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Data center electricity use: Framing the problem
Due to data centers needed for AI, previous 5-year and 10-year electricity demand forecasts are now obsolete and utilities and grid operators are revising their forecasts.
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Default settings don’t drive search engine queries
In a major antitrust decision, a federal judge ruled Google has an illegal monopoly in search.
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Surface Transportation News: Breakthrough study on environmental litigation
Plus, road user charges, electric vehicle market struggles, and more.
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Arkansas K-12 education finance series: Adequacy review findings and recommendations so far
A 2007 Arkansas Supreme Court ruling mandates that the legislature must regularly review the adequacy of the state’s K-12 funding system.
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Psychedelics Policy Newsletter: A glimpse into Colorado after psychedelics legalization, a gathering of conservative legislators, and more
Plus: Food and Drug Administration approval of MDMA is tentative, the psychedelic origins of Whole Foods, and more.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — July 2024
Psychedelics on the ballot in Massachusetts, Colorado proposes new regulatory rules, and Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes a psychedelics bill.
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Mandatory reciprocal switching won’t enhance transportation competition
Mandatory reciprocal switching “will lead to decreased network velocity, diminished capital investments into the freight rail network, and deteriorating rail intermodal service levels.”
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Oklahoma now has the best open enrollment policy in the country
The state's open enrollment expansion strengthens its education marketplace so students are no longer trapped by their ZIP codes.
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Pension Reform News: Contribution rates for teachers’ pensions in each state
Plus, how the costs of of teacher pensions are shared by Michigan's state and local taxpayers.
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Colorado could improve regulatory rules regarding psychedelic use
As Colorado establishes an operating regulatory framework for The Natural Medicine Health Act, there is room for improvement in rulemaking.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Ghost students strip taxpayers’ pocketbooks bare
Plus: Education legislation news Pennsylvania, and more.
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Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
Effective housing policy should focus on increasing the number of available housing units to help meet demand.
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How much teachers contribute to their retirement benefits in each state
Most states require teachers to pay between 5% and 12% of their pay, with the employer paying what remains to cover the benefit and pension system's debt.
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Aviation Policy News: Big times ahead for eVTOL air taxis—or not?
Plus: Research on contrails yields some results, ultra low-cost carriers keep growing, and more.
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Transparent open enrollment reports help parents and taxpayers hold public schools accountable
These reports can reveal school districts’ unfair or bad practices, such as rejecting transfer applicants for arbitrary reasons.
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A generational wave of stadium subsidies is approaching
Elected officials across the country are incurring hundreds of millions—if not billions—of dollars in debt and future obligations to replace or update stadiums.
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Transparent K-12 open enrollment data matters to parents, policymakers and taxpayers
A total of 16 states have strong statewide cross-district open enrollment laws, while 13 states have strong statewide within-district open enrollment laws.
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Revenue, ridership, and post-pandemic lessons in public transit
The consensus in the transportation research community is nationwide transit ridership is unlikely to recover its pre-pandemic ridership levels in the next decade.
