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Open enrollment laws can benefit students and districts
Identifying open enrollment’s effects on families, taxpayers, and districts requires detailed open enrollment data. Improving Iowa’s rules can help. The post Open enrollment laws can benefit students and districts appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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The Modern Skies Act won’t modernize U.S. aviation
The $30 billion Modern Skies Act directs just 40% of its funding toward air traffic control modernization while raising serious questions about spending and accountability. The post The Modern Skies Act won’t modernize U.S. aviation appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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California is reshaping online access in the name of child safety
California’s new tech laws restrict how children use social media and AI before there is enough data to prove whether earlier legislation works. The post California is reshaping online access in the name of child safety appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Personalized pricing benefits consumers when markets function well
Depending on how and where it is employed, personalized pricing has the potential to enhance competition and consumer welfare. The post Personalized pricing benefits consumers when markets function well appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Massachusetts Ballot Question 8 seeks to reverse marijuana legalization
Question 8 on the state’s Nov. 3 ballot would repeal provisions of the 2016 cannabis legalization, ending legal adult-use sales and criminalizing home grows. The post Massachusetts Ballot Question 8 seeks to reverse marijuana legalization appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Property tax cuts must come with government spending cuts
As states pursue property tax relief, policymakers must confront how local governments will fund services with less revenue. The post Property tax cuts must come with government spending cuts appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Colorado Proposition 132’s proposed drastic penalties for fentanyl: A dangerous overreaction
Colorado Proposition 132 is unlikely to reduce addiction or prevent overdoses, but would criminalize more people and amp up punitive, muscular sentencing. The post Colorado Proposition 132’s proposed drastic penalties for fentanyl: A dangerous overreaction appeared first on…
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State and local governments have $6 trillion in total debt, including over $1 trillion in California
Five states have more than $30,000 per capita in state and local debt, and five more states have over $20,000 per capita. The post State and local governments have $6 trillion in total debt, including over $1 trillion in California appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Study of all 50 state governments finds Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii and Illinois have the most per capita debt
Fourteen states have more than $10,000 in per capita debt, and seven have more than $100 billion in total debt. The post Study of all 50 state governments finds Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii and Illinois have the most per capita debt appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Webinar: How state and local finances have changed since 2020
The past five years have been unusually volatile for state and local finances. The post Webinar: How state and local finances have changed since 2020 appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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RFK Jr. is right to expand consumer access to peptides
Allowing pharmacies to compound experimental peptides would give consumers a more accountable alternative to unregulated sellers. The post RFK Jr. is right to expand consumer access to peptides appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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The Jones Act is suppressing demand for American shipping
The current waiver has opened new routes and boosted fuel shipments to Puerto Rico. Congress should create a permanent waiver process for cargoes no U.S. vessel can carry. The post The Jones Act is suppressing demand for American shipping appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Accept treatment or lose access: Ontario’s new opioid rules undermine harm reduction
Restricting access to pharmaceutical opioids risks driving patients back to the dangerous illicit market these programs seek to help them avoid. The post Accept treatment or lose access: Ontario’s new opioid rules undermine harm reduction appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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A new generation of the same old nicotine policy mistakes
Ultimately, generational nicotine bans undermine adult freedom and ignore prohibition's failures. The post A new generation of the same old nicotine policy mistakes appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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The successes and failures of New York City’s cordon pricing
The evidence to date suggests that congestion pricing has reduced vehicle entries and improved travel speeds in and around Manhattan’s central business district. The post The successes and failures of New York City’s cordon pricing appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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How to improve public schools and give tens of millions of families school choice
If policymakers and education reformers want to give families real school choice, they should let students attend any public school with an open seat. The post How to improve public schools and give tens of millions of families school choice appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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States that suspend the gas tax provide drivers with little savings but cause real harm to highway systems
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and Ohio are among the states that have either suspended state gas taxes or paused planned increases to their fuel taxes. The post States that suspend the gas tax provide drivers with little savings but cause real harm to highway…
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How policymakers can improve transit operations
Improving transit performance depends less on building new infrastructure than on aligning service technology. The post How policymakers can improve transit operations appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Automated license plate readers raise new questions about privacy
Assembly Bill 5483 rightly starts from the premise that New Jerseyans should not have their movements recorded and searched without limits. The post Automated license plate readers raise new questions about privacy appeared first on Reason Foundation .
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Gavin Newsom vetoes pension increase for California police and fire
Plus: North Dakota's reform is showing early signs of success, flexible benefits can stabilize pension funding, and more. The post Gavin Newsom vetoes pension increase for California police and fire appeared first on Reason Foundation .