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Birmingham’s Pension Woes Continue to Compound
Fitch Ratings downgraded Birmingham's issuer default rating and general obligation bond ratings to A+ from AA-.
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There’s a Simple Fix to Reduce California’s Shortage of Doctors and Health Care Providers
By making more use of doctors trained elsewhere, along with nurse practitioners and telemedicine, policymakers could increase the supply of primary health care.
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Miami Toll Legislation Could Hurt State Highway Funding
Those who favor cutting back on tolling ignore a looming threat to highway funding.
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Learning from Rhode Island’s Pension Reform: What Did it Teach Us About Worker Retention?
If reduced pension benefits prompted highly-skilled workers to separate sooner and choose other employment options, it would be an issue for policymakers to evaluate among the potential tradeoffs.
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Nevada’s Marijuana Banking Bill Is Not a Viable Solution for Businesses
Banking actions that most entrepreneurs take for granted become incredibly difficult and dangerous when it all must be done by physically moving cash.
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Florida Needs to Take Back Control, Approve More Cell Phone Providers for Lifeline Program
Outsourcing the approval process to the federal government has been a failure.
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USAFacts Offers a Bleak Financial Outlook for US Governments
Improvements in financial reporting technology may be needed to make Americans aware of the full extent of the financial troubles facing governments at all levels.
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Rebuilding and Modernizing Interstates Means Changing the Way We Pay For Them
Everyone warns America’s highways are crumbling. The best way to save them is shifting from gas taxes to per mile charges.
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Medicare for All Means Innovation for None
Public health care has little incentive to introduce new technologies and prolong life.