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California bill could add $14 billion in new costs for local governments and taxpayers

California bill could add $14 billion in new costs for local governments and taxpayers

By Zachary Christensen

Plus: Webinar on public pension systems investing in crypto, a threat to New Mexico's 2020 pension reform, and more.

Cities’ pension dollars are not for building affordable housing

Cities’ pension dollars are not for building affordable housing

By Mariana Trujillo

New Mexico shouldn’t abandon its 2020 cost-of-living adjustment reform

New Mexico shouldn’t abandon its 2020 cost-of-living adjustment reform

By Brayden Myers

California Assembly Bill 1383 would drive up costs for local governments

California Assembly Bill 1383 would drive up costs for local governments

By Zachary Christensen and Steven Gassenberger

Loopholes in Florida laws allow law enforcement to collect excessive fines

Loopholes in Florida laws allow law enforcement to collect excessive fines

By Vittorio Nastasi and Adrian Moore

The U.S. loan to Argentina is a bet on Javier Milei’s reforms

Commentary by Geoffrey Lawrence

Argentina teaches the Laffer Curve lesson Washington refuses to learn

Commentary by Geoffrey Lawrence

Louisiana adopts reforms to provide released inmates with identification documents

Commentary by Vittorio Nastasi

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s arbitrary 7-OH ban is not rooted in science

Commentary by Michelle Minton

Maryland reduces uncertainty in occupational licensing decisions for applicants with criminal records

Commentary by Vittorio Nastasi

D.C.’s Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 has room for improvement

Testimony by Marc Scribner

Louisianians were right to reject a constitutional amendment to raise teacher pay. Now, a new state task force should finish the job.

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

Canada offers important lessons for U.S. air traffic control

Commentary by Marc Scribner

Changing America’s air traffic control model: Learning from Canada

Policy Brief by John Kefaliotis

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Pension Integrity Project

California bill could add $14 billion in new costs for local governments and taxpayers

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

Cities’ pension dollars are not for building affordable housing

Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

New Mexico shouldn’t abandon its 2020 cost-of-living adjustment reform

Commentary by Brayden Myers

Education

Louisianians were right to reject a constitutional amendment to raise teacher pay. Now, a new state task force should finish the job.

Commentary by Steven Gassenberger

While losing 34% of its students, LAUSD’s spending on compensation increased by $1.7 billion

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith and Jordan Campbell

Latest data shows just 10 states have avoided K-12 public school enrollment decreases

Funding Education Opportunity Newsletter by Jude Schwalbach

Transportation

D.C.’s Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Authorization Amendment Act of 2026 has room for improvement

Testimony by Marc Scribner

Canada offers important lessons for U.S. air traffic control

Commentary by Marc Scribner

Changing America’s air traffic control model: Learning from Canada

Policy Brief by John Kefaliotis

Drug Policy

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s arbitrary 7-OH ban is not rooted in science

Commentary by Michelle Minton

‘United States v. Hemani’: Firearm possession among marijuana users is a protected right

Commentary by Jacob James Rich

Managing drug use on public transit: A case for smarter enforcement and practical harm reduction

Commentary by Layal Bou Harfouch and Jay Derr

Individual Freedom

Southern California’s total tobacco bans aren’t helping public health

Commentary by Guy Bentley

‘United States v. Hemani’: Firearm possession among marijuana users is a protected right

Commentary by Jacob James Rich

A ‘compute tax’ is the wrong answer for the future of artificial intelligence and work

Commentary by Max Gulker

Reason Foundation Newsletters

California bill could add $14 billion in new costs for local governments and taxpayers

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

The case against concession fees for greenfield projects

Surface Transportation Innovations Newsletter by Robert Poole

Webinar on public pensions investing in crypto, plus effort to bring back pensions fails in Alaska

Pension Reform Newsletter by Zachary Christensen

Latest data shows just 10 states have avoided K-12 public school enrollment decreases

Funding Education Opportunity Newsletter by Jude Schwalbach

Getting to yes on ADS-B/In will exempt some aircraft

Aviation Policy Newsletter by Robert Poole

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Policy Studies

Changing America’s air traffic control model: Learning from Canada

Policy Brief by John Kefaliotis

The value of managed lanes networks

Policy Brief by Baruch Feigenbaum

Reining in discretionary grant transportation funding

Policy Brief by Baruch Feigenbaum

Data Visualization

Study: Illinois, Connecticut, Alaska, Hawaii, New Jersey and Mississippi have the most per capita pension debt

Data Visualization by Ryan Frost, Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

The public pension plans with the most debt, best and worst investment return rates

Data Visualization by Ryan Frost, Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Debtor Nation 2025

Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

Events

The Soho Forum Debate: Aaron Brown vs. Robert Spitzer

Event by Lukas Grund

Winds of Change: Advancing Liberty in Argentina and the Americas

Event by Deirdre Schumacher

The Soho Forum Debate: Stephen Moore vs. Scott Lincicome

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