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Birmingham’s Pension Woes Continue to Compound
Fitch Ratings downgraded Birmingham's issuer default rating and general obligation bond ratings to A+ from AA-.
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Learning from Rhode Island’s Pension Reform: What Did it Teach Us About Worker Retention?
If reduced pension benefits prompted highly-skilled workers to separate sooner and choose other employment options, it would be an issue for policymakers to evaluate among the potential tradeoffs.
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Nevada’s Marijuana Banking Bill Is Not a Viable Solution for Businesses
Banking actions that most entrepreneurs take for granted become incredibly difficult and dangerous when it all must be done by physically moving cash.
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Florida Needs to Take Back Control, Approve More Cell Phone Providers for Lifeline Program
Outsourcing the approval process to the federal government has been a failure.
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USAFacts Offers a Bleak Financial Outlook for US Governments
Improvements in financial reporting technology may be needed to make Americans aware of the full extent of the financial troubles facing governments at all levels.
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Rebuilding and Modernizing Interstates Means Changing the Way We Pay For Them
Everyone warns America’s highways are crumbling. The best way to save them is shifting from gas taxes to per mile charges.
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Medicare for All Means Innovation for None
Public health care has little incentive to introduce new technologies and prolong life.
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Examining Sen. Kamala Harris’ Plan to Give All Teachers Raises
There also needs to be a discussion about pension debt and the real culprits behind stagnant teacher salaries.
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State and Local Governments Should Mimic the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act
The new law requires federal agencies to publish data online in machine-readable data formats.