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Most public employees leave jobs before they vest in pension systems
An examination of 12 public pension plans finds 62% of public workers leave before vesting in their pensions.
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Preparing states, cities and the transportation sector for federal insolvency
The national debt and looming insolvency of entitlement programs greatly impact federal transportation spending.
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Should data centers make or buy the electricity needed to meet AI demands?
The burgeoning demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence computations, and big data analytics, has significantly increased electricity consumption.
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Rural West Virginia families embrace open enrollment
Open enrollment was the most common form of school choice last school year, garnering 48% of the state's school choice participants.
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3D-printed homes: Advancements in technology and remaining challenges
In light of the ongoing affordable housing crisis, 3D printing could prove a time- and cost-effective alternative to traditional construction for affordable housing.
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DOJ anti-trust ruling on Google ignores the reality of exclusive contracts
The Justice Department's aggressive approach could have broad economic implications.
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Last year, 200,000 students in Colorado used open enrollment to pick their public school
K-12 open enrollment is an increasingly common and popular form of school choice, allowing students to attend classes outside their assigned public school zone
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Data center electricity needs highlight the electricity industry’s lack of effective market signals and price mechanisms
When data centers increase activity, electricity suppliers may struggle to meet demand without purchasing power from other regions or using less efficient peaking power plants.
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Supreme Court sends Florida social media law back to lower court
Despite not directly ruling, the Supreme Court suggested the First Amendment protects companies’ right to curate and moderate content.
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Data center electricity use: Framing the problem
Due to data centers needed for AI, previous 5-year and 10-year electricity demand forecasts are now obsolete and utilities and grid operators are revising their forecasts.
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Default settings don’t drive search engine queries
In a major antitrust decision, a federal judge ruled Google has an illegal monopoly in search.
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Arkansas K-12 education finance series: Adequacy review findings and recommendations so far
A 2007 Arkansas Supreme Court ruling mandates that the legislature must regularly review the adequacy of the state’s K-12 funding system.
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State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — July 2024
Psychedelics on the ballot in Massachusetts, Colorado proposes new regulatory rules, and Arizona Gov. Hobbs vetoes a psychedelics bill.
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Mandatory reciprocal switching won’t enhance transportation competition
Mandatory reciprocal switching “will lead to decreased network velocity, diminished capital investments into the freight rail network, and deteriorating rail intermodal service levels.”
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Oklahoma now has the best open enrollment policy in the country
The state's open enrollment expansion strengthens its education marketplace so students are no longer trapped by their ZIP codes.
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Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
Effective housing policy should focus on increasing the number of available housing units to help meet demand.
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How much teachers contribute to their retirement benefits in each state
Most states require teachers to pay between 5% and 12% of their pay, with the employer paying what remains to cover the benefit and pension system's debt.
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Transparent open enrollment reports help parents and taxpayers hold public schools accountable
These reports can reveal school districts’ unfair or bad practices, such as rejecting transfer applicants for arbitrary reasons.
