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But this system must protect privacy, avoid double taxation, and provide more reliable funding to keep roads in good shape without raising taxes.
Starting the transition from gas taxes to per-mile charging - Reason Foundation
Most transportation professionals are convinced that paying for America’s highways through per-gallon fuel taxes is no longer sustainable.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
But this system must protect privacy, avoid double taxation, and provide more reliable funding to keep roads in good shape without raising taxes.
Congress should expand the program to unlock more cost‑effective, time-saving water infrastructure projects.
A chance to unlock the full potential of public-private partnerships in water infrastructure - Reason Foundation
Congress should use the 2026 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization to enable more public-private partnerships.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Congress should expand the program to unlock more cost‑effective, time-saving water infrastructure projects.
If the transparency requirements surface real risks and help guide better decision-making, it could lead to more effective, future-proof AI governance.
Why California’s frontier AI law works by staying narrow
The law takes a narrow, transparency-first approach to regulating advanced “frontier” AI models, creating room for experimentation, while requiring timely disclosures that give the state the data it…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If the transparency requirements surface real risks and help guide better decision-making, it could lead to more effective, future-proof AI governance.
27 other states, including Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, have passed reforms with broad bipartisan support to help people get these IDs.
Pennsylvania stalls on prison ID reform where other states found bipartisan consensus
Pennsylvania has twice rejected legislation to provide identification documents to people leaving prison, even as other states have embraced similar reforms.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
27 other states, including Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, have passed reforms with broad bipartisan support to help people get these IDs.
A single economic recession could significantly increase their unfunded accrued liabilities, potentially raising the state and local total of public pension debt to as much as $2.74 trillion by 2026.
Report: State and local pension plans have $1.48 trillion in debt - Reason Foundation
State pension systems have $1.29 trillion in unfunded liabilities, and local governments have $187 billion.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A single economic recession could significantly increase their unfunded accrued liabilities, potentially raising the state and local total of public pension debt to as much as $2.74 trillion by 2026.