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Federal Fuel Economy Standards are Costly, Inefficient and Harm the Environment
New vehicles sold in the U.S. must comply with Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite studies showing that these standards are both costly and inefficient.
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As Local Governments Deal With Pension Crisis, Key Case Heads to State Supreme Court
California Supreme Court case on San Diego pension reforms will impact cities and counties across state.
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Surface Transportation News #166
Indiana pursuing toll-financed Interstates
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How the Race in Tobacco Innovation is a Win for Public Health
Heat Not Burn (HNB), a new line of nicotine-free products by Tobacco Companies, reach out to a new demographic of smokers who are health conscious.
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Proposed Pennsylvania DOC Contracting Tax Could Undermine, Not Help, Recidivism Reduction
Tax could divert resources from current efforts aimed at reducing recidivism, increase costs to taxpayers.
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CAFE and ZEV Standards: Environmental Effects and Alternatives
Requiring manufacturers to comply with fuel economy standards, rather than using a more cost-effective alternative policy tool to achieve the same goals, likely harms the environment.
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To Equate Suncoast School for Innovative Studies’s Recent Decline With its Charter Status Would be Unfair
Despite a charter school coming in at a D rating, the Florida grading system is doing what it's supposed to do- keeping the education system accountable and pushing schools to be their best.
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City of Bloomfield, New Mexico v. Jane Felix, B.N. Coone, Case No. 17-60
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Maine Governor Vetoes Bill Raising the Smoking Age to 21, Legislature Should Let Veto Stand
"I believe that at 18 they are mature enough to make a decision and I’m tired of living in a society where we social engineer our lives,” Gov. LePage said.
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, July 2017
“Between fiscal years 1992 and 2014, inflation adjusted (“real”) per-student spending increased by 27 percent. However, real average salaries for public school teachers actually fell by 2 percent during this time period."