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  • A Conservative Case for Highway Tolling
    A Conservative Case for Highway Tolling

    This brief explains how tolling can be designed and implemented to be consistent with basic conservative principles of limited government, decentralization, and markets.

    By Robert Poole
    December 2, 2019

  • How to Improve Missouri’s Education Funding Formula
    How to Improve Missouri’s Education Funding Formula

    Missouri’s school finance system fails to ensure that education dollars are allocated in a fair and transparent manner.

    By Aaron Garth Smith and Susan Pendergrass
    November 18, 2019

  • Working Paper: Access To Private Schools And Public Charter Schools Might Improve Parent And Student Satisfaction
    Working Paper: Access To Private Schools And Public Charter Schools Might Improve Parent And Student Satisfaction

    Public charter schools and private schools outperform traditional public schools on six measures of parent and student satisfaction.

    By Corey A. DeAngelis
    October 21, 2019

  • An Analysis of K-12 Student Safety Policies and School Climates in Indiana
    An Analysis of K-12 Student Safety Policies and School Climates in Indiana

    Results suggest that private schools and public charter schools are less likely to use school safety practices that restrict students than are traditional public schools.

    By Corey A. DeAngelis
    October 10, 2019

  • The Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Private School Participation in Voucher Programs
    The Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Private School Participation in Voucher Programs

    More specialized private schools tend to be less likely to participate in voucher programs than regular private schools.

    By Corey A. DeAngelis
    October 1, 2019

  • How a State Could Transition From Per-Gallon Gas Taxes to Per-Mile Charges
    How a State Could Transition From Per-Gallon Gas Taxes to Per-Mile Charges

    Examining how a state-led transition from per-gallon fuel taxes to per-mile charges (MBUFs) could come about.

    By Robert Poole
    September 17, 2019

  • Marijuana Industry Financial Services: The Obstacles and the Policy Solutions
    Marijuana Industry Financial Services: The Obstacles and the Policy Solutions

    Denying marijuana-related businesses the legitimate financial services available to other businesses prevents oversight, facilitates illegal sales, and may allow these businesses to conceal tax liabilities.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    September 17, 2019

  • A Student-Centered Approach to School Finance That Benefits Every Child In North Carolina
    A Student-Centered Approach to School Finance That Benefits Every Child In North Carolina

    Overhauling the state’s funding system would provide the foundation needed to unlock the potential of school leaders to maximize how and where education dollars are deployed.

    By Aaron Garth Smith and Dr. Terry Stoops
    August 9, 2019

  • Deal or No Deal? The Effects of Deregulation on Public School Leaders’ Support for Private School Choice in California
    Deal or No Deal? The Effects of Deregulation on Public School Leaders’ Support for Private School Choice in California

    Public school leaders might be more likely to support private school voucher programs if they are enacted alongside public school deregulations.

    By Corey A. DeAngelis
    June 14, 2019

  • Marijuana Delivery: Addressing Concerns and Public Policy Issues
    Marijuana Delivery: Addressing Concerns and Public Policy Issues

    There is little reason to suggest that any of the social and economic costs potentially associated with legalization are exacerbated to any extent by allowing delivery services.

    By Spence Purnell
    June 3, 2019

  • Will Democracy Endure Private School Choice? The Effect of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on Adult Voting Behavior
    Will Democracy Endure Private School Choice? The Effect of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on Adult Voting Behavior

    These findings suggest that the private benefits attained by students using voucher programs do not come with any social costs associated with diminished voting behavior.

    By Corey A. DeAngelis
    May 17, 2019

  • A Common Sense Approach to Marijuana Therapy
    A Common Sense Approach to Marijuana Therapy

    Individuals and their doctors should be making appropriate marijuana therapy determinations.

    By Spence Purnell
    April 30, 2019

  • Market Size Estimates For Legalized Marijuana
    Market Size Estimates For Legalized Marijuana

    Estimates for the potential size of a new legal marijuana market are often riddled with uncertainty and inaccuracy, and can also be skewed by tenuous assumptions.

    By Spence Purnell and Allie Howell
    April 29, 2019

  • A Historical Review of State Efforts and Authority To Regulate Cannabis
    A Historical Review of State Efforts and Authority To Regulate Cannabis

    The history of cannabis regulation begins largely in California during the Gold Rush.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    April 12, 2019

  • Using Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Louisiana’s Roadways
    Using Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships to Finance Louisiana’s Roadways

    Tolling is the most ideal user fee because there is a direct link between the toll and the specific road infrastructure used.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum and Austill Stuart
    March 25, 2019

  • The Proposed Texas High-Speed Rail Project Requires Caution
    The Proposed Texas High-Speed Rail Project Requires Caution

    There is a probability that if this project is built and put into operation, Texas Central will default on its loans, require a taxpayer bailout, or both.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum
    March 15, 2019

  • A Conceptual Framework for State Efforts to Legalize and Regulate Cannabis
    A Conceptual Framework for State Efforts to Legalize and Regulate Cannabis

    Best practices that policymakers should use for improving their existing marijuana markets or establishing new ones.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence and Matt Harrison
    March 1, 2019

  • Residency Requirements for Marijuana Licensure
    Residency Requirements for Marijuana Licensure

    It is not clear that residency requirements reduce marijuana diversion or trafficking.

    By Allie Howell
    January 18, 2019

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