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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.
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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.
