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Rethinking Public Employee Retirement Plans
Combining elements of traditional pension plans and defined contribution retirement plans could create a new public retirement model that better serves taxpayers, employers and employees.
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Legislation in Arizona Would Pave the Way for Educational Innovation
Learning happens everywhere and it’s time for outdated education policies to reflect this.
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It Is Time For a Market Approach to Parking
For too long, cities have prioritized subsidizing free parking in order to allow ease of mobility by automobiles, but economically this does not make sense.
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Biden’s Executive Order On Private Prisons Doesn’t Solve Any Problems
The US should use performance-based contracting tied to reducing recidivism.
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What’s the Story Behind Increased Traffic Fatalities During the Pandemic?
While urban areas have seen an uptick in motor vehicle fatalities during the pandemic, the trend is mostly coming from rural areas.
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A Landmark K-12 Education Public-Private Partnership
A private consortium will design, build, finance, and maintain six new K-12 schools in Prince George's County for 30 years.
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State Marijuana Regulators Send Congress Cannabis Market Recommendations
States have consistently led the way on marijuana legalization and have already developed extensive regulatory regimes for cannabis markets.
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How to Spend Stimulus Money to Reduce State and Local Retiree Health Care Debt
Rather than create new spending programs, state and local governments would be wise to use the largely unnecessary federal funds coming their way to pay down debt.
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Should the Pandemic Cause Virginia to Revisit Its $3.7 Billion Rail Plan?
Virginia needs to prioritize its resources to fund the transportation projects that offer commuters and taxpayers the biggest bang for their buck.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Shown Why We Should Fund Students, Not Systems
This realization that we should be funding students instead of closed buildings is also leading to real action in a majority of state legislatures across the country.
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Defending the Equity Implications of Priced Managed Lanes
There is new empirical evidence that low-income users benefit significantly from priced managed lanes.
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West Virginia Looks to Expand Educational Freedom
Legislation being considered would allow nearly all families in the state to take a portion of their children’s K-12 dollars to the public or private education provider of their choice.
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Idaho’s National Education Spending Ranking Does Not Tell the State’s Full School Funding Story
Policymakers would be wise to focus on fixing the state’s antiquated school funding formula before deciding to allocate additional education funds.
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President Biden Says Drug Users Shouldn’t Go To Jail
“No one should go to jail for a drug offense, no one should go to jail for the use of a drug," President Joe Biden said.
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Californians Get to Vote on State’s Ban of Flavored Tobacco Products
In the Nov. 2022 election, Californians will decide whether to ban the sale of nearly all flavored tobacco products.
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Public School District Boundaries Are a Relic of The Past
State open enrollment education policies are in dire need of modernization.
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Most Local Governments’ Tax Revenues Haven’t Been Hit Hard By COVID-19 Pandemic
Local government revenues have largely remained stable during the COVID-19 pandemic due to their reliance on property tax revenue.
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Should Every Road Be a Complete Street?
Part five of Reason's Debatable Ideas series examines if complete streets are compatible with the high-speed, multi-modal mobility that major urban arterials are supposed to provide.
