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How State Policies Are Worsening The U.S. Doctor Shortage
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the ways in which state policies that restrict out-of-state doctors from practicing within their borders hurt the nation's healthcare system.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: New Analysis of Other Post Employment Benefit Debt, Florida Considers Pension Reform, and More
Plus: Nebraska legislature looks at stress testing to help municipal pension plans, why paying down unfunded liabilities makes sense for taxpayers, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Funding Infrastructure, Retiree Health Care Liabilities, and More
Plus: State revenue figures exceed expectations during pandemic, executive order on private prisons, Mississippi privatization bills, and more.
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Do Texas Charter Schools Receive More Funding Than the State’s School Districts?
Charter schools receive about $813 less per pupil on average than traditional public schools, a discrepancy that is driven by facilities funding.
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The Relationship Between Public Pension Investments and Declining Bond Yields
As interest rates from fixed-income investments like corporate and government bonds decline, public pension plans have shifted assets away from these investment types.
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Montana Public Employee Retirement System (MPERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
The Montana Public Employee Retirement System public pension plan is only 74 percent funded.
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Express Bus and Express Lanes System for the San Francisco Bay Area
This study examines how a new approach to bus transit could assist in improving mobility in the region.
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Analysis of New Mexico House Bill 12: The Cannabis Regulation Act
Recently proposed legislation in New Mexico represents the most streamlined legislative proposal for marijuana legalization in the state to date.
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Testimony: Michigan Can Improve Pension Systems’ Assumptions, Funding Methods
Package of bills would improve the financial sustainability of the state's pension funds, while keeping the promises the state has made to its employees and retirees.
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Do Lower Speed Limits Make Roadways Safer?
Part four of Reason's Debatable Ideas series examines the best practices for setting speed limits, especially on urban arterials.
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House COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Has Big Differences In Per Capita Money Going to States
The allocation formula used by the legislation benefits low population states and those that had high unemployment rates at the end of last year.
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Help Solve Transit Deserts by Investing in Bus Service
Using the cost-per-trip metric would help reward transit agencies with high ridership and low costs, which should be a goal of any government program.
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Oregon Decriminalizes Drugs, Replaces Arrests With Health Care
Oregon is hoping to duplicate Portugal's dramatic success with drug decriminalization.
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Aviation Policy News: U.S. Aviation Recovery Will Be Led by Low-Cost Carriers
Plus: Benefits from space-based surveillance of oceanic airspace, rethinking how to pay for airports and air traffic control, electric towing of airlines, and more.
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Survey of State & Local Government OPEB Liabilities
State and local governments have $1.2 trillion in net OPEB (other post-employment benefits) liabilities.
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California’s Marin County Pension System Moves Toward More Prudent Investment Return Assumptions
The pension system recently joined a handful of other local pension plans adopting more realistic investment return assumptions.
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School Choice Myths Should Not Block Educational Freedom
Iowa is considering legislation that would fund students directly to allows more families to access educational alternatives.
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Kentucky Legislature Considers Changes to Teacher Retirement Plan
The pension reforms under consideration could save Kentucky $3.57 billion over 30 years.
