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Missouri Senate Bills 906 and 971 would improve open enrollment
If signed into law, these bills would allow Missouri's students to transfer to public schools outside of their assigned school district.
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Gov. DeSantis takes positive policy approach to data centers despite his negative tech rhetoric
Gov. DeSantis does Floridians a disservice by stoking fears about the artificial intelligence issues that Florida and other states are working to resolve.
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Why clearance rates matter: A practical metric for criminal justice system reform
Clearance rates can help ensure that criminal justice system reforms deliver on their core promise: greater safety, achieved through effectiveness rather than excess.
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Why New Hampshire’s K-12 open enrollment laws aren’t good enough
New Hampshire’s existing open enrollment law needs additional reforms because the current law lets districts stop students from transferring out of them.
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Replacing the California gas tax: The case for road user charges
California’s roads, highways and bridges need repair and modernization. The gas tax won’t fund those projects.
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New York Gov. Hochul’s nicotine pouch tax would be bad for public health
Heavily taxing safer alternatives to cigarettes keeps smokers from switching to better substitutes.
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Serious safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports
It should not take a deadly tragedy to spur the reforms needed in American air traffic control.
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Public pension debt should be scrutinized like other types of government debt
Without comprehensive pension debt reform, states face continued financial pressures and diminished flexibility for future budgets.
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California’s public school funding should be based on students actually enrolled
Enrollment-based funding is a sound policy that would help open enrollment and put the focus where it belongs: students and classrooms.
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Mississippi’s open enrollment proposals would be a step in the right direction for students
Mississippi’s K-12 students should be able to more easily transfer to public schools other than the ones they are residentially assigned to.
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California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed
If housing can only be built by repeatedly bypassing the state’s primary environmental review law, then the law needs to be changed.
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Congress introduces bipartisan push to fix FCC satellite delays and bolster commercial space
The Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act would modernize the Federal Communications Commission’s satellite licensing procedures.
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Despite increased funding, transit ridership hasn’t returned in most areas
States where transit continued to support local, all-day travel generally saw steadier post-pandemic recoveries than those focused primarily on peak-hour commuting into downtown job centers.
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A housing-centered harm reduction approach to homelessness and public safety
Public safety reform should not be defined by how many arrests are made, but by how many people are safely housed, connected to care, and able to rebuild their lives.
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The Trump administration politically targets California’s transportation funding
There is a difference between clawing back funds for misuse and taking back funds to punish political opponents.
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How the proposed billionaire tax would backfire and hurt California
While taxing billionaires may feel cathartic to some, it’s neither a smart nor a sustainable solution to California’s debt and deficits.
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How public schools measure capacity for K-12 open enrollment transfers
Far too many public school districts are blocking transfer students they could easily accommodate.
