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‘United States v. Hemani’: Firearm possession among marijuana users is a protected right
In a rare unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court upheld Ali Hemani's right to possess a firearm as a regular marijuana user.
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Proposed pension benefit increases for first responders would burden California’s local governments and taxpayers
A bill currently under consideration in the California legislature would grant additional pension benefits to the state’s police officers and firefighters.
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Managing drug use on public transit: A case for smarter enforcement and practical harm reduction
Pushing transit agencies to manage a public health crisis places unsustainable pressure on transit workers and exposes the need for a more practical model.
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Private companies aren’t investing in California’s high-speed rail system
The private sector won’t invest in anything unprofitable, and almost every rail line in the world requires subsidies.
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CCIA v. Paxton: Regulations limiting social media access violate First Amendment
Texas has deputized private app-store operators as government-mandated gatekeepers to the internet.
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Reining in discretionary grant transportation funding
Improving the federal discretionary grant funding process for transportation projects calls for returning it to a small, focused and useful program.
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Webinar on public pensions investing in crypto, plus effort to bring back pensions fails in Alaska
Plus: Evaluation of lifetime income products for public sector defined contribution plans, how public pension systems are failing women, and more.
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While losing 34% of its students, LAUSD’s spending on compensation increased by $1.7 billion
The school district's largest increase in compensation spending, about $315 million, went to administrative positions, not teachers.
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Improving public sector defined contribution plans to help provide secure, adequate retirement income
A framework for policymakers and fiduciaries to evaluate lifetime retirement income options in public sector defined contribution plans, mitigate longevity risk, and improve participant outcomes.
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Latest data shows just 10 states have avoided K-12 public school enrollment decreases
Plus: Open enrollment transparency advances in Vermont, but public school choice proposals in New Hampshire and Missouri fail to gain ground.
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Getting to yes on ADS-B/In will exempt some aircraft
Plus: Terminate NASA's SLS rocket, TSA's remote terminal experiment, and more.
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Risk concerns sink legislation to reopen Alaska’s public pensions
Alaska House Bill 78 included major flaws that could have imposed hefty, unnecessary risks on the state’s future budgets.
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Tax reform is essential to restore prosperity in Argentina
An excessive tax burden drives workers and businesses into informality, but with changes the country can regain the wealth it once had.
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Out of the shadows: Tax reforms to formalize Argentina’s underground economy
Argentina's high payroll taxes and cascading levies create a tax wedge between formal and informal employment arrangements.
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How to remove TSA’s conflict of interest
Congress should devolve checkpoint and checked-baggage screening to airports, as is common practice in Canada, Europe, and many other countries.
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Fixing FAA’s air traffic control safety conflict
There must be separation between aviation safety regulation and the provision of services like air traffic control.
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North Carolina’s I-77 express toll lanes public-private partnership is on hold
Plus: Drone delivery going mainstream, opposition to electric vehicle user fees, and more.
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Georgia finally gets licensing reform across the finish line
Senate Bill 207 gives people with criminal records a real path to obtaining occupational licenses and a model for other states to follow.
