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When it Comes to Vaping, Throw Precaution to the Wind
Despite waves of hysterical media coverage verging on moral panic, there is precious little evidence to suggest an "epidemic" of teen vaping is sweeping high schools.
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Amicus Brief: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College
There is overwhelming evidence that Harvard uses racial preferences against Asian-Americans as part of its admissions program.
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, August 2018
Benefit spending is increasing much faster than K-12 spending overall and eating up a rising share of district budgets.
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How Burdensome Regulation Obstructs Hunger Relief
This brief offers recommendations to help solve hunger by reforming current regulatory regimes that block the diffusion of beneficial technologies.
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E-Cigarette Tariffs are a Threat to Public Health
Vapersn are set to join the list of consumers and businesses bracing themselves for the impact of the Trump's tariffs.
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Pension Reform Newsletter — August 2018
Texas teachers’ pension lowers assumed rate of return, pension obligation bonds a risky alternative to meaningful reform, and more.
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Reason Foundation’s Comments to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control on its Proposed Final Regulations
We hope these comments help the bureau enact rules to foster a successful market for cannabis products and eliminate black markets.
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Prop. 1 Adds Billions in Debt but Won’t Make Housing More Affordable
Freeing up builders and entrepreneurs in the private market to produce affordable housing is the long-term solution.
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Regulatory Scrutiny for California’s Cannabis
How One State Law Can Help Relieve Regulatory Pressure
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Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2018
Marijuana polling, demand in states that legalize cannabis, next steps in New Jersey, and more.
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Making Government Documents Searchable and Machine-Readable to Improve Transparency and Accountability
Why it is important to get state and local government financial reports into machine-readable formats and how it can be done.
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Equity Promises Fall Flat in Massachusetts Marijuana Industry
Despite priority application review, burdensome licensing process keeps low-income, minority applicants locked out of the industry.
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Governments Issuing Pension Obligation Bonds Risk Worsening, Not Improving, Their Financial Shape
POBs bring long-term risks that can worsen a government's fiscal health.
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Allah v. Milling
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Annual Privatization Report 2018 — Surface Transportation
An analysis of worldwide developments in surface transportation public-private partnerships.
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Local Agency Exits from CalPERS
The nation's biggest multi-employer pension system was never a good fit for a small rural fire district and the Herald Fire Protection District finds withdrawing from CalPERS is easier said than done.
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Revisiting New Orleans’ Charter School Success as Local School Board Takes Control
Will New Orleans schools continue to make strides under the Orleans Parish School Board?
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The Timeline for Self-Driving Cars and Shared Mobility May Take Longer Than We Think
Examining the long-term future of automated vehicles, electric vehicles and shared mobility.
