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Revisiting New Orleans’ Charter School Success as Local School Board Takes Control
Will New Orleans schools continue to make strides under the Orleans Parish School Board?
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The Timeline for Self-Driving Cars and Shared Mobility May Take Longer Than We Think
Examining the long-term future of automated vehicles, electric vehicles and shared mobility.
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The FDA Must Resist the Irrational Fear of Vaping
The FDA must recognize that regulating too much can be just as lethal as regulating too little.
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The Texas Teacher Pension System Lowers Its Investment Return Assumption
By lowering its assumed rate of return, Texas TRS has taken an important step toward long-term solvency.
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Pension Reform Helps Improve Michigan’s Credit Rating
Pension reform cited as one of the major reasons for the credit rating increase in Michigan.
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Reflections on Michigan’s Ongoing Pension Reform Project
The state of Michigan has continued its pattern of being a trend setter on pension reform.
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Mileage-Based User Fees Are a Promising Successor to the Gas Tax
The United States needs a new funding policy to fund its surface transportation network.
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Rethinking California’s Highways as Public Utilities
It’s not hard to see that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we fund and manage highways.
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More Positive Signs for Colorado’s Pension
Early signs continue to support Reason Foundation’s analysis.
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Trump’s Postal Task Force Can Solve USPS’s Financial Woes Through Initial Public Offering
Opening up USPS to competition and capital investment through an IPO is a great way to save taxpayer money and encourage innovation.
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Regulation of Premium Cigars
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6107 Regulation of Premium Cigars
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GRS Dominates Public Pension Actuarial Consulting, followed by Milliman and Cavanaugh Macdonald
A database of over 500 public pension plans reveals over $5 trillion in total liabilities and over $1.4 trillion in unfunded liabilities, the majority of which are overseen by a few actuarial firms.
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flavored Tobacco Products
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6565 Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products
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Rent Control Laws Nearly Destroyed Parts of New York City. They Could Do the Same to California
New York’s rent controls created shortages and under-investment.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Could End Ill-Advised Soda Tax
If public education and other programs funded by the tax are truly important, they deserve a more reliable source of funding.
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Philadelphia Wants to Tax Its Way to Affordable Housing
Taxing developers does not address the underlying issues plaguing the city: high construction costs and low incomes.
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California Needs to Hurry up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
Other states are moving quickly.