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Despite Big Spending, California’s Highway System Ranks Among Worst in the Nation
California’s highways rank 43rd in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to Reason Foundation’s 25th Annual Highway Report.
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It Is Time to Depoliticize Our Lives a Bit
As we enter the holiday season amidst the pandemic and relentless political drama in Washington, D.C., it’s a good time to think about how to make politics a smaller part of our lives.
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As Purdue Pharma Takes the Fall, Don’t Forget the Government’s Role In the Opioid Crisis
Government policies have forced or encouraged pain patients to turn to more dangerous drugs, including heroin and fentanyl.
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In 2020, Congress Replaced the War on Marijuana With a War on Flavored Tobacco Products
The House of Representatives just got it right on marijuana. On tobacco, the good news is that vaping dropped dramatically this year and youth smoking is at historic lows.
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Biden’s Favored Regulations Could Limit His Own Infrastructure Plans From the Start
If the Biden administration adopts a pro-regulatory reflex, its transportation and infrastructure policy aspirations are likely to fail in the same manner as the Trump administration’s “Infrastructure Week” did.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Not Crushed State and Local Government Tax Revenues
The Census Bureau finds state and local governments collected $1.12 trillion in tax revenue during the first nine months of 2020, just $8 billion less than the same period in 2019.
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Should the Federal Government Fund Highways and Transit Equally?
Examining what Americans are getting in return for mass transit’s share of surface transportation funding.
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West Virginia’s Pension Reforms Offer Lessons For States and Cities
Ten years after pension reforms were implemented, West Virginia's municipal pension plans are seeing funding improvements.
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Reduced Revenue and Ridership Should Have San Francisco Rethinking Rail Expansions
Bay Area transportation planners should consider postponing or scaling back their ambitious and expensive rail projects.
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Defined Contribution Retirement Plans Can Offer A Variety of Options for Secure Retirement Income
The simplest way to provide lifetime income within a defined contribution retirement plan is to allow the option for a plan member to purchase a lifetime annuity option at the end of his or her employment.
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Aviation Policy Newsletter: TSA Quiet Skies Program Critiqued Again, GPS Backup Finally Getting Closer, and More
Plus: When will travel recover? Where should drones be allowed to fly?
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New Jersey’s Ill-Advised Rush to Implement Marijuana Regulations
The state should slow down and focus on a very basic framework.
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Biden Can Utilize Space Companies and Public-Private Partnerships
The commercial space industry is making NASA's operations more cost-effective and encouraging innovation.
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After Health Care Workers, Focus on Getting Vaccines Out Quickly
Rather than complicated debates about who is most worthy of being immunized, and in which order, states should focus on distributing vaccines safely and quickly.
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How NASA’s Leadership and Policy May Change Under the Biden Administration
It is crucial for the administration to continue working with the private space industry.
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As Debt Grows, New Mexico Pension Plan Considers Retirement Benefit Reductions for Teachers
Benefit cuts could be avoided if the state moves to fix the systematic issues plaguing the public pension plan.
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Why Increasing Education Spending Might Not Boost Teacher Pay
The United States already spends more on public education per student than almost any other developed nation in the world but does not make the top of the lists for teachers’ salaries.
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A New Challenge to U.S. Highway Public-Private Partnerships
A revenue-risk concession is a highway business, which has the kind of direct customer-provider relationship that you have with your cell-phone company and other service providers.
