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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.
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Over 99% of public pensions failed to meet their assumed rate of investment returns
And 86% of public pension plans still have assumed rates of return that are higher than their 23-year average.
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Aviation Policy News: NTSB hearing details FAA institutional failure
Plus: Using commercial space for return to the Moon, problems with U.S. remote towers, and more.
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Institutional investors are not making housing more expensive
Evidence shows institutional investors in housing rarely displace individuals from the housing market or increase prices.
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A moratorium on state laws targeting AI would safeguard innovation and interstate commerce
A federal moratorium on bills singling out artificial intelligence would help ensure that the U.S. remains fertile ground for technological growth.
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Proposed EU Space Act threatens global space commerce
Several elements of the European Union's Space Act would unduly harm international competition and uniquely disadvantage American firms.
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Undoing public pension reforms would cost California taxpayers
Legislative proposals would reintroduce long-term fiscal risks and obligations to taxpayers and future generations.
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Supreme Court erodes online privacy and free speech in age verification ruling
The ruling in 'Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton' marks a shift in how courts approach online age-verification laws targeting sexual content.
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Partnering with the commercial space industry to get back to the moon
Answering frequently asked questions about why commercial space should lead the U.S. return to the moon.
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New Hampshire could become the 17th state to adopt a strong within-district open enrollment law
If codified, New Hampshire Senate Bill 97 would ensure that students could transfer to any public school with open seats within their school district.
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Why commercial space should lead the U.S. return to the moon
NASA should adapt the public-private partnership approach that it has used successfully for cargo and crew delivery to and from the International Space Station.
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Funding Education Opportunity: School districts slow to close schools despite losing students
Plus, school choice news, and the latest legal woes for Ohio and Wyoming’s private school scholarship programs.
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Deepfakes, AI, and existing laws
A nuanced policy response can address the challenges of deepfakes while preserving the benefits of creative and expressive digital technologies.
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Aviation Policy News: Who should pay for air traffic control?
Plus: The problems managing and staffing air traffic control, TSA gets rid of shoe removal policy, Trump's bad decision to rescind his nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, and more.
