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Collection costs are a major barrier to mileage-based user fee implementation
Mileage-based user fees face implementation challenges due to their expected increased collection costs compared to gas taxes.
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Research showing the tremendous therapeutic potential of psychedelics
In clinical trials, one-third of patients who showed no response to at least two other forms of treatment for depression demonstrated lasting remission following a single treatment with psilocybin.
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Surface Transportation News: Research on driving and transit, automated vehicle progress, and more
Plus: Urban containment brings unaffordable housing and reduced mobility, good news on reconnecting communities, and more.
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Congress could have fixed many of the country’s flight delay problems years ago
Giving FAA more money will not solve America's air traffic control problems because we have a flawed model.
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Providing returning citizens with IDs and other essential documents can facilitate the reentry process
Over 80% of prisoners will eventually be released and roughly 500,000 people are released from prison each year.
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Strategies for improving community supervision programs
Nearly 3.7 million adults are on community supervision programs like probation and parole across the United States.
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Occupational licensing reform can reduce barriers to employment faced by former offenders
Lawmakers should consider occupational licensing reform to reduce government-imposed barriers to employment for former offenders.
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Do you think your state has K-12 open enrollment? You might be wrong.
Policymakers should strengthen their open enrollment policies so every student can choose a public school that is the right fit, regardless of where they live.
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New report highlights enormous scale of community supervision in the United States
Data from a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that nearly 3.7 million adults are on community supervision programs like probation and parole.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Unconventional education partnerships, states’ school choice legislation, and more
Plus: Oklahoma establishes country's first religious charter school, applications for Iowa's universal ESAs exceed projections, and more.
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Spring 2023 Unified Agenda shows increase in federal transportation regulatory activity
The Spring 2023 Unified Agenda lists 235 active rulemaking projects at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Of those 235, 24 are new rulemaking projects.
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Increases to contribution rate improve the long-term viability of Florida’s defined contribution plan
Florida policymakers should continue to seek reforms that strengthen the Investment Plan and reduce the risks of public pension debt.
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Pension Reform News: Florida increases contributions, recruiting and retaining teachers, and more
Plus: Improving Florida's defined contribution plan, higher education pension blueprint, and more.
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Refocusing U.S. welfare policy on economic opportunity
This study examines how the welfare system and banking, housing, criminal justice, and labor market regulations reduce and undermine opportunities for low-income Americans.
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New Jersey’s S299 would bring the consequences of tobacco prohibition
Instead of prohibition, New Jersey can further reduce its already low smoking rate by implementing a strategy of tobacco harm reduction.
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States can learn from pension plan design colleges and universities use for professors
Modern public retirement plans need to reflect realistic employment patterns, focus on income replacement, and meet individual needs.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA reauthorization bill, future of air traffic control, and more
Plus: FAA's slow progress on advanced air mobility, Amsterdam Schiphol vs. its airlines, and more.
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Air traffic control as a public utility
The case for changing the way air traffic control is provided in the United States.