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SEC Commissioner Endorses Efforts to Make Municipal Finance Documents More Transparent
It is time to convert tens of thousands of government annual financial statements into machine-readable form using XBRL.
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E-Cigarette Flavors are Good for Public Health. Why is the FDA Cracking Down on Them?
The FDA's actions point toward further increasing the burden on e-cigarettes, while failing to embrace their full potential to save lives.
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California Voters Take Free Market Positions On Some Key Ballot Measures
As for the potentially positive long-term political and policy implications, it seems many Californians remain open to economically rational public policies.
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How to Meet Southern California’s Large and Expensive Infrastructure Needs
California’s infrastructure needs are large and expensive enough that it will take novel ideas to address them
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Don’t Let CalPERS’ CEO Scandal Divert Attention From the System’s Accomplishments
The largest pension fund in the country is facing a scandal over apparently false claims its CEO made on her employment application.
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Reviewing Recent Research on How Pension Reform Affects Public Sector Recruitment and Retention
There is a lack of any robust empirical evidence to support such a claim, as evidenced by a review of recent articles that discuss the consequences of retirement benefit changes for public service recruitment and retention.
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Common Sense Should Prevail in Proposition 11 Battle Over EMT Breaks
Proposition 11 would allow crews to be on call while on breaks.
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If Southern California Cities Start Public Banks, Taxpayers Should Prepare for Massive Bailouts
Should cities and counties start their own government-owned banks?
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The Opioid Fix That Wasn’t
If the Trump administration wants to make meaningful change, there are plenty of actions it can take that don’t waste taxpayer resources.
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City Budgets Bend Under Growing Pension Costs and Dwindling Revenues
Mounting pension debt costs diverts millions of tax dollars from public services each year.
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How to Make Highways and Airports Pay
State and local governments are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in aging but revenue-generating infrastructure assets.
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A Constitutional Right to Education Would Be a Win for School Choice
A federally recognized right to education could give further recourse to parents and reformers who just want what is best for their kids.
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Critique of Maryland Congestion-Relief Plan Rests on Very Bad Logic
It’s time Maryland got serious about tapping the private sector for better highways.
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Voters Should be Leery of Approving More State Borrowing
The first rule for getting out of a hole is to stop digging.
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Worries About Deficits Go Out the Window
Politicians have stopped talking about the federal government's fiscal predicament even though it is getting worse under the Trump administration and Republican Congress.
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Are New Jersey Pensioners Funding a Pro-Trump Tabloid in Chase for Returns?
Investing with the private equity fund that owns the National Enquirer may not be the most prudent choice for Garden State public employees, retirees and taxpayers.
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Proposition 6 Would Knock Down California’s High Gas Tax
Should California’s families spend as much on gas taxes and vehicle fees as they spend on Christmas?
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Technology Is Revolutionizing Transportation and Microtransit
Microtransit is a relatively recent phenomenon that allows customers to reserve trips online or through a mobile interface and uses software algorithms to map out dynamic service routes.
