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Canada offers important lessons for U.S. air traffic control
Congress would be wise to consider air traffic control governance reform rather than doubling down on the unsustainable status quo.
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Changing America’s air traffic control model: Learning from Canada
The U.S. air traffic control system is embedded in a tax-funded bureaucracy that is unable to replace ancient facilities and obsolete technology.
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The case against concession fees for greenfield projects
Plus: Congress battles over electric vehicle user fees, who should pay for the Key Bridge replacement, and more.
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Lower collection costs are key to making mileage-based user fees a viable replacement for the fuel tax
States looking to craft mileage-based programs need to consider factors that raise collection costs and make a program less viable.
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One agency or many? What Denver and Atlanta reveal about transit governance
Transit systems may move people, but governance determines how those systems move, grow, and adapt.
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Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health
Instead of pursuing tobacco bans, state health officials should prioritize proven harm reduction policies.
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Webinar: Public pension systems investing in crypto
A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how public pension systems should evaluate the risks, rewards and transparency of cryptocurrency investments.
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The value of managed lanes networks
Examining the express toll lanes that are currently operated, under construction, planned and warranted across the country.
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Building networks of managed lanes in big cities to reduce traffic congestion
Toll lanes have been a game-changer for improving mobility in large metro areas.
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Illinois: Don’t let Social Security safe harbor compliance become a blank check for Tier 2 benefit expansion
Illinois’ five major state pension systems remain the most underfunded in the nation, carrying roughly $144.6 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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Local data center moratoria are costly for the whole country
The backlash against artificial intelligence and data centers has distorted basic facts, making it more difficult for local authorities to get them right.
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Rethinking public-private partnership concession fees on greenfield projects
A concession fee on a greenfield toll project is a recipe for considerably higher tolls.
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Taxation by citation: A 50-state data and policy report on local government fines and forfeitures
This report maps the scope of local governments' dependence on fines and forfeitures to fund basic operations and why decades of reform efforts have fallen short.
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Report: Fine revenue exceeds 50% of general revenue in 42 cities across the country
Eleven cities collected more revenue from fines than from taxes and other general revenue sources, and seven of the 10 most reliant cities are in Louisiana.
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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.
