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Mileage-Based User Fees Are a Promising Successor to the Gas Tax
The United States needs a new funding policy to fund its surface transportation network.
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Rethinking California’s Highways as Public Utilities
It’s not hard to see that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we fund and manage highways.
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More Positive Signs for Colorado’s Pension
Early signs continue to support Reason Foundation’s analysis.
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Trump’s Postal Task Force Can Solve USPS’s Financial Woes Through Initial Public Offering
Opening up USPS to competition and capital investment through an IPO is a great way to save taxpayer money and encourage innovation.
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Regulation of Premium Cigars
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6107 Regulation of Premium Cigars
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GRS Dominates Public Pension Actuarial Consulting, followed by Milliman and Cavanaugh Macdonald
A database of over 500 public pension plans reveals over $5 trillion in total liabilities and over $1.4 trillion in unfunded liabilities, the majority of which are overseen by a few actuarial firms.
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Comments on FDA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flavored Tobacco Products
Docket No. ID: FDA-2017-N-6565 Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products
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Rent Control Laws Nearly Destroyed Parts of New York City. They Could Do the Same to California
New York’s rent controls created shortages and under-investment.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Could End Ill-Advised Soda Tax
If public education and other programs funded by the tax are truly important, they deserve a more reliable source of funding.
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Philadelphia Wants to Tax Its Way to Affordable Housing
Taxing developers does not address the underlying issues plaguing the city: high construction costs and low incomes.
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California Needs to Hurry up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
Other states are moving quickly.
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California Needs to Hurry Up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
California should join the growing movement to legalize sports gambling
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It Will Hurt, but it is Time for California to Walk Away from High-Speed Rail Fiasco
Reality has failed to live up to the state’s promises.
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Viewing Managed Lanes as Business Entities Is Key to Funding Major Highway Projects
Maximizing revenue, consistent with public-sector traffic management and throughput goals, will be essential to financing these megaprojects.
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California Implements Onerous New Marijuana Regulations
Will the state Bureau of Cannabis Control ease the regulatory burdens or be content to fight it out in court?
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How Georgia Is Creating the Foundation For a Successful Regional Transportation System
Georgia faces the prospect of millions of new residents by 2040 and needs a comprehensive infrastructure plan.
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Bay Area Officials Say No to More Fixed Rail Transit
With the transit board rejecting a proposed rail extension, it is a good time to consider a combination of new managed toll lanes and express bus service.