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California Community Colleges Have $2.7 Billion in Unfunded Retiree Health Care Obligations
As California's community colleges strive to attract students and keep fees low, many are struggling with their high pension and bond costs.
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Credit Rating Upgrade Doesn’t Clear Arizona of its Pension Problems
The state has $27 billion in unfunded pension liabilities today in its four major pension plans.
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How To Make State and Local Budgets More Accountable to Taxpayers
Measuring performance allows policymakers to distinguish policy successes from policy failures.
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More Pension Debt Revealed As Florida Lowers Assumed Rate of Return to More Realistic Levels
Missing the mark on investment return assumptions has added $17 billion to the Florida Retirement System's unfunded liability over the past decade.
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Slight Improvement, But Same Story: Louisiana Teachers’ Pensions Are Still in Trouble
Long-term investment losses have systematically starved TRSL of the revenue it needs to keep the retirement system on track to full funding.
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The American Heart Association’s ‘Quit Lying’ Campaign Spreads Misinformation About E-Cigarettes
The American Heart Association's #quitlying campaign appears more geared toward funding anti-vaping advocacy than balanced, scientific research.
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Remembering Shirley Ybarra
The former Virginia secretary of transportation and Reason policy analyst made many many important impacts on the transportation world.
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Harrisburg’s Water and Wastewater Systems Need Major Investment
With the aging system's poor environmental conditions spilling billions of gallons of sewage, selling or leasing the city’s water systems appears the best way to solve the problems.
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The S&P Ratings System for Charter School Bonds Could Improve Public School Finance
Financial data capture more than dollars and cents and can help reveal trends related to parent satisfaction and even leadership competency.