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RFK Jr.’s opioid crisis plan
While Kennedy's opioid recovery journey may have worked for him, his proposal overlooks other evidence-based approaches.
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Lower cannabis taxes can bolster Alaska’s legal market
The tax reduction proposed in Alaska Senate Bill 73 could induce more marijuana transactions to shift to the legal market.
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Surface Transportation News: Rethinking the Department of Transportation’s role
Plus: INRIX report on global traffic congestion, states bills to ban driverless vehicles, and more.
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Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years
Strong public school open enrollment laws are increasingly popular, especially with parents and students.
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Washington has a chance to examine ibogaine-assisted therapy benefits
Washington Senate Bill 5204 would allow research into ibogaine-assisted therapy, a promising potential treatment for opioid use disorder.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: States propose legalization, optimism for Trump administration nominee, and more
Plus: A policy brief on psychedelics and neurodegenerative treatments, alternatives to 'double-blind' trials, and more.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — February 2025
New York proposes a medical retail model, Colorado opens for business, and more.
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Southern California school districts are serving fewer students and facing massive budget deficits
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, families have also increasingly sought public school alternatives such as charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling.
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CalPERS takes unnecessary risks that could cost taxpayers
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has $180 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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Assessing the fiscal impact of the Montana Academic Prosperity Program for Scholars
Montana House Bill 320 would allow the use of tax credits to fund students’ scholarships for private school tuition or other educational expenses.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Public schools closing as enrollments decline
Plus, Tennessee, Wyoming, and South Carolina policymakers look to advance school choice proposals.
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Model legislation for optimal state regulation of hemp cannabinoids
Reason Foundation’s model legislation offers a clear and practical framework for states seeking to regulate adult-use hemp cannabinoids effectively.
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Virginia House Bill 1624 would heavily regulate social media
Virginia H.B. 1624 attempts to define which features and services offered by social media platforms are potentially risky for minors.
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What election results reveal about the future of criminal justice reform
A postmortem on the 2024 criminal justice reform ballot initiatives offers insight into current voter sentiment and where we might be headed.
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STB should reject Amtrak’s claim to absolute preference over freight rail
Adopting Amtrak’s dubious absolute preference standard runs counter to the public interest by violating principles of Congress’s transportation policy.
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DEA’s increased DMT quota signals positive advancement in psychedelic research
The Drug Enforcement Administration has raised the 2025 legal production quota for the psychedelic DMT from 11,000 grams to 20,000 grams.
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Fiscal Analysis: How Arkansas’ Education Freedom Account program is impacting taxpayers and students
By adopting the Education Freedom Account program, Arkansas became the 11th state in the nation to adopt a universal school choice initiative.
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The future of biometric data regulation must balance innovation and privacy
Biometrics are part of the broader debate over data privacy, but its unique specificity makes it arguably the most important aspect of it.
