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Accessory dwelling units reveal housing constraints and the limits of legalization alone
The increasing prevalence of ADUs highlights the intersecting influences of land, regulation, and system design in determining housing outcomes.
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Puerto Rico pioneers express toll lanes on a toll road
Plus: America's strangest Interstate highway, South Carolina may be the next choice lanes state, and more.
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Urban areas can expand housing supply through transit-oriented development
By focusing on housing, transit-oriented development can create avenues for strategic, voluntary, and politically feasible growth near transit.
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Air taxis can get fans to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, if regulators don’t get in the way
Southern California policymakers should take care to avoid exposing taxpayers to the risk of vertiport investments.
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Weak transit board oversight is hurting public transportation investment
When a board’s structure does not reflect the complexity of its responsibilities, decisions may not be properly reviewed or enforced.
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How Connecticut’s pre-K endowment raises pension costs
Connecticut remains the second most indebted state in the nation on a per-capita basis, leaving little margin for deviation from its commitment to debt reduction.
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Transit agencies need to focus on transit-dependent riders
Transit-dependent riders should be recognized as the core customer group for most transit agencies.
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West Virginia lowers occupational licensing hurdles for people with criminal records
West Virginia House Bill 4819 makes it easier for formerly incarcerated individuals to reenter and reintegrate into society.
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Debt-ridden San Diego can no longer afford to subsidize the arts
San Diego is facing a $146 million budget deficit, so Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget must cut spending.
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Our privacy laws need upgrades to address the spread of facial recognition tools
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using facial recognition to identify people in images captured by officers’ body-worn cameras.
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The SECURE Data Act could reduce compliance costs and improve consistency
After a decade of congressional inaction, many states have put together a patchwork of state-level data privacy laws that apply disproportionately across the nation.
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Privacy protections are key to establishing public trust in mileage-based user fees
The architecture of a GPS-enabled mileage-based user fee system can be designed to protect privacy.
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How states can prioritize needed transportation projects and improve the effectiveness of spending
Taxpayers spend billions on infrastructure, but states like Texas allow politics to play a role in determining which projects are chosen.
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LAUSD avoided a strike and now wants a state taxpayer bailout to avoid fiscal disaster
LAUSD projects a $1.3 billion budget deficit this year and a $1.5 billion hole in fiscal year 2027.
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Federal agencies’ next moves to accelerate the availability of psychedelic therapies
Federal agencies have responded to Trump's executive order on psychedelic therapies with a series of related announcements.
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Congress doesn’t need to abandon the “actual knowledge” standard to keep kids safe online
Broadening COPPA’s “actual knowledge” standard would create legal uncertainty that pushes companies to increase privacy risks for everyone.
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California lawmakers shouldn’t subsidize risks and privatize profits for factory-built homebuilders
Instead of putting taxpayers on the hook for failed private-sector projects, lawmakers should continue recent efforts to remove barriers to housing construction.
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After moves to protect medical marijuana, Trump asks Congress to save hemp
CBD and other hemp-derived products are at risk because of a November 2025 spending bill that Congress passed and Trump signed.
