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Suburban Atlanta Voters Rejected a Tax Increase for Mass Transit, Again
Voters rejected a one percent sales tax increase for transit expansion for the second time in two years.
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On High-Speed Rail, Look at the Costs and Results Before You Leap
President-elect Joe Biden has talked about a “rail revolution” that would include large increases in funding for Amtrak and potentially coast-to-coast high-speed rail service.
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The Negative Impacts of Massachusetts’ Flavored Tobacco Ban
Cigarette sales skyrocketed in neighboring states and the new black market will result in more overpolicing of minority communities.
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The Striking Achievement Disparities Between Boys and Girls in the Education System
The current pandemic-related adjustments could be providing significantly different learning environments in which many boys can thrive.
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Some State Pension Plans Try to Downplay Poor Investment Returns
The only standard that matters to plan members and taxpayers is whether the public pension system is meeting its expected investment returns.
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Public Pension Funds Should Avoid Social Investing Strategies
Basing investment strategies on environmental, social, and governance factors would likely violate public pension fiduciary duties.
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How Public-Private Partnerships Can Help Truckers and Highways
Long-term toll concessions, like one proposed in Denver, are the trucking industry’s best hope for achieving its goal of a rebuilt and modernized Interstate highway system.
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Census Bureau Finds State and Local Pension Contributions Come Up Short
Only 76.1 percent of surveyed pension plans paid their full actuarially determined contribution in 2019, according to Census Bureau data.
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How California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Hurt Communities and Budgets
Prohibitions on flavored tobacco products can lead to over-policing in disadvantaged communities and hurt state and local budgets.