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Annual Aviation Infrastructure Report 2026
This report reviews developments in the United States and worldwide regarding private-sector participation in airports and air traffic control.
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Annual Surface Transportation Infrastructure Report 2026
It was a strong year for global public-private partnership activity, with 50 project closings worth $30.2 billion.
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Want a cheaper commute? Repeal this federal law that increases transit operating costs
Repealing the law would save taxpayers from shelling out more money for systems that desperately need reform, not subsidies.
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Managed lanes are growing because of their effectiveness in reducing traffic congestion
Fitch reports a positive financial outlook for managed lanes, driven by traffic growth and dynamic pricing.
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Disaster recovery should not be complicated by politics
Housing recovery needs certainty and speed. The first weeks and months after a disaster determine whether a community can recover.
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California lawmakers should not politicize public pension investments
With $292 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, California’s retirement funds must be managed to fund promised benefits while minimizing costs to taxpayers.
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Farewell to Spirit Airlines
Plus: Isaacman revamps NASA lunar program, new group for remote/digital towers, and more.
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Mileage-based user fees can replace outdated federal gas tax
The federal fuel tax, increasingly unsustainable as a funding source, worsens the nation’s infrastructure problems.
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Students use open enrollment to transfer to highly-rated school districts
Plus: School choice proposals advance in New Hampshire, Iowa, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, while New Hampshire’s open enrollment proposal stumbles in the lower chamber.
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As estimated cost for high-speed rail soars, California lawmakers move to hide information from taxpayers
The rail project will only get worse and more expensive for taxpayers if state leaders don’t pull the plug.
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The GUARD Act would sacrifice privacy and parental rights
The federal bill would impose mandatory universal age verification and restrict access to artificial intelligence companions.
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Webinar on managing public debt, plus New York City’s pension gimmick
California proposals would undo pension reforms and increase costs, and Connecticut could divert pension funding to education.
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The BUILD housing package is a step forward for Illinois
While the BUILD Act's proposed spending could harm the state budget, its deregulatory reforms are necessary to ease housing pressure across lllinois.
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The Senate’s CHATBOT Act could undermine privacy and free speech
The CHATBOT Act would require chatbot platforms to collect more sensitive user data while locking services into rigid, government-mandated design standards.
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Mayor Mamdani’s balanced budget miracle is built on a pension gimmick
The mayor's plan will reduce immediate pension debt payments and lead to higher future payments.
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No, New York doesn’t have a public employee recruitment and retention crisis
The state's 2012 pension reform saved its taxpayers $80 billion. Supporters of a rollback point to a recruitment problem—but the data show there isn't one.
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Accessory dwelling units reveal housing constraints and the limits of legalization alone
The increasing prevalence of ADUs highlights the intersecting influences of land, regulation, and system design in determining housing outcomes.
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Puerto Rico pioneers express toll lanes on a toll road
Plus: America's strangest Interstate highway, South Carolina may be the next choice lanes state, and more.
