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Legal analysis suggests Michigan House Bill 6060 violates state law
Actuarial analysis of proposed pension benefit changes of this magnitude is required by law in Michigan under MCL Section 38.1140h
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Michigan Senate Bills 165, 166, and 167 would increase public pension costs
Under a best-case scenario, the additional cost of this pension proposal would be just north of $800 million over the next 30 years.
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Michigan House Bill 6060 would negatively impact the teacher pension system
Michigan House Bill 6060 would add between $17 billion to $20 billion in new employer costs over the next few decades.
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Michigan House Bill 6061 would undo public pension progress
Proposed changes would re-expose Michigan to unnecessary unfunded liabilities, financial risks, and billions in hidden costs.
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Modernizing air traffic control infrastructure requires institutional modernization
Institutional problems are undermining efforts to modernize infrastructure needed to support continued air traffic volume growth in the National Airspace System.
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Colorado should rethink proposed psychedelic application fees
There are several areas where the draft permanent rules on fees for psychedelic applications proposed by the Colorado Department of Revenue could be enhanced.
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Colorado could improve regulatory rules regarding psychedelic use
As Colorado establishes an operating regulatory framework for The Natural Medicine Health Act, there is room for improvement in rulemaking.
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Revenue, ridership, and post-pandemic lessons in public transit
The consensus in the transportation research community is nationwide transit ridership is unlikely to recover its pre-pandemic ridership levels in the next decade.
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A Schedule III designation is still overly restrictive for marijuana
A Schedule III designation fails to fully align federal and state law in the states that authorize some form of commercial market in marijuana.
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Congress must address the transit productivity crisis
Public transit ridership in the United States fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and, as of the first quarter of 2024, has only recovered 76.2% of its 2019 riders.
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New Jersey Senate Bill 2283 would decriminalize psilocybin
Senate Bill 2283 would allow personal possession and cultivation of psilocybin in a private residence.
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Alaska pension proposal would impose big costs but have little impact on recruitment
Senate Bill 88 could ultimately cost the state an additional $9.6 billion without improving recruitment or retainment of public workers.
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Michigan bills would help parents give kids reasonable independence
The Michigan bills would establish clear allowances for kids traveling to or from school, playing outdoors, and remaining at home alone for reasonable periods.
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EPA should deny a Clean Air Act waiver for California’s locomotive emissions regulation
The California Air Resource Board’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation mandates unproven technology and would impose large compliance costs.
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Louisiana bill would enact a legal cannabis market with high barriers to entry
Louisiana's proposed marijuana legalization bill would limit opportunities for entrepreneurs and limit legal options for consumers.
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Missouri Senate Joint Resolution 71 would unwisely fund public pensions through fines and fees
If governments are going to offer pensions, they need to be willing to directly appropriate the funding to cover those pension promises.
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AI model openness is a question for the market, not regulators
Public policy should focus on working with industry to standardize and deploy AI detection and evaluation systems in appropriate areas.
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Hawaii Senate Bill 3335 has some cannabis protections but needs improvements
The proposal contains many constructive components but also would impose unnecessary restrictions on licensing.
