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  • The App Store Accountability Act would undermine privacy and parental choice
    The App Store Accountability Act would undermine privacy and parental choice

    The App Store Accountability Act would make age restrictions online more invasive than in any other area of daily life.

    By Nicole Shekhovtsova and Marc Scribner
    May 7, 2025

  • Ibogaine offers major promise in treating addiction, mental health
    Ibogaine offers major promise in treating addiction, mental health

    Ibogaine has the potential to transform the lives of millions of Americans struggling with addiction and mental health challenges.

    By Madison Carlino and Leonard Gilroy
    April 24, 2025

  • Nevada Senate Bill 395 could hinder autonomous vehicle progress
    Nevada Senate Bill 395 could hinder autonomous vehicle progress

    Automated vehicle technology could greatly improve road safety and efficiency. Senate Bill 395 would move Nevada in the wrong direction.

    By Marc Scribner
    April 22, 2025

  • Missouri’s 2025 K-12 open enrollment proposals
    Missouri’s 2025 K-12 open enrollment proposals

    Missouri is considering three open enrollment legislative proposals: Senate Bill 215, House Bill 711, and Senate Bill 572.

    By Christopher T. Wilson and Jude Schwalbach
    April 16, 2025

  • Missouri bills would protect free expression and artistic freedom
    Missouri bills would protect free expression and artistic freedom

    Senate Bill 661 and House Bill 1389 would create uniform standards for the admission of song lyrics and other forms of artistic expression into evidence.

    By Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan
    April 10, 2025

  • Colorimetric field drug tests are unreliable, lead to wrongful arrests and convictions
    Colorimetric field drug tests are unreliable, lead to wrongful arrests and convictions

    By Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan
    April 4, 2025

  • Montana’s proposed regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles needs reform
    Montana’s proposed regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles needs reform

    Montana’s Senate Bill 67 attempts to provide a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles, but the proposal conflicts with best practices learned in other states.

    By Marc Scribner and Steven Gassenberger
    March 28, 2025

  • Optimal framework for the state regulation of hemp cannabinoids 
    Optimal framework for the state regulation of hemp cannabinoids 

    The hemp cannabinoid market has grown into a $3 billion interstate industry.

    By Michelle Minton and Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 25, 2025

  • New Mexico Senate Bill 219 would regulate medical psilocybin access
    New Mexico Senate Bill 219 would regulate medical psilocybin access

    The Medical Psilocybin Act would create a regulated system to allow patients with qualifying conditions to access and use psilocybin.

    By Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 24, 2025

  • Transportation revenue options in Maryland
    Transportation revenue options in Maryland

    Maryland needs to replace the fuel tax with a new more sustainable revenue source.

    By Baruch Feigenbaum and David L. Morgan
    March 11, 2025

  • The Florida Retirement System’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment comes with major costs and risks
    The Florida Retirement System’s proposed cost-of-living adjustment comes with major costs and risks

    The cost-of-living adjustment proposed in Florida House Bill 945 could cost taxpayers over $47 billion over 30 years.

    By Zachary Christensen
    March 6, 2025

  • House Bill 78 exposes Alaska to significant additional costs
    House Bill 78 exposes Alaska to significant additional costs

    This bill could realistically add $11.4 billion in additional costs to future state budgets and reintroduce Alaska to significant pension risk.

    By Ryan Frost and Zachary Christensen
    February 25, 2025

  • Arizona Senate Bill 1365 threatens higher taxpayer costs and pension risks 
    Arizona Senate Bill 1365 threatens higher taxpayer costs and pension risks 

    Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Tier 3 reform is working. Senate Bill 1365 would fundamentally alter the current system.

    By Leonard Gilroy and Ryan Frost
    February 19, 2025

  • Legalizing psilocybin access in Arizona would benefit mental health 
    Legalizing psilocybin access in Arizona would benefit mental health 

    Arizona Senate Bill 1555 would create a regulatory framework for limited, legal access to therapeutic psilocybin services.

    By Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Lawrence
    February 14, 2025

  • Delaware Senate Bill 46 would ban autonomous vehicles
    Delaware Senate Bill 46 would ban autonomous vehicles

    Automated vehicle technology under development could greatly improve road safety and efficiency.

    By Marc Scribner
    February 13, 2025

  • Tennessee Senate Bill 310 would prohibit driverless vehicles
    Tennessee Senate Bill 310 would prohibit driverless vehicles

    Automated vehicle technology could greatly improve road safety and efficiency.

    By Marc Scribner
    February 13, 2025

  • An overview of Ohio’s open enrollment policies
    An overview of Ohio’s open enrollment policies

    Ohio gets a grade of "F" in Reason Foundation's report evaluating each state’s open enrollment laws in seven critical areas.

    By Jude Schwalbach and Christopher T. Wilson
    December 30, 2024

  • An overview of Missouri’s open enrollment policies
    An overview of Missouri’s open enrollment policies

    Missouri gets a grade of "F" in Reason Foundation's report evaluating each state’s open enrollment laws in seven critical areas.

    By Jude Schwalbach and Christopher T. Wilson
    December 30, 2024

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