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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.
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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.
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Theme Park Closures Are Hurting State and Local Tax Revenues
Identifying ways to safely open California theme parks could boost city and state revenues and quiet calls for more federal stimulus money to offset tax losses.
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Analysis of Florida’s 2020 Ballot Measure Results
Florida voters gave their verdict on six statewide ballot initiatives.
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A Federal Government-Owned 5G Network Would Be A Disaster
A nationalized 5G network would cost taxpayers billions, slow down innovation and put the U.S. behind China in the race for 5G.
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Florida Voters Approved a $15 Minimum Wage, Rejected Top-Two Open Primary Elections
Examining the results of statewide ballot initiatives and their potential impacts on Florida.
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It’s Time For More Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Other countries are far ahead of the United States in routinely tapping private investment via long-term public-private partnerships.
