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Key Stakeholders Agree It’s Time to Reform the New Mexico’s Largest Public Pension System
The proposed reforms to PERA are a great first step toward addressing the debt currently looming over the state budget.
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The Nanny State Comes For Menthol Cigarettes
History shows that banning a product such as menthol cigarettes disproportionately harms racial minorities as law enforcement targets the people buying and selling them.
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Congressional Hearing on E-Cigarettes Descends Into a Moral Panic
The hearing was littered with scientific inaccuracies and scaremongering.
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Proposed New Mexico PERA Board Restructuring Would Improve Expertise, Balance Representation Long-Term
The proposed legislation offers the promise of improving the experience and oversight capabilities of the Public Employees Retirement Association's governing board.
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As Congress Considers Vaping Ban, It Should Also Consider Public Health Benefits of E-Cigarettes
Hopefully, members of Congress and the industry officials will spend some time during the hearing examining the potential public health benefits e-cigarettes offer as a tool to help reduce the number of smokers in America.
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When Governments Go Insolvent, Should Others Absorb their Retirement Plans’ Costs and Risks?
San Francisco voters are being asked to assume liabilities that are not currently on the city’s books.
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For Real School Choice in Arkansas, the State’s Open Enrollment Policy Needs Reforming
An arbitrary cap on how many inter-district transfers a school district can allow in a year is holding back Arkansas' open enrollment policy.
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Florida’s Open Enrollment Policy Can Serve As a School Choice Model
Florida allows students to transfer from their assigned school to any public school with available capacity.
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Infographic: The Funded Ratios for Teachers’ Pension Plans in Each State
The changes in the funded ratios of the primary public pension plan for teachers in each state from 2001 to 2017.