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Oklahoma’s pension reforms have led the state employees’ plan to full funding
The Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System was only 66% funded in 2010. This month the plan reported it is 99.5% funded. How did they do it?
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States can help public school students succeed by expanding open enrollment policies
The quality of a student's public education often depends on where their parents can afford to live or purchase a home.
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Reasons to be skeptical of the potential revenues from the proposed billionaire tax
The short-lived measure is illustrative of a process issue that can drive up deficit spending.
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Apple App Store case gives a glimpse of future problems if Congress overregulates tech
Federal tech regulations are likely to be out of date or redundant by the time they are implemented.
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Watch panel discussion: Can higher tobacco taxes help pay for the reconciliation bill?
A panel discussion considering how congress' plan to increase tobacco taxes would impact public health and the well being of low income Americans.
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The US national debt is a threat to the nation’s economic future
The ratio of publicly held federal debt is expected to hit 202% in the next 30 years.
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Medical marijuana users have Second Amendment rights, deserve the right to self-defense
Due to federal drug laws, medical marijuana patients are losing their Second Amendment gun rights.
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The pandemic is increasing the need to reform education funding and teacher pension systems
Long-term losses in enrollment can have grave financial ramifications for school districts.
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Sen. Manchin’s proposed reforms to the child tax credit would be a step back in fighting poverty
History shows that work requirements for cash assistance to poor Americans often work much better as political sloganeering than as real programs.
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Proposed electric vehicles tax credit prioritizes labor unions over carbon reduction goals
By trying to push buyers to union-assembled cars, Congress risks slowing the shift to electric vehicles and undercutting the carbon reduction goals it is trying to achieve.
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Catholic schools get shortchanged by California and school districts
Federal law says that private schools serving disadvantaged students should receive some federal education funding, but they don’t always get it.
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Maryland State Retirement Pension System lowers investment return assumption, but more reforms are needed
MSPRS should consider lowering its assumed rate of return even lower than 6.8% to align with market projections.
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How a federal tobacco tax increase would impact West Virginia
If Congress wants to help West Virginia achieve better public health outcomes, it should look to increase access to safer smoking alternatives like e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
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There are no quick and easy fixes to our supply chain challenges
For now, policymakers should be vigilant about avoiding well-meaning but counterproductive policy responses and, instead, work to improve long-run supply chain resilience by jettisoning existing harmful government policies.
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Washington Metro’s suspension of over half its rail cars should have Congress rethinking rail funding
Given both the expense of rail transit rolling stock and the widespread reliability issues that plague it, Congress should reconsider any rail infrastructure spending.
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Testimony: Recommendations for the FRS Investment Plan
Adjustments to Florida's public defined contribution retirement plan could better serve employees and taxpayers.
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Leasing city airport could help Phoenix pay down pension debt
Sky Harbor airport could generate between $1.5 billion to $2.9 billion in net proceeds to the city.
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Some Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to move marijuana legalization, criminal justice reforms
Multiple proposals to legalize marijuana for adult use started circulating in the Pennsylvania legislature after Republican State Sen. Mike Regan announced he has changed his position on the issue.
