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  • Most public employees leave jobs before they vest in pension systems
    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.

    By Mariana Trujillo, Steve Vu and Truong Bui
    August 19, 2024

  • Preparing states, cities and the transportation sector for federal insolvency
    Preparing states, cities and the transportation sector for federal insolvency

    The national debt and looming insolvency of entitlement programs greatly impact federal transportation spending.

    By Robert Poole
    August 15, 2024

  • Should data centers make or buy the electricity needed to meet AI demands?
    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.

    By Lynne Kiesling
    August 14, 2024

  • Rural West Virginia families embrace open enrollment
    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. 

    By Jude Schwalbach
    August 14, 2024

  • 3D-printed homes: Advancements in technology and remaining challenges 
    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.

    By Eliza Terziev
    August 13, 2024

  • DOJ anti-trust ruling on Google ignores the reality of exclusive contracts
    DOJ anti-trust ruling on Google ignores the reality of exclusive contracts

    The Justice Department's aggressive approach could have broad economic implications.

    By Spence Purnell
    August 13, 2024

  • Last year, 200,000 students in Colorado used open enrollment to pick their public school
    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

    By Jude Schwalbach
    August 13, 2024

  • Data center electricity needs highlight the electricity industry’s lack of effective market signals and price mechanisms
    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.

    By Lynne Kiesling
    August 13, 2024

  • Supreme Court sends Florida social media law back to lower court
    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.

    By Spence Purnell
    August 12, 2024

  • Data center electricity use: Framing the problem
    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.

    By Lynne Kiesling
    August 12, 2024

  • Default settings don’t drive search engine queries
    Default settings don’t drive search engine queries

    In a major antitrust decision, a federal judge ruled Google has an illegal monopoly in search.

    By Spence Purnell
    August 7, 2024

  • Arkansas K-12 education finance series: Adequacy review findings and recommendations so far
    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.

    By Christian Barnard
    August 6, 2024

  • State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — July 2024
    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.

    By Gregory Ferenstein
    July 31, 2024

  • Mandatory reciprocal switching won’t enhance transportation competition
    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.”

    By Marc Scribner
    July 30, 2024

  • Oklahoma now has the best open enrollment policy in the country
    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.

    By Jude Schwalbach and Ahmed Almoaswes
    July 30, 2024

  • Why President Biden’s rent stabilization proposal won’t solve the housing crisis
    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.

    By Adrian Moore and Eliza Terziev
    July 23, 2024

  • How much teachers contribute to their retirement benefits in each state
    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.

    By Zachary Christensen
    July 23, 2024

  • Transparent open enrollment reports help parents and taxpayers hold public schools accountable
    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. 

    By Jude Schwalbach
    July 22, 2024

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