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Evaluating public employee defined contribution options in Oklahoma
Oklahoma's Pathfinder is a leading government-sponsored defined contribution plan, but further modernization is needed.
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Incentivizing US airport privatization
The changes needed to enable US airport P3 leases to compete on a level playing field with airport P3 or privatization activity in Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific.
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The Gold Standard In Public Retirement System Design Series
Best practices and recommendations to help states move into a more sustainable public pension model for employees and taxpayers.
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Best practices in cash balance plan design
A transition to a cash balance structure offers an opportunity to reset actuarial assumptions, enforce strict funding discipline, and improve stakeholder transparency.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Chronic absenteeism rates remain too high years after pandemic
Plus, school choice news from New Hampshire and North Carolina.
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Gen Z’s privacy preferences and the future of data privacy
Gen Z habits illuminate a broader truth about modern privacy: people want agency, adaptability, and meaningful control over their data.
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President Trump’s executive orders threaten cities and states that allow cashless bail
Targeted and carefully designed bail reform can protect public safety and uphold constitutional values. The administration’s crackdown is neither.
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Free speech rights secure a legal victory over California’s restrictive deepfake laws
The case underscores the difficulty of state legislators trying to regulate AI-generated content without infringing on constitutionally protected speech.
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Pension Reform News: Public pensions struggle to meet return assumptions
Plus: California recruits and retains public workers without adding pension benefits, proxy voting undermines public pensions' responsibility to taxpayers, and more.
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Federal transit programs need to be reformed to protect taxpayers, improve service
With costs increasing and transit ridership declining in many cities, Congress needs a more constructive, results-driven approach to federal transit grants.
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Next steps after the Senate rejected an AI regulation moratorium
The Senate's compromise effort for a federal moratorium on state laws regulating AI may show the way toward a politically viable path.
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Surface Transportation News: New Zealand’s road user charge transition
Plus: Boring Company's Nashville loop project, Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern's railroad merger, and more.
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Evidence, not fear, should guide the FDA’s vaping policies
To reduce the spread of illicit products and improve public health outcomes, the FDA should authorize a broader range of regulated, appealing alternatives.
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Proxy firms’ lawsuits highlight need for public pension systems to prioritize investment returns
When pension funds follow flawed advice, the result is lower returns and higher taxpayer costs.
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Improving Kentucky’s open enrollment program would help students and families
Strengthening Kentucky’s student-transfer policies would further empower families with the freedom to choose public schools.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: RFK Jr. gives hopeful approval timeline, Arizona advances ibogaine, and more
Plus: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on his strong commitment to advancing ibogaine as a treatment.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — August 2025
Arizona allocates funding for ibogaine research, Reason Foundation to testify at Mississippi informational hearing about ibogaine, and more.
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How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act taxes gamblers on money they didn’t keep
When taxes make legal gambling punitive, players move underground—shrinking the legal industry, fueling illicit activity, and costing jobs and revenue.
