A long-term public-private partnership could modernize Washington Dulles, attract private capital, and open the airport to greater airline competition.

A closer look at Seattle, Burlington, and Vancouver challenges the claim that harm reduction caused their overdose crises.

SImple failures caused over 1,000 flight cancellations, 6,000 delays, and negatively impacted tens of thousands of passengers.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harmed children and teenagers.

As youth vaping drops to its lowest level in 12 years, the Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act is largely redundant.

Plus: The fatal Miami cargo plane accident, TSA airport security modernization unravels, Canada looks to privatize airports, and more.

Short-term rental restrictions do little to improve housing affordability and often impose sweeping burdens on responsible hosts, guests, and platforms.

The bill offers an economically rational approach to federal advisory standards for a new class of energy customers larger than those seen before.

Plus: Evaluation identifies opportunities for reform of Texas pensions, how to insulate pensions from political temptations, and more.

House Bill 1085 provides incarcerated people with robust incentives for good behavior and program participation, but lacks some common-sense safeguards.

Mileage-based user fees restore the users-pay, users-benefit relationship disrupted by electric vehicles by charging drivers based on the miles they actually drive.

In Indiana, more than one in five of publicly funded students attended schools other than their assigned one via charter schools, open enrollment, and private school scholarships during the 2025-26…

Plus: Evaluation identifies opportunities for reform of Texas pensions, how to insulate pensions from political temptations, and more.

Government agencies must pair artificial intelligence deployment with clear rules, human oversight, and enforceable accountability for internal and vendor use.

In Indiana, more than one in five of publicly funded students attended schools other than their assigned one via charter schools, open enrollment, and private school scholarships during the 2025-26…

States considering replacing gas taxes with mileage-based user fees can learn from pilot programs in Hawaii, Michigan, California, and Texas.

A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures.

Plus: The future of the Highway Trust Fund, new findings on truck user fees, and more.

A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures.

If signed by Gov. Newsom, a new bill will undermine progress made on reducing the state’s massive pension debt and put taxpayers on the hook for over $11 billion in new costs.

Many political vulnerabilities that threaten sound design and funding of public pensions can be addressed with apolitical guardrails.

Recent exemptions may lower tax bills temporarily, but durable relief requires limits on local spending, borrowing, and costs.

California has the largest total debt of any state in the nation, nearly $497 billion in state liabilities.

Many political vulnerabilities that threaten sound design and funding of public pensions can be addressed with apolitical guardrails.

California has the largest total debt of any state in the nation, nearly $497 billion in state liabilities.

In many states, people on probation and parole are forbidden to use medical marijuana, even when legally recommended by a physician.

Today, most states already allow autonomous trucks to be tested and deployed on public roads, but California has by far the most onerous regulations.

School districts in Chicago, Denver, Frisco, and Omaha also have significant fiscal red flags.

States and local governments can adapt proven practices using their existing authority over transit agencies, funding, and oversight.

These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses.

Based on audited financial reports from more than 20,000 government entities, this study uses eight objective indicators to identify emerging fiscal risks.

These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses.

States and local governments can adapt proven practices using their existing authority over transit agencies, funding, and oversight.

While Chicago and New York face extreme pressure on nearly every metric, 42 of the 100 most populous cities trigger one or fewer red flags.

Westchester County (NY), Prince George’s County (MD), Jefferson County (AL), Denton County (TX), and Baltimore County (MD) also have significant fiscal red flags.

New Jersey has the most financial red flags, followed by Connecticut, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. Twenty-three states have zero red flags.

Based on audited financial reports from more than 20,000 government entities, this study uses eight objective indicators to identify emerging fiscal risks.

New Jersey has the most financial red flags, followed by Connecticut, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. Twenty-three states have zero red flags.

Westchester County (NY), Prince George’s County (MD), Jefferson County (AL), Denton County (TX), and Baltimore County (MD) also have significant fiscal red flags.

School districts in Chicago, Denver, Frisco, and Omaha also have significant fiscal red flags.

Plus: Three of the nation’s largest public school districts are navigating significant budget crises as we head into the school year.

While Chicago and New York face extreme pressure on nearly every metric, 42 of the 100 most populous cities trigger one or fewer red flags.

New Jersey has the most financial red flags, followed by Connecticut, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Dakota and Pennsylvania. Twenty-three states have zero red flags.

Based on audited financial reports from more than 20,000 government entities, this study uses eight objective indicators to identify emerging fiscal risks.

Plus: Connecticut's pre-K endowment diverts pension dollars, and pension funds are for retirement, not housing policy.

Texas can improve reliability and protect consumers without sacrificing innovation and growth.

Plus: Three of the nation’s largest public school districts are navigating significant budget crises as we head into the school year.

Every state that has implemented strong open enrollment policies has seen improvements for the students using the program.

Idaho’s 2026 housing package treats affordability as a supply problem caused by excessive regulation.

Every state that has implemented strong open enrollment policies has seen improvements for the students using the program.