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USAFacts Offers a Bleak Financial Outlook for US Governments
Improvements in financial reporting technology may be needed to make Americans aware of the full extent of the financial troubles facing governments at all levels.
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Rebuilding and Modernizing Interstates Means Changing the Way We Pay For Them
Everyone warns America’s highways are crumbling. The best way to save them is shifting from gas taxes to per mile charges.
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Medicare for All Means Innovation for None
Public health care has little incentive to introduce new technologies and prolong life.
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Examining Sen. Kamala Harris’ Plan to Give All Teachers Raises
There also needs to be a discussion about pension debt and the real culprits behind stagnant teacher salaries.
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State and Local Governments Should Mimic the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act
The new law requires federal agencies to publish data online in machine-readable data formats.
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Public Employees Are Living Longer Than Previously Assumed, New Report Finds
This could mean higher costs of pre-funding benefits for many small to mid-sized public pension plans.
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How to Pay for the Road and Highway Projects Louisiana Needs
Public-private partnerships are especially well-suited to transportation megaprojects.
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To Succeed, Beto O’Rourke Needs a More Nuanced Perspective on the Opioid Crisis
O’Rourke touted the misguided standard narrative surrounding opioid use, but did introduce ideas that need more discussion.
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To Help Finance New Infrastructure, Puerto Rico Needs to Be More Transparent
Puerto Rico is still working its way out of the largest ever US municipal bankruptcy and needs to improve government financial transparency and reporting.
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E-Cigarettes Not In The Same Category As Cigarettes
Adult smokers have the right to know there are safer alternatives.
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Texas Supreme Court Grants Dallas Police and Fire Pension System a Legal Victory
This legal victory will help avoid further dents to the pension plan’s degraded solvency.
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Texas Cities Take on More Pension Risk than the Rest of the Country
Taking more risks in asset allocation may pay off in some years, but also exposes pension funds to the possibility of major losses.
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Can Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Save Fairfax County’s Pension Systems?
Investing public employee retirement assets into vehicles like the Blockchain Opportunities Fund is a risky response to pension systems that already assume high rates of investment returns and face unfunded liabilities.
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Sen. Cory Booker’s Record on School Choice Sets Him Apart From Many Other Democrats
Sen. Booker has a laudable track record as an advocate for educational freedom.
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Florida Suspends Far Too Many Driver’s Licenses
Florida needs to re-examine its system of suspending licenses as a punishment for things unrelated to driving and traffic safety.
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Health Care Problems in Prisons Won’t Go Away If Government Stops Using Private Providers
The problems and difficulties of administering health care services to over two million inmates in U.S. jails and prisons.
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Protecting Public Education and the Texas Teacher Retirement System
Unfunded pension promises will require diverting money from classrooms, teachers and school districts.
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The Retirement System of Alabama Acquires One of the Largest Newspaper Groups, Expanding its Non-Traditional Investments
RSA already has an extended pool of non-traditional investments—golf courses, airliners and the largest office building in New York City, 55 Water, are just some of them.
