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  • Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce
    Modernizing PERS to serve Mississippi’s public workforce

    Over the last decade, Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi data has shown a significant increase in the rate at which public employees are quitting.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    December 30, 2024

  • Nonconsensual drug testing raises serious ethical concerns
    Nonconsensual drug testing raises serious ethical concerns

    When hospitals take on roles similar to law enforcement, they betray their core mission: delivering compassionate, patient-centered care.

    By Layal Bou Harfouch
    December 30, 2024

  • Harm reduction recommendations for the Trump administration
    Harm reduction recommendations for the Trump administration

    It's time for a comprehensive drug policy that makes meaningful strides toward reducing overdose deaths, supporting recovery, and fostering healthier, more resilient communities.

    By Layal Bou Harfouch
    December 26, 2024

  • Unintended consequences of rent control
    Unintended consequences of rent control

    Interviews with landlords and videos of their properties show the unintended but devastating effects rent control has had on housing stock in New York.

    By Jen Sidorova
    December 26, 2024

  • Midnight regulations pursued by the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation
    Midnight regulations pursued by the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation

    The Fall 2024 Unified Agenda lists 222 active rulemaking projects at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

    By Marc Scribner
    December 23, 2024

  • Intoxicating hemp products in Ohio need regulation, not prohibition  
    Intoxicating hemp products in Ohio need regulation, not prohibition  

    A prohibition on intoxicating hemp would be a step backward for Ohio, pushing demand underground and exposing consumers to risk and uncertainty.

    By Michelle Minton
    December 20, 2024

  • Debt and liquidity in America’s 10 largest cities 
    Debt and liquidity in America’s 10 largest cities 

    During fiscal year 2022, nine of America’s 10 most populous cities generated enough revenue to finance their expenditures.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    December 19, 2024

  • Health care retirement debt surpasses state and local government pension debt
    Health care retirement debt surpasses state and local government pension debt

    In 2022, state and local government other post-employment benefits (OPEB) liabilities reached $789 billion, surpassing $753 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.

    By Mariana Trujillo
    December 19, 2024

  • Legalizing sports betting is the right call
    Legalizing sports betting is the right call

    Since the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision on sports betting, online sports gambling has been legalized in 30 states and Washington, DC.

    By Jacob James Rich
    December 18, 2024

  • The future of ‘Chenery II’
    The future of ‘Chenery II’

    The implications of 'FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C.' could be much larger than the future of the e-cigarette industry.

    By Jacob James Rich and Leland Ben
    December 16, 2024

  • Study estimates that 30,000 people are arrested each year due to incorrect field drug tests
    Study estimates that 30,000 people are arrested each year due to incorrect field drug tests

    Presumptive field tests lead to thousands of wrongful arrests and convictions.

    By Gary Charles
    December 13, 2024

  • Batch-tracking: The next wave of marijuana tracking systems
    Batch-tracking: The next wave of marijuana tracking systems

    Maine recently implemented a first-of-its-kind system to track marijuana sales, setting a new standard for the industry.

    By Madison Carlino and Geoffrey Lawrence
    December 12, 2024

  • Webinar: 2024 Public pension solvency and performance report
    Webinar: 2024 Public pension solvency and performance report

    Discussing the 2024 Pension Solvency and Performance Report's findings on public pension debt, investment return trends and more.

    By Ryan Frost and Mariana Trujillo
    December 12, 2024

  • State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — December 2024
    State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup — December 2024

    Possible psychedelic reform on the horizon, a ballot initiative in Massachusetts fails, and more.

    By Gregory Ferenstein
    December 11, 2024

  • Solving two major highway problems the bipartisan infrastructure bill ignored
    Solving two major highway problems the bipartisan infrastructure bill ignored

    A study found that the estimated cost of rebuilding the Interstates over several decades was approximately $1 trillion.

    By Robert Poole
    December 11, 2024

  • Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails are a solution, not the problem 
    Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails are a solution, not the problem 

    Public pension contributions made through the fiscal guardrails have freed up approximately $738 million in Connecticut's yearly budget.

    By Mariana Trujillo and Bryce Chinault
    December 10, 2024

  • The DOJ’s monopoly case against Google fails by any reasonable standard
    The DOJ’s monopoly case against Google fails by any reasonable standard

    The Justice Department's claims do not account for innovations like ad blockers and wrongly describe the online advertising market.

    By Kyle Abbott
    December 5, 2024

  • Pension fund size doesn’t matter: Large public pension systems don’t have better investment returns
    Pension fund size doesn’t matter: Large public pension systems don’t have better investment returns

    Asset size is not meaningfully related to investment performance. 

    By Mariana Trujillo
    December 5, 2024

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