monopoly
Wisconsin Republicans appear set to propose one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the nation.
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West Virginia improved teacher retirement funding through increased spending, not better plan design
West Virginia simply started dedicating enough money to pay for the public pension promises it was making.
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Justice Department’s antitrust case ignores much of the competition Google faces
From Yelp to Amazon to TikTok, there is a lot more search competition than the Justice Department admits.
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Public pension reforms often fall short of what is needed
Making funding improvements to public pension systems without also making structural reforms often proves inadequate.
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Supreme Court should rule freedom of association protects social media from state regulation
The Supreme Court should rule the Texas and Florida social media laws unconstitutional.
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Department of Transportation’s ‘Buy America’ regulatory agenda increases highway construction costs
The Fall 2023 Unified Agenda lists 241 active rulemaking projects at the U.S. Department of Transportation, including 21 new projects.
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Billions in federal rail grants offer more political benefits than infrastructure improvements
From a taxpayer perspective, most rail projects receiving funding from these programs are seriously flawed.
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Congress can spur private investment to improve ports, harbors and waterways
In Water Resources Development Act negotiations, Congress can reform the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its funding mechanisms.
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Public pension systems continue to support ESG proposals
The public should be able to view proxy votes well before they are cast and access annual reports showing all of a pension plan’s proxy votes.
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Gallup shows how parenting supervision on social media use impacts youth mental health
Before politicians pass constitutionally dubious laws, they should consider other options to reduce the negative outcomes of teen social media use.
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Reduced purchasing power of federal gas tax and national debt will force highway funding changes
Policymakers and transportation officials need a new paradigm for funding highways and other vital infrastructure.
