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Examining Yavapai County and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
Yavapai County’s total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about $587,000 per year in 2001 to over $8 million in 2018.
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Public Health Officials Far Too Often Ignore the Costs and Trade-Offs Involved In Policy Decisions
Public health theorists typically ignore that their proposed interventions have costs.
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Examining the City of Bisbee and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
The city of Bisbee's total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about $100,000 per year in 2001 to over $1.6 million in 2018.
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COVID-19 Market Volatility Adds New Intensity to the US Virgin Islands’ Pension Crisis
The Virgin Islands is no more than a few years away from being unable to pay benefits to retired pensioners.
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Be Worried About the Economic Costs COVID-19 and Shutdowns Are Having on Workers and Small Businesses
It’s very plausible that the coronavirus pandemic could trigger a global depression.
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COVID-19 Crisis Shows Governments and Private Companies Spent a Decade Being Fiscally Irresponsible
We pretended the economy would never experience another shock, downturn or recession.
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It’s Time to Free the Pharmaceutical Market From Government Control
It’s the government’s fault that drug prices are so high.
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Examining the City of Globe and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
The city of Globe's total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about $115,000 per year in 2001 to over $1.8 million in 2018.
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With Fewer Cars on the Roads, States Aim to Speed Up Construction Projects
Coronavirus shutdowns across the country are reducing vehicle traffic volumes by as much as 70 percent.
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Examining the City of Sedona and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
The city's total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about $179,000 per year in 2001 to almost $3 million in 2018.
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California State Auditor Found El Cerrito at High-Risk of Financial Distress — Before COVID-19
The economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to put pressure on the city to get its finances in order or potentially face Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
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Water Markets Present a Solution to Florida’s Water Bottling Conflict
A market-based approach would treat all users equally and result in prices that are more accurately determined by supply and demand.
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The Town of Gilbert and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
The town of Gilbert's total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about $1 million per year in 2001 to almost $18 million in 2018.
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Infographic: 3 Rules to Help School Finance Systems Impacted By Coronavirus
COVID-19 is prompting a harsh new fiscal reality for states and school districts. Here's what state and school district officials can do to adapt.
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Rolling Back Regulations to Combat COVID-19 Should Be Just the Start
Once the coronavirus pandemic passes, lawmakers should permanently eliminate many of the unnecessary regulations they've temporarily suspended.
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Hawaii’s Successful Experience With Weighted-Student Formula Has Improved Funding Equity
The weighted-student formula has provided a much more equitable, responsive and transparent way to fund Hawaiian schools.
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Examining the City of Prescott and How Pension Debt Drives Rising Costs for Arizona Municipal Governments
Prescott's total payments to ASRS and PSPRS have skyrocketed from about half a million dollars per year in 2001 to more than $7 million in 2018.
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Bill Expanding School Choice in Florida Is a Big Win for Florida’s Students and Families
The greatest accountability measure for any school is that parents and kids can “vote with their feet” by taking all their scholarship dollars to another school if they’re dissatisfied.
