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Addressing the Retirement Risks Facing Today’s Public Workers
Most public retirement plans do not account for the many major financial risks that their members could face in retirement.
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The Texas Power Fiasco Shows Need to Find a Balance With Wind Power and Other Renewables
We have to stop pretending it’s all one way or the other, renewable or conventional, and strive to find the proper balance that keeps the system working and from failing its customers in deadly ways as it did in Texas.
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Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Could Offset Physician Shortage
Ample research suggests that loosening scope of practice restrictions can expand access to care and reduce costs without compromising on the quality of care.
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Do Public Workers Set Aside Additional Retirement Savings When Their Pension Plan’s Debt Grows?
A new study finds that public workers do not increase their personal savings when the fiscal health of their pension plan is in decline.
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How to Improve Access to Telehealth in Florida
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the value of flexibility and innovation in the health care sector.
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The Basic Disconnect Emerging In U.S. Highway Policy
Planning the next-generation highway and transit systems must take into account the transition to electric and automated vehicles.
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Comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Framework for Automated Driving System Safety
The NHTSA should not attempt to develop government-unique technical standards and incorporate those government-unique standards into Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for automated vehicles at this time.
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Instead Of Tax Increases, President Biden Should Cut Spending And Use Public-Private Partnerships
Infrastructure projects that are paid for by users, not by federal taxes, can be a big boost to the economy.
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Testimony: Texas Employee Pension System Considers Funding Change
Over $4.46 billion of ERS's pension debt can be attributed to the way the state systematically underfunds its public employee pension system.
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Return the Highway Trust Fund to its Original Users-Pay/Users-Benefit Principle.
Virtually all of the so-called shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund is due to Congress spending money on non-highway programs.
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Don’t Buy the Myth that the Florida Retirement System Is Fine
FRS had an unfunded liability of $36 billion as of last year.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Response Illustrates Need for Better State and Local Financial Data
If every state, major city, and county produced monthly cash reports in a standardized, machine-readable format within two weeks of month-end, federal policymakers would have a much better picture of how revenues and expenditures are evolving.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Costs Are Affecting California Classrooms, Why The Florida Retirement System Needs Changes, and More
Plus: New solvency analysis of Montana and Texas pension systems, fresh thinking for retirement plan design, and more.
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More Census Data Shows Government Tax Revenue Hasn’t Been Negatively Impacted By COVID-19
The Census Bureau estimates 2020 aggregate state and local tax revenues of $1.62 trillion, or about 2 percent above the 2019 total of $1.59 trillion.
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Analysis of Florida’s Pension Investment Performance and Future Outlook Reveal Need for Reform
These interactive charts show why Florida Retirement System’s declining funding should concern the state’s employees and taxpayers.
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How to Make the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan an Effective Retirement Plan
Florida's current defined contribution retirement option does not meet the needs of public employers and employees.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Local Revenues Exceeding Expectations, Protecting Digital Privacy, and More
Plus: Puerto Rico seeks renewables and storage, Hawaii awards Medicaid contracts, Fresno State closes on energy public-private partnership, and more.
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Testimony: Texas Pensions Would Benefit from Increased Transparency
A Private Equity Portfolio Performance report would make public specific information regarding the private equity holdings of TRS for third-party monitoring and evaluation.
