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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Not Crushed State and Local Government Tax Revenues
The Census Bureau finds state and local governments collected $1.12 trillion in tax revenue during the first nine months of 2020, just $8 billion less than the same period in 2019.
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Should the Federal Government Fund Highways and Transit Equally?
Examining what Americans are getting in return for mass transit’s share of surface transportation funding.
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West Virginia’s Pension Reforms Offer Lessons For States and Cities
Ten years after pension reforms were implemented, West Virginia's municipal pension plans are seeing funding improvements.
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Reduced Revenue and Ridership Should Have San Francisco Rethinking Rail Expansions
Bay Area transportation planners should consider postponing or scaling back their ambitious and expensive rail projects.
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Defined Contribution Retirement Plans Can Offer A Variety of Options for Secure Retirement Income
The simplest way to provide lifetime income within a defined contribution retirement plan is to allow the option for a plan member to purchase a lifetime annuity option at the end of his or her employment.
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New Jersey’s Ill-Advised Rush to Implement Marijuana Regulations
The state should slow down and focus on a very basic framework.
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Biden Can Utilize Space Companies and Public-Private Partnerships
The commercial space industry is making NASA's operations more cost-effective and encouraging innovation.
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After Health Care Workers, Focus on Getting Vaccines Out Quickly
Rather than complicated debates about who is most worthy of being immunized, and in which order, states should focus on distributing vaccines safely and quickly.
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How NASA’s Leadership and Policy May Change Under the Biden Administration
It is crucial for the administration to continue working with the private space industry.
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As Debt Grows, New Mexico Pension Plan Considers Retirement Benefit Reductions for Teachers
Benefit cuts could be avoided if the state moves to fix the systematic issues plaguing the public pension plan.
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Why Increasing Education Spending Might Not Boost Teacher Pay
The United States already spends more on public education per student than almost any other developed nation in the world but does not make the top of the lists for teachers’ salaries.
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A New Challenge to U.S. Highway Public-Private Partnerships
A revenue-risk concession is a highway business, which has the kind of direct customer-provider relationship that you have with your cell-phone company and other service providers.
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South Dakota Officials Seek to Overturn Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization
South Dakota should implement the new voter-approved marijuana laws with reasonable safeguards tailored to the needs of the state.
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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.
