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Florida strengthens retirement plan but also increases taxpayers’ burden and rolls back pension reforms
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 7024, which makes several changes to the Florida Retirement System, the state’s retirement plan for government workers.
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Protectionist laws will not save local news
As is typical of protectionist laws, the small group of true winners would be those connected to the power that comes with writing the regulations.
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California seems poised to ban driverless trucks
The bill would cement California as the nation's most burdensome regulatory environment and deny Californians the safety and mobility benefits these technologies can bring.
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What you should know about the newly proposed federal Merger Guidelines
The 13 new guidelines present resistance against prospective mergers far more aggressive than positions taken by authorities for decades.
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What you need to know about the World Health Organization’s declarations on aspartame
Aspartame is one of the most studied sugar substitutes on the planet, and its safety has been repeatedly confirmed.
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Montana makes public pension progress but major opportunities remain
The major policies adopted this spring will help protect the state's public pensions.
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Studies suggest teachers value salary increases more than pension benefit increases
For teachers, "a change in current compensation is more salient than a change in future retirement benefits," research finds.
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The Texas legislature’s ongoing rejection of public-private partnerships and tolling
Many of the state's large construction companies have lobbied effectively against expanded tolling and new design-build-finance-operate-maintain P3s.
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Collection costs are a major barrier to mileage-based user fee implementation
Mileage-based user fees face implementation challenges due to their expected increased collection costs compared to gas taxes.
