Florida needs more research on phosphogypsum’s use in road construction
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill that will allow the Florida Department of Transportation to study the use of phosphogypsum in road construction. This came after a longstanding...
View ArticleCalifornia fossil fuel pension divestment bill stopped, for now
In a temporary victory for good policy, California lawmakers set aside a bill that would have forced public employee pension systems to divest from fossil fuels. But the head of one of the nation’s...
View ArticleCalifornia should decriminalize psychedelics
The California legislature is considering a bill to decriminalize the personal possession of the safest and most well-researched psychedelics. The sensible solutions in State Sen. Scott Weiner’s...
View ArticleUpcoming 405 express lanes will help Southern California commuters
By the end of this year, the new variably priced express lanes are scheduled to open on 14 miles of highly congested I-405 in Orange County. Skeptics may claim that only a few motorists will be...
View ArticleCalifornia needs to limit the use of solitary confinement
California lawmakers are again considering legislation limiting the use of solitary confinement. Assembly Bill 280, the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement, aims to reduce the use of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act threatens the foundational...
Executive Summary In September 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC). The AADC is a far-reaching law that imposes many new...
View ArticleThe growing national debt and the future of federal transportation spending
The national debt is going to affect the future of transportation funding, and the public-private partnership community needs to understand why and what the implications for P3s may be. The most...
View ArticleCalifornia’s public school advocates should embrace open enrollment
Attending highly-ranked public schools is an educational holy grail for many families, but enrolling in these public schools can be near-impossible for many students since access to them is based on...
View ArticleCalifornia’s online age-verification law is unconstitutional
California lawmakers passed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) last year. The law imposes an age-assurance requirement on websites, which means...
View ArticleHopkins v. Watson: Mississippi’s lifetime disenfranchisement scheme should be...
In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitCase. No. 19-60662Consolidated with Case No. 19-60678 Dennis Hopkinsv.Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson On Appeal From The United...
View ArticleProgressives should support public school open enrollment to help schools and...
Despite public school advocates’ claims that public schools serve everyone and are bastions of democracy, many public schools have a remarkably undemocratic quality: kids who don’t reside inside a...
View ArticleData shows how Georgia municipalities aggressively use law enforcement to...
Local governments in Georgia collected over $158 million in fines and forfeitures revenue in 2019. The post Data shows how Georgia municipalities aggressively use law enforcement to generate revenue...
View ArticleMajor costs and risks associated with restoring the Florida Retirement...
Facing overwhelming growth in annual pension costs in 2011, the Florida state legislature elected to suspend the Florida Retirement System’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for state workers who...
View ArticleAs California tries to meet climate goals, the state’s roads could get even...
California has some of the strictest greenhouse gas emissions rules in the country. By 2045, the state aims to reduce greenhouse emissions to 85% below 1990 levels. Since transportation is responsible...
View ArticleGov. Gavin Newsom’s education budget ignores fundamental problems
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently released his 2024-2025 budget proposal, which included $76.2 billion in state general fund revenue for K-12 public schools. Facing what he claims is a projected...
View ArticleSouth Dakota reduces unnecessary occupational licensing barriers for people...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 57 into law on Feb. 7, reducing unnecessary employment barriers for people with criminal records. Research indicates that access to gainful employment...
View ArticleKentucky House Bill 124 would reduce occupational licensing barriers for...
A version of this public comment was provided to the Kentucky House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations Committee on Feb. 28, 2024. Research consistently indicates that access to...
View ArticleThe key to improving California’s public schools isn’t more money
Public school advocacy groups often claim California’s public schools are underfunded. “California is the eighth largest economy in the world but continues to rank well below the national average in...
View ArticleWith federal pandemic aid expiring, Florida shows states how to...
As states grapple with education challenges such as making up for COVID-19 lockdown-related learning loss and the expiration of federal pandemic aid, they may want to look at how Florida is getting an...
View ArticleCalifornia considers more regulatory roadblocks for automated vehicles
California has been a leader in self-driving car technologies that could dramatically improve road safety and our access to employment and social opportunities. Unfortunately, special interest groups...
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