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How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable
Florida could remove barriers to employment by eliminating unnecessary licenses and reducing the requirements for widely licensed occupations.
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Marijuana Taxation and Black Market Crowd-Out
Tax rates that elevate the price of legal marijuana significantly above black market prices prolong the presence of illegal markets and reduce government tax receipts.
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Does Menthol Cigarette Distribution Affect Child or Adult Cigarette Use?
If the strength of the association between menthol cigarettes and increased youth initiation is as strong as tobacco control activists suggest, there should be signs of it in the national data.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Analysis of the New Mexico PERA Pension Solvency Task Force’s Preliminary Recommendations
The changes are significant and positive steps for PERA, but leave some systemic challenges—namely actuarial methods and assumptions—unaddressed.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Heated Tobacco Products
On the balance of the available evidence, the dangers of impeding IQOS as a tool to help smokers quit far outstrips any possible threat it could pose to public health.
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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.
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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.
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Structurally Deficient Bridges
Of the 612,408 highway bridges reported, 54,254 (8.86 percent) were rated deficient for 2017.
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Idaho Ranks 13th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Idaho’s best rankings are capital and bridge disbursements per mile, urbanized area congestion and administrative disbursements per mile.
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Washington Ranks 37th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Washington’s best rankings are overall fatality rate, structurally deficient bridges and rural fatality rate.
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Rural Highway Fatality Rate
The nation’s rural highway fatality rate worsened from 1.58 in 2015 to 1.71 in 2016.
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Florida Ranks 40th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Florida’s best rankings are urban arterial pavement condition, rural arterial pavement condition and structurally deficient bridges.
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Minnesota Ranks 22nd in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Minnesota’s best rankings are in overall fatality rate, urban fatality rate and rural fatality rate.
