Yearly Archives: 2024
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Pension Reform News: Webinar on how pensions impact worker recruitment and retention
Plus: Public pensions make risky private equity investments, the barriers to pension reform, and more.
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State taxpayers’ share of MPSERS debt would increase under various proposals
The first 20.96% of each year’s unfunded accrued liability contribution is currently paid by local school districts, and any amount required above that is paid by the state.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA reauthorization boosts U.S. remote towers
Plus: Air traffic controllers refuse to relocate, new technology to warn pilots of runway collisions, and more.
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Webinar: How pensions impact the recruitment and retention of public employees
In this webinar, pension experts discuss the modern challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in the public sector, focusing on the role public pensions.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Many school districts need to reduce staff, consolidate
Plus: Education spending data from all states, the latest school choice legislation, and more.
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Powell v. SEC: SEC-imposed gag order is unconstitutional
"SEC’s denial of the rulemaking petition perpetuates SEC’s 50-year unconstitutional reign of error."
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Congress spotlights the FDA’s “Kafkaesque” vaping regulation
Members of Congress vented frustration at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the chaotic U.S. vape market at a Senate Judiciary hearing.
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Congress must address the transit productivity crisis
Public transit ridership in the United States fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and, as of the first quarter of 2024, has only recovered 76.2% of its 2019 riders.
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Changes to federal port fund are helping some major ports
Changes to budget cap formulas for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and added spending criteria benefit donor ports that have bankrolled the fund.
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States can legalize MDMA for pharmaceutical use even if the federal government does not
States have many options when considering the legalization or decriminalization of psychedelic medicines within their borders.
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Michigan requires greater transparency to support public trust in law enforcement
Michigan House Bill 5749 would clarify that law enforcement disciplinary records are not exempted from public records requests.
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The economic problem with California’s effort to slash vehicle miles traveled
If California planners manage to reduce vehicle miles of travel, the likely result will be a serious decrease in urban area productivity.
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Surface Transportation News: Equity in roadway user charges
Plus: A primer on pro-growth, limited-government federal transportation policy and more.
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Is private equity a public financial hazard?
Private equity funds lack clear return and risk metrics, making it hard to assess performance before investments are redeemed, often a decade or more after the initial investment.
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New Jersey Senate Bill 2283 would decriminalize psilocybin
Senate Bill 2283 would allow personal possession and cultivation of psilocybin in a private residence.
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Diverting Michigan’s pension debt payment would be costly to taxpayers and put retirees at risk
The Michigan Public Schools Employees Retirement System is currently $29 billion in debt, according to the latest figures from the plan's 2023 actuarial valuation.
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Four takeaways from the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest school finance data
With federal data from the 2022 school year now available, policymakers can better grasp how the COVID-19 pandemic affected public school budgets.
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California’s Senate Bill 1047 is a troubling development for AI governance
The bill could potentially criminalize the development and use of open-source AI models, which commonly involve adapting and enhancing existing models to create new applications.
