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FDA's 1st response was to meet with 4 orgs committed to banning e-cigs, ignoring those supportive of tobacco harm reduction who participated. 🧵reason.org/commentary/fda via
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In thier latest policy brief, and look at ways states can ensure state and local education funds flow seamlessly across school district boundaries.
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Examining some of the risks associated with public pension systems increasingly investing in alternative assets.
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The outdated aviation system the FAA uses to notify pilots, dispatchers, and others about potential safety hazards is still based on a 1920s teletype-era all-caps format, writes Robert Poole.
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"Because of Missouri’s strict residential assignment system that determines where students can enroll in school, many students don’t have access to nearby public schools that may be a better fit for their learning needs."
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Data and information on special education services, student transportation and school capacity is not readily available to parents or policymakers.
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The best ways to manage toll lanes, how to charge the growing number of electric vehicles, questions about Tesla's Semi, and more in Robert Poole's latest transportation newsletter.
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Opinion | According to confidential documents obtained by Reason magazine, health advisers at the CDC also had significant input on pandemic-era social media policies at Facebook.
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This study presents a new retirement plan design for government workers that provides them with more flexibility and portability while giving taxpayers cost certainty and preventing future public pension debt.
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To improve accountability and help parents make decisions about public schools, there needs to be more transparency on capacity and enrollment, busing and transportation programs, and how special education programs are functioning.
The outdated aviation system the FAA uses to notify pilots, dispatchers, and others about potential safety hazards is still based on a 1920s teletype-era all-caps format, writes Robert Poole.
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"The DeSantis administration also issued a new fee schedule for renewing existing cannabis licenses that raises the two-year fee by more than 2,000 percent, from about $60,000 to $1.33 million." —
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The underlying cause of the FAA fiasco that caused thousands of flights to be canceled "is an obsolete and dysfunctional system that should have been rethought and replaced decades ago," writes Robert Poole.
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January's Aviation Policy News is out!
My latest: "Defending and Building Upon Airline Deregulation" reason.org/aviation-polic
Inside: FAA’s NOTAMs debacle, fixing the Air Traffic Organization’s culture, and more!
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Opinion: Emails reveal CDC’s role in silencing COVID-19 dissent on social media
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Thread 🧵 on the #FacebookFiles:
1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention () played a direct role in policing permissible speech on social media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Emails obtained by 's show the CDC had substantial influence over what Facebook users were allowed to discuss on the platform during the pandemic.
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1. THREAD: THE FACEBOOK FILES
Twitter is not the only social media site to face pressure to censor content. I obtained emails showing that the CDC had significant influence over covid moderation at Facebook and Instagram. Here’s what I found.
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Twenty-six states allow K-12 public schools to charge families tuition or fees to transfer school districts.
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Public schools need to make more information about special education services, student transportation, and school capacity available to parents and policymakers, writes .
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Florida voters overwhelmingly legalized medical marijuana, so the state’s politicians should stop using red tape, fees, and bureaucracy to block businesses from providing legally prescribed medication to patients, writes .
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January's Surface Transportation Innovations is out!
My latest: A response to a confused call for rail nationalization in : reason.org/transportation
Inside: Priced managed lanes, electric grid inadequacy for EVs, and more!
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Public schools in Tennessee can charge transfer students thousands of dollars to enroll in K-12 classes.
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Opinion: Cutting the budget deficit and reforming state government in California
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Taxpayers, policymakers and pension fund managers should be aware of risky and volatile investments that could result in more public pension debt.
It’s time for Los Angeles politicians to end the eviction moratoriums
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The Personal Retirement Optimization Plan is a new framework for a sustainable, portable retirement plan that helps public workers, governments and taxpayers.
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"At a time when public school enrollment is plummeting and funding stands at record levels, Pennsylvania policymakers need to find ways to put public education dollars to better use for students," writes .
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“Rarely are legislators faced with such an easy decision, but this one is a slam dunk.” End the monopoly that crippled DC’s sports betting market and continues to deprive the city of revenue (and yes, I did just quote myself there.)
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Increasing the competitiveness of D.C.’s mobile sports betting market would produce better products and prices for consumers. reason.org/commentary/fix via @ReasonFdn @michelleminton
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A webinar on the Personal Retirement Optimization Plan to incorporate the benefits of 401(k)-style solutions into modern-day public sector retirement plans.
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"Repealing the Jones Act is the best solution to bolstering energy-insecure New England’s grid during crises in lieu of pipeline infrastructure." —
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A new study presents a new retirement plan to meet the needs of public workers, help government employers recruit and retain workers while getting more cost certainty, and stop public pension debt from growing.
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. tells 's the U.S. air traffic control system is "about two decades behind peer countries, and the problem is not getting better."
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Pennsylvania’s public schools have been on a hiring binge despite losing 207,000 students in the last two decades. In 2020, there were 4.9% more teachers and 15.8% more non-teachers compared to 2002 levels, as 23,321 staff members were added to payrolls
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With today's FAA outage delaying thousands of flights, this report from noted that more than 60 countries have separated their air traffic control systems from the government and set them up as self-supporting corporations.
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Come see of & talk with me abt her new novel You Must Remember This, cancel culture, big butts & their discontents, Stan Lee, and more at next Speakeasy, Mon Feb 6. $10 includes beer, wine, soda, food--fun!
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It is inappropriate for public pension systems to engage in political, non-pecuniary investment activities, regardless of whether it occurs through divestment or shareholder proposals. reason.org/commentary/the via
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Student-centered funding systems do a better job of putting kids' educational needs at the forefront.
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Taxpayers and policymakers should be aware of risky and volatile investments public pension funds are making as they chase higher investment returns.
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