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Massachusetts’ Legislation for Marijuana-Impaired Driving Needs Some Work
Some of the state's recommendations have little or no connection to driving impaired by THC.
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Consideration of XBRL and Structured Disclosures by Municipal Issuers
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board should accept and display Inline XBRL disclosures.
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Illinois Has More Governments Than Any Other State, Now Looking to Consolidate
Illinois has a disproportionate number of local governments and pension systems.
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How Level 4 Automated Vehicles May Impact Other Travel Modes
Estimating how intercity car, bus and air travel might change when autonomous vehicles are a viable option.
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State Takeovers Are Not the Best Solution When a District Is In Financial or Academic Distress
A growing number of school districts are finding success in giving principals the flexibility to make decisions through student-based budgeting.
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Nevada’s Flawed Marijuana Licensing Process Leads to Corruption and Lawsuits
Nevada’s mishandling of marijuana licensing is sadly the predictable result of a flawed regulatory structure and is likely to be repeated elsewhere.
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Replacing Gas Taxes With Tolls Would Improve Fairness, Quality of Highways
An increasingly major problem with the fuel tax is states diverting gas tax money intended to maintain roads to non-roadway purposes.
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Why the FDA Shouldn’t Ban or Overregulate E-Cigarette Products
If every conventional cigarette smoker in the U.S. switched to e-cigarettes, 6.6 million fewer current smokers would die premature deaths, a study showed.
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Public Pension Plan Designs Are the Problem, Not Pensions Themselves
If you build a pension system with risk management in mind, you can avoid the common pitfalls that have led to the over $1 trillion in U.S. public pension debt.
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The Public Health Case for E-Cigarette Flavors
Legal e-cigarettes are 95 percent safer than combustible cigarettes and are the most popular tool used by Americans to quit smoking.
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Charter Schools Get Better Results, With Less Money, Than Government-Run Schools
A new study finds public charter schools are 8 percent to 42 percent more cost-effective than traditional public schools in Texas.
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State Tests Deter Private Schools From Participating in Voucher Programs
We found that the state testing mandate reduced the likelihood that private school leaders were certain to participate by 46 percent.
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Florida Task Force Makes Good Start in Tackling Blue-Green Algae
Restoration of Florida’s water bodies is among the state’s longest standing and most contentious challenges.
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The Florida Retirement System Is Being Mismanaged In a Variety of Ways
The Florida Retirement System (FRS) is $29.8 billion in debt and has just 84 percent of the funding it needs to pay for retirement benefits.
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Should Floridians Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Roundabouts?
Florida has more roundabouts than any other state, but that doesn't mean drivers are comfortable with them.
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Who’s Deciding How Education Funding Is Spent at North Carolina’s Schools?
Education dollars are largely spent using one-size-fits-all formulas, leaving principals with little say over how money is spent at their schools.
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California’s Stem Cell Center Hasn’t Delivered and Shouldn’t Get More Taxpayer Money
Despite the lack of results and management deficiencies, California's voters will likely be asked to approve another $5 billion in bond money in 2020.
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Public School Districts Should, But Don’t, Accept All Students
Some public school districts reject transfer students altogether; others erect substantial hurdles that are difficult, if not impossible, for families to clear.
