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Aviation Policy News: How Competition Will Reshape U.S. Airlines, FAA’s New Space Launch Policy, and More
Plus: Progress on rural broadband, remote tower progress—and opposition—in Europe, electric VTOLs heading toward certification, and more.
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25th Annual Highway Report: Urban Arterial Pavement Condition
Overall, urban arterial pavement condition is in much worse condition than rural arterials, rural Interstates, or urban Interstates.
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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wins Reason Foundation’s Savas Award
“His vision of free markets continues to guide federal communications policy and his advocacy of ‘the democratization of entrepreneurship’ ensures greater and faster online access for all.”
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25th Annual Highway Report
The 25th Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-controlled highways in 13 categories, including pavement condition, traffic congestion, fatalities, and spending per mile.
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25th Annual Highway Report: Executive Summary of Rankings and Findings
Highway system performance improved, with 23 of 50 states making progress. But those improvements come with costs: spending on state-owned highways has increased by 33 percent since the last report.
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How California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Hurt Communities and Budgets
Prohibitions on flavored tobacco products can lead to over-policing in disadvantaged communities and hurt state and local budgets.
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Theme Park Closures Are Hurting State and Local Tax Revenues
Identifying ways to safely open California theme parks could boost city and state revenues and quiet calls for more federal stimulus money to offset tax losses.
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Analysis of Florida’s 2020 Ballot Measure Results
Florida voters gave their verdict on six statewide ballot initiatives.
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A Federal Government-Owned 5G Network Would Be A Disaster
A nationalized 5G network would cost taxpayers billions, slow down innovation and put the U.S. behind China in the race for 5G.
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Florida Voters Approved a $15 Minimum Wage, Rejected Top-Two Open Primary Elections
Examining the results of statewide ballot initiatives and their potential impacts on Florida.
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New Mexico Educational Retirement Board Pension Solvency Analysis
New Mexico's Educational Retirement Board has $7.9 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
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It’s Time For More Private Investment in Transportation Infrastructure
Other countries are far ahead of the United States in routinely tapping private investment via long-term public-private partnerships.
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Austin’s Voters Chose a Bad Time To Approve Costly New Rail Lines
The voter-approved Proposition A permanently increases the city’s property tax rate to fund a $7.1 billion mass transit system.
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10 Best Practices for State Automated Vehicle Policy
Reviewing existing state AV policies and recommendations for policymakers.
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COVID-19 Has Further Exposed the Need for Government to Digitize
Expanded digital services are necessary during the pandemic and the long-term.
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Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System has only 64 percent of the assets needed to fully fund the pension system.
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Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Pension Solvency Analysis
The latest, official numbers reveal that the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana now has over $10 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
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Surface Transportation News: Challenges to Managed Lanes, Milestone for Self-Driving Cars, and More
Plus: Implications of remote work for transportation, feasibility of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, another BRT project set to underperform, and more.
