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Why Do Public Pension Systems Get Special Treatment?

The "California rule" is restricting the pension reforms that can be implemented in the state

By Pete Constant
June 19, 2015

Surface Transportation News #140

Traffic rebounds in first-quarter 2015; Interstate tolling controversy

By Robert Poole
June 19, 2015

Funding Follows Results for Charter School Facilities Bonds

Transparency through academic disclosure drives school quality

By Aaron Garth Smith
June 18, 2015

Seven Critical Factors to Improving Student Outcomes with Student-Based Budgeting: Cleveland Edition

By Aaron Garth Smith
June 18, 2015

Don’t Determine California Teacher Evaluation Criteria Through Collective Bargaining

By Savannah Robinson
June 18, 2015

How Congress Can Fix the Highway Trust Fund

Testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee on reauthorizing the highway bill and creating a sustainable highway transportation funding model based on user fees

By Robert Poole
June 18, 2015

How Will State Courts Rule on Pension Reforms? Pension Law Map Gives Guidance

By Adam Crepelle
June 17, 2015

Privately Financed High-Speed Rail Line Could Be Good for Texas

After the sorry track record of politically defined passenger rail systems, it will be interesting to see what the private sector can do

By Robert Poole
June 17, 2015

Allow Airports to Raise Passenger Facility Charges, but Consider Requiring that Large Hubs Give Up Airport Improvement Program Funds

By Baruch Feigenbaum
June 17, 2015

Allow Airports to Raise Passenger Facility Charges, but Consider Requiring that Large Hubs Give Up Airport Improvement Program Funds

By Baruch Feigenbaum
June 17, 2015

TSA’s Failure to Discover Fake Weapons Epitomizes Agency’s Problems

By Baruch Feigenbaum
June 16, 2015

TSA’s Failure to Discover Fake Weapons Epitomizes Agency’s Problems

By Baruch Feigenbaum
June 16, 2015

Training Police How to Interact With the Mentally Ill Can Save Lives

Since the death of Kelly Thomas, some California police departments have implemented reforms but more must be done

By Lauren Krisai
June 15, 2015

Enter to Win the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and Reason Video Prize

Reason Foundation will award$32,000 in prizes to the writers and filmmakers who best convey the importance of freedom and free markets

June 12, 2015

Pedicab Market in Siesta Key, FL Doesn’t Need to Be Regulated

Micro-transit services like pedicabs and golf cart shuttles are thriving in a free market

By Adrian Moore
June 11, 2015

School Districts Go Lean: Denver Edition

By Aaron Garth Smith
June 9, 2015

Australia’s Drought Strategy Would Work for California

Allow markets to work, and bottom-up solutions will quickly emerge

By Julian Morris
June 9, 2015

Privatization Can Help Cover Costa Mesa’s Rising Pension Costs

California city may also need to revisit its pursuit of charter city status

By Leonard Gilroy
June 8, 2015