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  • Examining excess deaths, years of lives lost, and other health consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Examining excess deaths, years of lives lost, and other health consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic

    "The non-COVID death toll that has accompanied the pandemic is large, well into six digits."

    By Rob Arnott, Vitali Kalesnik and Lillian Wu
    October 20, 2021

  • Federal law unconstitutionally prohibits medical marijuana users from possessing firearms
    Federal law unconstitutionally prohibits medical marijuana users from possessing firearms

    To prevent violations of the Second and Fifth Amendments, Congress should amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to permit an exception for legal medical marijuana use.

    By Helen Sudhoff
    October 19, 2021

  • Pathways and policy for 21st-century freight rail
    Pathways and policy for 21st-century freight rail

    The successful development and deployment of automation technologies in the future is key to ensuring freight rail’s ongoing success.

    By Marc Scribner
    September 8, 2021

  • Providing Electronic Toll Collection to the Unbanked and Underbanked
    Providing Electronic Toll Collection to the Unbanked and Underbanked

    Providing one or more user-friendly tolling options for the unbanked and underbanked is important to ensure economic inclusion for everyone.

    By Daryl Fleming
    August 10, 2021

  • U.S. Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris Policy
    U.S. Space Traffic Management and Orbital Debris Policy

    Public-private partnerships could improve the tracking and removal of space debris and better manage space traffic.

    By Rebecca van Burken
    July 22, 2021

  • The 2021 Texas Power Crisis: What Happened and What Can Be Done to Avoid Another One?
    The 2021 Texas Power Crisis: What Happened and What Can Be Done to Avoid Another One?

    This report focuses on ERCOT and the electric power system because the power outages were the proximate cause of many hardships suffered during the failures.

    By Michael Giberson
    April 22, 2021

  • Rethinking Interstate Rest Areas
    Rethinking Interstate Rest Areas

    This policy brief suggests that a 21st-century Interstate system should have state-of-the-art service plazas in addition to new pavement, improved bridges, and redesigned and rebuilt interchanges in many urban areas.

    By Robert Poole
    April 8, 2021

  • Mass Transit Systems Face Critical Challenges Now and When COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
    Mass Transit Systems Face Critical Challenges Now and When COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

    Public transportation is uniquely sensitive to changes in the number of people working from home, changes in commuting patterns, and concerns over public health and safety.

    By Steven Polzin
    March 25, 2021

  • Nebraska’s Growing Municipal Pension Funding Challenges
    Nebraska’s Growing Municipal Pension Funding Challenges

    Omaha and Lincoln have made progress in addressing pension issues in recent years, but unfunded liabilities are likely to continue to grow and harm city finances.

    By Zachary Christensen and Jordan Campbell
    March 22, 2021

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