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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.
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Arizona joins Texas in ibogaine clinical trial research push for veteran, first responder mental health
Arizona is now the second state seeking to accelerate U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trials for ibogaine.
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Legal gambling enhances sports integrity—despite what critics claim
In the shadowy world of illegal gambling, where there is no legal oversight, corruption is harder to detect and easier to profit from.
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Nicotine pouch taxes undermine efforts to help smokers quit
Rhode Island's new 80 percent tax increase on nicotine pouches threatens to undermine harm reduction efforts.
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Pension Reform News: Model legislation for modernized defined contribution retirement plans
Plus: Louisiana's teacher pension system needs reform, research shows public employees are not underpaid, and more.
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Debtor Nation 2025
At $36 trillion, the United States' debt-to-GDP ratio now exceeds 120%, surpassing the peak reached after World War II.
