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Transit contracting works when agencies pay for performance
Where competition exists, contractors that miss performance standards risk penalties, weaker evaluations, or contract termination.
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California turns to more debt and borrowing, which won’t fix the housing crisis
California’s housing crisis certainly needs continued reforms and political action, but these proposed bonds would not improve affordability.
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Protecting teens online shouldn’t require mandatory facial scans for digital users
While facial age estimation offers a convenient way to respond to youth online safety demands, the tool comes with serious privacy costs.
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Reducing barriers to manufactured homes
Building homes in factories rather than on-site is a way to both expedite construction timelines and reduce the cost of delivering new homes.
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Texas’ data center tax exemptions are good tax policy
The best tax policy is broad and consistently applied to all economic activity.
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The third-party doctrine is dying. Government surveillance is not.
The strongest privacy protection, it turns out, isn't a warrant: It's when our data is never collected into a single vault.
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ADS-B has many uses; it is not just a ‘safety system’
Plus: Sending cargo through space, TSA nominee’s aviation background, and more.
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California’s gas taxes keep climbing. Highway performance doesn’t.
Each gas tax increase asks Californians to pay more for a highway system that continues to underperform.
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Medical cannabis access under probation and parole: Removing barriers to doctor-recommended treatment
Supervision systems designed to support rehabilitation and reentry should not erect barriers to medical care that is legal for all other citizens.
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Why K-12 public school enrollments dropped in 40 states
Plus: Michigan lawmakers change the state’s funding formula, while Connecticut and Idaho policymakers grapple with staffing costs amidst enrollment declines.
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The ROAD to Housing Act gets some things right. The hard work is still local.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act responds to a fundamentally local problem with federal solutions.
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Cities’ pension dollars are not for building affordable housing
Pension assets should be directed to their most productive and profitable uses, not political interests.
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New Mexico shouldn’t abandon its 2020 cost-of-living adjustment reform
New Mexico’s retirees deserve retirement stability and a legislature that will finish the job rather than walk back meaningful reforms under pressure.
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California Assembly Bill 1383 would drive up costs for local governments
Actuarial analysis by CalPERS indicates that AB 1383 would add $4.8 billion in long-term costs, borne by local governments and taxpayers.
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Loopholes in Florida laws allow law enforcement to collect excessive fines
Florida has laws meant to discourage local governments from relying on ticket revenue, but significant gaps remain in how those laws are enforced.
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The U.S. loan to Argentina is a bet on Javier Milei’s reforms
Argentina’s economic turnaround will depend on whether President Javier Milei can overcome political opposition and deliver lasting reforms.
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Argentina teaches the Laffer Curve lesson Washington refuses to learn
New research applying the Laffer Curve’s principles to Argentina offers both a path forward for Argentine tax reform and a lesson for the United States.
