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Californians pay high taxes and fees for second worst highway system in the nation

Californians pay high taxes and fees for second worst highway system in the nation

By Baruch Feigenbaum

Given the high gas taxes and vehicle fees they pay, Californians deserve higher-quality roads and bridges.

California lawmakers prepare to stick taxpayers with more public pension costs and debt
California lawmakers prepare to stick taxpayers with more public pension costs and debt

By Zachary Christensen

California doesn’t need new age restrictions on social media
California doesn’t need new age restrictions on social media

By Caden Rosenbaum

Replacing the California gas tax: The case for road user charges
Replacing the California gas tax: The case for road user charges

By Baruch Feigenbaum

Serious safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports
Serious safety concerns for travelers using Southern California’s airports

By Marc Scribner

  • California’s public school funding should be based on students actually enrolled
    California’s public school funding should be based on students actually enrolled

    Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith

  • California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed
    California’s small CEQA workarounds aren’t enough to produce the housing needed

    Commentary by Christina Mojica

  • The Trump administration politically targets California’s transportation funding
    The Trump administration politically targets California’s transportation funding

    Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • How the proposed billionaire tax would backfire and hurt California
    How the proposed billionaire tax would backfire and hurt California

    Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

  • California’s AI law works by staying narrow
    California’s AI law works by staying narrow

    Commentary by Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • LAUSD celebrates mediocre test scores
    LAUSD celebrates mediocre test scores

    Commentary by Jude Schwalbach

  • Walking away from the California high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state
    Walking away from the California high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state

    Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • Proposed I-5 express lanes would help Southern California’s drivers and economy
    Proposed I-5 express lanes would help Southern California’s drivers and economy

    Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • How LAUSD can deal with budget deficit, declining enrollment
    How LAUSD can deal with budget deficit, declining enrollment

    Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith

California Policy Studies

  • California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational principle of the internet
    California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational principle of the internet

    Policy Brief by Eric Goldman and Adrian Moore

  • Public schools without boundaries 2022: Ranking every state’s open enrollment laws
    Public schools without boundaries 2022: Ranking every state’s open enrollment laws

    Public Schools Without Boundaries by Jude Schwalbach

  • The impact of California’s cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market
    The impact of California’s cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market

    Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence

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