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How the Louisiana GATOR Scholarship ESA bill could impact students and taxpayers
House Bill 745 would enable all Louisiana families to choose and customize their child’s education.
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How to modernize and properly fund the inland waterway system
There's an $800 million backlog of current inland waterway system projects and another $6 billion worth of projects planned, but not yet started.
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Express bus service would serve Wisconsin better than proposed commuter rail line
Milwaukee’s bus ridership is 57 times higher than the most optimistic projected commuter rail numbers.
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California considers more regulatory roadblocks for automated vehicles
California’s increasingly hostile regulatory and business climate has already caused several autonomous vehicle developers to move testing and planned deployments to other states.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA facility replacement budget falls short
Plus: A fuel tax increase for business jets, a modest carry-on bag fee proposal, and more.
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Funding Education Opportunity: School choice laws advance in five more states
Plus: Lawsuits in multiple states, Republican primary elections likely impact on school choice in Texas, and more.
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Pension Reform News: Public employee turnover rates, Alaska lawmakers weigh system options, and more
Plus: Michigan proposal would divert funding from underfunded teacher plan, Mississippi has chance to emulate successful reforms, and more.
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House TikTok ban is unconstitutional and would not make America safer
Policymakers should address national security without infringing upon free trade and the right of free speech.
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Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder
Policymakers should consider ibogaine as a potential alternative treatment for opioid use disorder.
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Hawaii Senate Bill 3335 has some cannabis protections but needs improvements
The proposal contains many constructive components but also would impose unnecessary restrictions on licensing.
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Mississippi’s INSPIRE Act would upgrade the state’s school finance system
The proposal would improve funding fairness and better target education dollars to higher-need students.
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Regulated psilocybin access in Arizona would help treat mental health conditions
Arizona Senate Bill 1570 would create a regulated and limited program to access psilocybin.
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With federal pandemic aid expiring, Florida shows states how to cost-effectively boost student achievement
Unlike in most states, public schools in Florida don’t have a monopoly over students and their funding.
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The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances
Research suggests that curtailing the use of monetary release conditions among low-risk defendants would not result in dramatic drops in court attendance or increased risk of reoffending.
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Surface Transportation News: The questionable future of the Highway Trust Fund
Plus: Hybrids vs. battery-electric vehicles, aerial trams, Texas tolling, and more.
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The key to improving California’s public schools isn’t more money
California’s inflation-adjusted K-12 education funding grew from $12,471 per student in 2002 to $16,934 per student in 2020, a 35.8% growth rate ranked ninth highest in the United States.
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Fact-checking the trucking industry’s claims against tolling
Trucking organizations attack tolls as unfair and costly to collect by ignoring the low cost of all-electronic tolling collection and the economies-of-scale institutions already in use.
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Public pension reforms aren’t impacting public employee turnover rates
Turnover rates seem to have little to do with retirement plan structure and more to do with employee compensation and the changing reality of American labor markets.
