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As Teacher Pensions Turn 125, the Old Lessons Learned Are Still Relevant
The failure of America's first public teacher retirement plan offers valuable insights for today.s policymakers.
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Webinar: Leveraging Public Assets for Pension Solvency
State and local governments facing pension solvency challenges are exploring the transfer, lease or sale of public assets to shore up underfunded retiree benefit systems.
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Setting the Record Straight on School Choice, Charter and Private Schools
Facts matter when trying to improve the educational opportunities available to students.
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Warren Buffett: Avoid States With Large Unfunded Pension Liabilities
Buffett's advice should be yet another public nudge for states to look closer at curbing their pension costs and keeping tax burdens at bay.
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The STATES Act Would Signal Progress But Could Also Create Many Problems
Congress is introducing legislation attempting to end the futile federal prohibition of pot.
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Highlighting the Need For Better Municipal Finance Data
First-ever Municipal Finance Data Forum examined the importance of, and challenges in, moving toward standardized, machine-readable government financial data.
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The Municipal Market Needs Data Standards
A major barrier to low-cost data access is the format of municipal disclosure.
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Finding the Money to Fix and Modernize Southern California’s Interstates
Issuing long-term revenue bonds backed solely by toll revenues would generate the money for interstate reconstruction projects in major cities like Los Angeles to get underway now.
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School Funding Disparities Should Alarm All, Not Just Those Who Lean Left
Not only are they manifestly unfair, but they also prevent educational freedom from flourishing.
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Teachers Unions and School Districts Won’t Be Able to Blame Charter Schools Much Longer
When you examine LAUSD’s results, it’s easy to understand why students and parents might be fleeing for better educations.
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Unsafe Conditions Required Swift Changes at Alaska Psychiatric Institute
"Noncompliance has placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death."
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Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 12 and Its Impacts on Texas Teacher Pension Solvency
The cost of the pension plan is proving to be more expensive than previously anticipated, and higher annual contributions will be necessary to fully fund the retirement benefits that have been promised to Texas teachers.
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Birmingham’s Pension Woes Continue to Compound
Fitch Ratings downgraded Birmingham's issuer default rating and general obligation bond ratings to A+ from AA-.
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There’s a Simple Fix to Reduce California’s Shortage of Doctors and Health Care Providers
By making more use of doctors trained elsewhere, along with nurse practitioners and telemedicine, policymakers could increase the supply of primary health care.
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Miami Toll Legislation Could Hurt State Highway Funding
Those who favor cutting back on tolling ignore a looming threat to highway funding.
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Learning from Rhode Island’s Pension Reform: What Did it Teach Us About Worker Retention?
If reduced pension benefits prompted highly-skilled workers to separate sooner and choose other employment options, it would be an issue for policymakers to evaluate among the potential tradeoffs.
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Nevada’s Marijuana Banking Bill Is Not a Viable Solution for Businesses
Banking actions that most entrepreneurs take for granted become incredibly difficult and dangerous when it all must be done by physically moving cash.
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Florida Needs to Take Back Control, Approve More Cell Phone Providers for Lifeline Program
Outsourcing the approval process to the federal government has been a failure.
