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Biden’s USDOT Is Positioned to Advance Sound Automated Vehicle Policy
Automated vehicles have the potential to dramatically improve safety, mobility, and accessibility for Americans.
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The Failures of Flavored Tobacco Bans
Massachusetts is learning how ineffective its ban on all flavored tobacco products has been.
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Social Media Companies Have the Right to Ban Users
Twitter and Facebook are free to ban whomever they want, even the president, and it should stay that way.
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Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo, Biden’s Pick for Commerce Secretary, Is a Pioneer of Public Pension Reform
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's selection shows that addressing difficult pension challenges can be a benefit, not a liability, to one’s political career.
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Drug Policy Newsletter: Federal Marijuana Reform, Expunging Cannabis Convictions, and More
Plus: How state and local marijuana market regulations often lead to corruption, states fighting voter-approved marijuana legalization, and more.
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The Problem with Arizona’s School Finance System
The state's education funds often favor school districts with more property wealth and less poverty.
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Arizona School Finance Dashboard
This interactive data portal displays how Arizona's K-12 school district student demographics compare to school district revenues.
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Florida’s Response to COVID-19 Shows How It Could Address the Looming Physician Shortage
Lawmakers should consider permanent reforms to allow out-of-state health care professionals to more easily practice in Florida and embrace the potential of technological innovations.
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North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System Pension Solvency Analysis
The public pension plan has only 68 percent of the assets needed to fully fund the system in the long-term.
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Surface Transportation News: Claims of Highway Boondoggles, Federal Transit Policy, and More
Plus: President-elect Biden may face a truck vs. rail dilemma, toll road traffic recovery estimates, and more.
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Contribution Increases Could Help New Mexico’s Teacher Pension Plan, But More Changes Are Necessary
Recently proposed changes would improve the pension plan's funded status, but still fall far short of helping the plan reach full funding.
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Modernizing School Finance in Idaho
This policy brief provides a brief overview of Idaho’s school finance system, highlights its primary shortcomings, and makes several recommendations for reform.
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Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Highlight the Need for Nursing Home Reforms
Nationwide, nursing home residents account for 38 percent of COVID-19 fatalities.
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How to Improve and Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Rather than getting too caught up in prioritization, state and federal officials should focus on delivering vaccines as quickly as possible to those that want them.
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Increasing the Use of Private Activity Bonds for Infrastructure Projects
It is time to think bigger about the potential for private investment in transportation infrastructure.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Contracting Mass Transit Services, a Government-Owned 5G Network , and More
Plus: More delays for USPS fleet contract, Boston looks to sell parking garage, state and local budget deficits, and more.
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Pension Debt Grows as Public Pension Systems Post Low Investment Returns for 2020
State-managed public pension systems likely added over $200 billion in additional pension debt in 2020.
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Experts Question Study Claiming E-Cigarettes Are a COVID-19 Risk Factor
A number of experts responded swiftly to the study's abnormal findings that lacked a credible causal theory.
