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Workers Need Education and Certification Programs to Match Today’s Job Market
Technology-related work certifications can directly plug workers into good jobs.
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Last Mile Delivery: Tough Road for USPS, Opportunity for Private Sector
While private sector providers of last mile delivery expand and innovate, the USPS has become constrained by politics, hemorrhages billions annually and is struggling to stay relevant.
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Marijuana and Anxiety
Scientific studies are beginning to paint a clear picture of why many claim chronic use of marijuana can lead to prolonged anxiety—while others insist the drug eliminates it.
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Modernizing the Way States Collect and Store Data
Most states need to restructure their technology and data policies.
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As housing and stock markets boom, has Congress learned from the last crash?
Hopefully, lawmakers don’t need another global financial crisis to finally fix the credit rating system.
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Despite Pension Changes, Costs Continue to Weigh on Phoenix’s Municipal Finances
Retirement costs absorbing almost one-quarter of city's general fund
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Hawaii Legislature To Consider Bills for a Tax Credit Scholarship Program and Charter School Expansion
Tax-credits and expanded charter schools are on the agenda.
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If Trump Reaches His $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Goal, Private Activity Bonds Will Play a Role
PABs provide financing for private sector projects benefiting the general public: building roads, renovating colleges, upgrading airport gates, etc.
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Michigan’s Prison Food Contract Needed to Expire
Trinity amassed $3.8 million in fines over a combination of improper meal substitutions, delays and staffing shortages.
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Why the Trump Administration Is Relying on Public-Private Partnerships to Fund Infrastructure
P3s may not be a “silver bullet,” but they are an attractive option for the Trump administration.
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How Do Police Officers Determine Marijuana Impairment in Drivers?
Now that several states have legalized medical and recreational marijuana, police have to come up with a strategy for determining when drivers under the influence of marijuana are impaired.
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The Reality Behind the ‘Big Sugar’ Conspiracy Theory
Soda is the new smoking.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Has Several Good Elements
Shifting federal transportation policy in some ways that would give states more freedom to operate their roadway systems.
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How Trump’s transportation plan might help Southern California
Trump still hasn’t provided substantive details on where the funding would come from, but there are significant federal policy changes between the status quo and what Trump has sketched out.
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It Is Time to Rethink the U.S. Highway Model
Our highway funding system based on per-gallon fuel taxes is breaking down for several reasons.
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Blame Poor Management for Atlanta Airport’s Inability to Handle Adversity
One of the busiest airports in the world was embarrassed by a power outage and struggles to handle two inches of snow.
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The Bay Area Needs Another Bridge
Seventy-four percent of Bay Area voters said they were willing to pay higher bridge tolls if the tolls funded large-scale projects aimed at improving traffic.
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Fixing Transit Service In and Around the New York City Suburbs
The subway is in crisis and leaders need to look at transit options that could provide immediate choices to workers in the region.
