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Reason Foundation submitted comments to the Privacy Working Group in response to a request for information. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/evgenia-sidorova/" title="Posts by Jen Sidorova" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jen Sidorova</a> and <a href="https://reason.org/author/nicole-shekhovtsova/" title="Posts by Nicole Shekhovtsova" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nicole Shekhovtsova</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-04-07T12:25:19-04:00">April 7, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/alaska-house-bill-78-would-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-for-public-employees/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Alaska House Bill 78 would reopen defined benefit plans for public employees" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/alaska-house-bill-78-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Alaska House Bill 78 would reopen defined benefit plans for public employees" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/alaska-house-bill-78-would-reopen-defined-benefit-plans-for-public-employees/" class="listingcontent-title"> Alaska House Bill 78 would reopen defined benefit plans for public employees </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Under a best-case scenario, House Bill 78 would cost Alaska an additional $2.1 billion over the next 30 years. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/ryan-frost/" title="Posts by Ryan Frost" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ryan Frost</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-04-04T13:15:00-04:00">April 4, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-services/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Oregon House Bill 2387 would improve psilocybin services" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-access-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Oregon House Bill 2387 would improve psilocybin services" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/oregon-house-bill-2387-would-improve-psilocybin-services/" class="listingcontent-title"> Oregon House Bill 2387 would improve psilocybin services </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> The bill includes important regulatory improvements to Ballot Measure 109, which created the state鈥檚 psilocybin services market. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/leonard-gilroy/" title="Posts by Leonard Gilroy" class="author url fn" rel="author">Leonard Gilroy</a>, <a href="https://reason.org/author/geoffrey-lawrence/" title="Posts by Geoffrey Lawrence" class="author url fn" rel="author">Geoffrey Lawrence</a> and <a href="https://reason.org/author/greg-ferenstein/" title="Posts by Gregory Ferenstein" class="author url fn" rel="author">Gregory Ferenstein</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-04-04T00:01:00-04:00">April 4, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Maine bill would improve open enrollment" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Maine bill would improve open enrollment" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/maine-bill-would-improve-open-enrollment/" class="listingcontent-title"> Maine bill would improve open enrollment </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Maine House Paper 375, Legislative Document 607 would make it easier for students to find a public school that best fits their needs. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/jude-schwalbach/" title="Posts by Jude Schwalbach" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jude Schwalbach</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-04-01T13:15:00-04:00">April 1, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nevada Assembly Bill 533 would improve open enrollment" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nevada Assembly Bill 533 would improve open enrollment" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/nevada-assembly-bill-533-would-improve-open-enrollment/" class="listingcontent-title"> Nevada Assembly Bill 533 would improve open enrollment </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Adopting a robust open enrollment policy in Nevada would help ensure that public schools are available to all students. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/jude-schwalbach/" title="Posts by Jude Schwalbach" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jude Schwalbach</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-31T12:40:00-04:00">March 31, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/connecticut-bill-would-redirect-1-billion-away-from-debt-reduction/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Connecticut bill would redirect $1 billion away from debt reduction" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/connecticut-bill-redirect-1-billion-debt-reduction-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Connecticut bill would redirect $1 billion away from debt reduction" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/connecticut-bill-would-redirect-1-billion-away-from-debt-reduction/" class="listingcontent-title"> Connecticut bill would redirect $1 billion away from debt reduction </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Governor鈥檚 Bill No. 1246 proposes changes that would weaken a key component of the structural fiscal safeguards that have served Connecticut so well. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/mariana-trujillo/" title="Posts by Mariana Trujillo" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mariana Trujillo</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-31T12:30:00-04:00">March 31, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/nevada-assembly-bill-307-would-change-how-cannabis-is-taxed/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" 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<time class="published" datetime="2025-03-27T12:45:00-04:00">March 27, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-the-hemp-industry/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Ohio Senate Bill 86 would needlessly restrict the hemp industry" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-hemp-industry-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Ohio Senate Bill 86 would needlessly restrict the hemp industry" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/ohio-senate-bill-86-would-needlessly-restrict-the-hemp-industry/" class="listingcontent-title"> Ohio Senate Bill 86 would needlessly restrict the hemp industry </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Ohio should develop a balanced regulatory framework聽instead of pushing hemp products into the overly restrictive marijuana dispensary system. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/michelle-minton/" title="Posts by Michelle Minton" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michelle Minton</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-26T15:00:00-04:00">March 26, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/nevada-assembly-bill-378-could-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nevada Assembly Bill 378 could help patients access psychedelic therapies" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nevada-assembly-bill-378-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nevada Assembly Bill 378 could help patients access psychedelic therapies" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/nevada-assembly-bill-378-could-help-patients-access-psychedelic-therapies/" class="listingcontent-title"> Nevada Assembly Bill 378 could help patients access psychedelic therapies </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> An Alternative Therapy Pilot Program could expand access to innovative treatments for individuals suffering from mental health conditions in Nevada. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/madison-carlino/" title="Posts by Madison Carlino" class="author url fn" rel="author">Madison Carlino</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-26T00:01:00-04:00">March 26, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/texas-house-bill-24-would-strengthen-property-rights-improve-housing-affordability/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Texas House Bill 24 would strengthen property rights, improve housing affordability" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/texas-house-bill-24-strengthen-property-rights-housing-affordability-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Texas House Bill 24 would strengthen property rights, improve housing affordability" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/texas-house-bill-24-would-strengthen-property-rights-improve-housing-affordability/" class="listingcontent-title"> Texas House Bill 24 would strengthen property rights, improve housing affordability </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> House Bill 24 takes steps to establish clear property rights and limit the scope of local government intervention in routine housing decisions. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/adrian-moore/" title="Posts by Adrian Moore" class="author url fn" rel="author">Adrian Moore</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-25T15:31:00-04:00">March 25, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/montana-house-bill-250-makes-open-enrollment-more-transparent/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Montana House Bill 250 makes open enrollment more transparent" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-house-bill-250-open-enrollment-more-transparent-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Montana House Bill 250 makes open enrollment more transparent" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/montana-house-bill-250-makes-open-enrollment-more-transparent/" class="listingcontent-title"> Montana House Bill 250 makes open enrollment more transparent </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Strengthening Montana鈥檚 robust open enrollment policy ensures that public schools are available to all students. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/jude-schwalbach/" title="Posts by Jude Schwalbach" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jude Schwalbach</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-25T15:30:00-04:00">March 25, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Montana Senate Bill 67 would stall automated vehicle progress" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Montana Senate Bill 67 would stall automated vehicle progress" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/montana-senate-bill-67-would-stall-automated-vehicle-progress/" class="listingcontent-title"> Montana Senate Bill 67 would stall automated vehicle progress </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Montana needs a workable regulatory framework for vehicles equipped with automated driving systems. However, Senate Bill 67 has several problems.聽 </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/marc-scribner/" title="Posts by Marc Scribner" class="author url fn" rel="author">Marc Scribner</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-24T05:45:00-04:00">March 24, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-implement-restrictive-thc-thresholds/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Georgia Senate Bill 33 would implement restrictive THC thresholds" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-restrict-thc-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Georgia Senate Bill 33 would implement restrictive THC thresholds" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/georgia-senate-bill-33-would-implement-restrictive-thc-thresholds/" class="listingcontent-title"> Georgia Senate Bill 33 would implement restrictive THC thresholds </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Georgia Senate Bill 33 sets a total THC threshold of 0.3% for intoxicating cannabinoids, encompassing all forms of THC and related compounds. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/michelle-minton/" title="Posts by Michelle Minton" class="author url fn" rel="author">Michelle Minton</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-20T00:01:00-04:00">March 20, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/best-practices-for-development-of-a-federal-artificial-intelligence-action-plan/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Best practices for development of a federal artificial intelligence action plan" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/best-practices-federal-artificial-intelligence-plan-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Best practices for development of a federal artificial intelligence action plan" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/best-practices-for-development-of-a-federal-artificial-intelligence-action-plan/" class="listingcontent-title"> Best practices for development of a federal artificial intelligence action plan </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> President Trump鈥檚 Executive Order 14179 properly focuses on innovation and global competitiveness in artificial intelligence development. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/max-gulker/" title="Posts by Max Gulker" class="author url fn" rel="author">Max Gulker</a>, <a href="https://reason.org/author/adrian-moore/" title="Posts by Adrian Moore" class="author url fn" rel="author">Adrian Moore</a> and <a href="https://reason.org/author/richard-sill/" title="Posts by Richard Sill" class="author url fn" rel="author">Richard Sill</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-19T06:00:00-04:00">March 19, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-more-transparent/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nebraska Legislative Bill 671 would make open enrollment more transparent" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-transparent-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Nebraska Legislative Bill 671 would make open enrollment more transparent" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/nebraska-legislative-bill-671-would-make-open-enrollment-more-transparent/" class="listingcontent-title"> Nebraska Legislative Bill 671 would make open enrollment more transparent </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Adopting detailed open enrollment reports in Nebraska would help ensure that the open enrollment process is fair and transparent for all families.聽 </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/jude-schwalbach/" title="Posts by Jude Schwalbach" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jude Schwalbach</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-18T00:01:00-04:00">March 18, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/washington-substitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Washington Substitute Senate Bill 5085 would increase pension costs" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;" data-lazy-src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-380x211.jpg"><noscript><img src="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-380x211.jpg" srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/washington-subsitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs-750x422.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, (min-width: 767px) 238px, (min-width: 977px) 311px, (min-width: 1185px) 378px" alt="Washington Substitute Senate Bill 5085 would increase pension costs" class="entry-image" width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/washington-substitute-senate-bill-5085-would-increase-pension-costs/" class="listingcontent-title"> Washington Substitute Senate Bill 5085 would increase pension costs </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Substitute Senate Bill 5085 threatens the integrity of pension funding by increasing liabilities in two closed plans. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/ryan-frost/" title="Posts by Ryan Frost" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ryan Frost</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-17T06:00:00-04:00">March 17, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a href="/testimony/kansas-senate-bill-282-would-improve-retirement-options-for-state-employees/"> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20351%20195'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-lazy-srcset="https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/kansas-senate-bill-282-retirement-state-employees-380x211.jpg 360w, https://a8d50b36.delivery.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/kansas-senate-bill-282-retirement-state-employees-750x422.jpg 750w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 767px) 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width="351" height="195" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"></noscript> </a> </div> <div class="listingcontent-body"> <h5 class="entry-title"> <a href="/testimony/kansas-senate-bill-282-would-improve-retirement-options-for-state-employees/" class="listingcontent-title"> Kansas Senate Bill 282 would improve retirement options for state employees </a> </h5> <p class="entry-subhead"> Senate Bill 282 establishes the Kansas Retirement Investment and Savings Plan, which would offer a defined contribution retirement benefit for all state employees. </p> <p class="entry-meta"> By <a href="https://reason.org/author/zachary-christensen/" title="Posts by Zachary Christensen" class="author url fn" rel="author">Zachary Christensen</a><br/> <time class="published" datetime="2025-03-12T11:59:00-04:00">March 12, 2025</time> </p> </div> </li> <li class="listingcontent col-12"> <div class="listingcontent-image"> <a 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