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If Southern California Cities Start Public Banks, Taxpayers Should Prepare for Massive Bailouts
Should cities and counties start their own government-owned banks?
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The Opioid Fix That Wasn’t
If the Trump administration wants to make meaningful change, there are plenty of actions it can take that don’t waste taxpayer resources.
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City Budgets Bend Under Growing Pension Costs and Dwindling Revenues
Mounting pension debt costs diverts millions of tax dollars from public services each year.
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How to Make Highways and Airports Pay
State and local governments are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in aging but revenue-generating infrastructure assets.
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Critique of Maryland Congestion-Relief Plan Rests on Very Bad Logic
It’s time Maryland got serious about tapping the private sector for better highways.
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Voters Should be Leery of Approving More State Borrowing
The first rule for getting out of a hole is to stop digging.
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Worries About Deficits Go Out the Window
Politicians have stopped talking about the federal government's fiscal predicament even though it is getting worse under the Trump administration and Republican Congress.
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Are New Jersey Pensioners Funding a Pro-Trump Tabloid in Chase for Returns?
Investing with the private equity fund that owns the National Enquirer may not be the most prudent choice for Garden State public employees, retirees and taxpayers.
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Proposition 6 Would Knock Down California’s High Gas Tax
Should California’s families spend as much on gas taxes and vehicle fees as they spend on Christmas?