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Open enrollment policies don’t have to affect student athletics
There are a variety of ways states can handle student athletic eligibility questions that can arise when implementing open enrollment policies.
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California should eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax and reduce the retail excise tax
Reducing taxes would make legal cannabis products more price-competitive with illicit markets and attract more consumers to the state's regulated market.
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California’s legal marijuana industry has been hard-pressed to compete with untaxed, unregulated providers
New report provides a helpful roadmap for cannabis tax reform in California.
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Lessons from San Diego’s proposed mileage fee
Mileage-based user fees should replace gas taxes, not be added to existing fuel taxes.
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Steps metro governments can take to address housing affordability, skyrocketing prices
Local governments need to make changes to zoning laws, building-approval processes, and height limits that prevent more housing from hitting the market.
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How to bring school choice to public school families
Providing the option of small-scale customization to families who are happy with their public schools may be exactly the reform strategy the school choice movement has needed for decades.
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California needs school choice
There are also policy options outside of the typical school choice agenda that could provide more education options to California’s families.
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Alaska’s public pension reforms didn’t result in higher teacher turnover rates
Research on Alaska's public pension reforms suggests defined contribution plans may improve the retention of teachers in their first few years.