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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.
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Southern California counties should get rid of late fees for traffic fines
Late fees continue to burden many low-income Californians while exacerbating the problems of revenue-oriented policing.
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Massachusetts psychedelics bills are a constructive start
Senate No. 1009 and House No. 3589 are a constructive beginning, but Massachusetts psychedelics reforms need to go further.
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Countering attacks on private sector investment in infrastructure projects
Private infrastructure investment firms have a good track record of funding large projects, guaranteeing long-term maintenance, and pioneering innovation.
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Recommendations for the FAA reauthorization bill
Congress should encourage the adoption of space-based ADS-B in air traffic control, the deployment of remote air traffic control towers, and more.
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The costs of proposals to add or restore cost-of-living adjustments for public retirees
Between 2010 and 2013, 17 states reduced, suspended, or eliminated COLAs for current workers and retirees to help address public pension debt and costs.
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Surface Transportation News: Transportation finance report, automated transit progress, and more
Plus: Public-private partnership toll roads, rethinking U.S. electrification strategy, and more.
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Improved drug-testing rules should reduce false positives, helping workers and the transportation industry
With marijuana being increasingly legalized at the state level, the workforce impacts of outdated drug-testing practices are a growing concern.
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Using DBFOM public-private partnerships benefits drivers, states and transportation contractors
Strategic use of design-build-finance-operate-maintain public-private partnerships for major transportation projects considerably expands the total money available for transportation infrastructure.
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New Hampshire Gov. Sununu pushing state-run marijuana stores
A government monopoly not only violates the basic tenets of free enterprise, but it would also invite federal authorities to arrest state workers.
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Federal legislation to protect Second Amendment rights of legal cannabis users
The GRAM Act would ensure that individuals are not forced to choose between exercising their constitutional rights to own a gun and legally using cannabis.
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Idaho’s restriction of overdose reversal medication is a fatal error
Making naloxone available to the public save lives and is cost-effective.
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Nevada bill would kick off psilocybin regulation process
Senate Bill 242 is a constructive proposal that lays the groundwork for the future adoption of a regulated marketplace for psilocybin through a deliberative and public process.
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Homeschooling is on the rise, even as the pandemic recedes
As of May 2023, 85% of students are enrolled in public schools, 9.6% attend private schools, and 5.4% are homeschooled.
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The redesign of DC’s bus system is needed, but it leaves many questions
The agency seems to be adding bus services designed for a previous era.
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Biden administration’s proposed changes would make it easier for agencies to justify regulations
Federal agencies wouldn't have to adequately address the fiscal consequences of most regulations.
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Public school districts should embrace open enrollment
School districts should embrace open enrollment as a reform with wide-reaching benefits for students currently enrolled in traditional public schools.
