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Biden administration should reject the proposed menthol ban
President Biden should take a careful look at data that suggests such a prohibition would not make a substantial impact on youth smoking rates or public health.
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Progressives should support public school open enrollment to help schools and students
Allowing kids to transfer to the public schools of their choice is a win-win policy for California’s students, public school advocates, and school districts.
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How Oklahoma’s public pension reforms led the state employees’ plan to full funding
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, which was only 66% funded in 2010, now has more than 100% of the funds needed to pay for promised pension benefits.
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The future of U.S. toll agencies
The toll industry should be helping state transportation departments show motorists there's a customer-friendly way to begin the transition away from unsustainable gas taxes.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: Impactful ibogaine study, bill introduced in New Hampshire, and more
Plus: State news roundup and the defense spending bill calls for research on using psychedelics to treat PTSD in military members, and more.
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Marijuana social equity programs should be redesigned to focus on restorative justice
Social equity should not simply be a false mantra for politically connected and well-capitalized opportunists to distort new marijuana markets or exploit the public purse.
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Congress should remove IRS rules restricting public pension reforms for current employees
There is no good public policy reason why only new hires can benefit from retirement plan modernization.
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State psychedelics policy roundup: January 2024 edition
New Hampshire proposes retail sales, Colorado considers ways to lower costs of professional services, and more.
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New Hampshire proposes a unique approach to medical psychedelics
House Bill 1693 would allow qualified individuals to purchase and consume LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin.
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Aviation Policy News: Why New York airspace remains a mess
Plus: The rise of hybrid electric aircraft, reality time for eVTOLs, and more.
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Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals of 2024 and the new K-12 School Choice Calculator
Plus: Florida may expand eligibility for private school choice programs, school choice legislative updates from several states, and more.
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Grading every state’s telehealth laws
While many state telehealth laws changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of those reforms have expired and many best practices that would improve health care and help patients still need to be implemented.
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The implications of federal cannabis rescheduling
While the optimal solution would be to remove cannabis from the list of controlled substances entirely, moving it to Schedule III presents both immediate and long-term advantages over its current Schedule I designation.
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The case for interstate marijuana commerce right now
Pathways to establishing an interstate marketplace for marijuana.
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New study of psychedelic ibogaine could motivate policy reforms
A recent study could help remove barriers to the development of ibogaine as a promising treatment for opioid addiction.
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Florida’s open-enrollment program is a popular and overlooked school choice success
Nearly 1-in-10 of the state’s public school students rely on open enrollment to attend schools that are the right fit.
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Pension Reform News: How West Virginia improved funding and why reforms often fall short
Plus: S&P upgrades five states’ credit ratings and more.
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Wisconsin Republicans propose state marijuana monopoly
Wisconsin Republicans appear set to propose one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the nation.
