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Pension Reform Newsletter — August 2018
Texas teachers’ pension lowers assumed rate of return, pension obligation bonds a risky alternative to meaningful reform, and more.
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Reason Foundation’s Comments to the California Bureau of Cannabis Control on its Proposed Final Regulations
We hope these comments help the bureau enact rules to foster a successful market for cannabis products and eliminate black markets.
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Prop. 1 Adds Billions in Debt but Won’t Make Housing More Affordable
Freeing up builders and entrepreneurs in the private market to produce affordable housing is the long-term solution.
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Regulatory Scrutiny for California’s Cannabis
How One State Law Can Help Relieve Regulatory Pressure
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Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2018
Marijuana polling, demand in states that legalize cannabis, next steps in New Jersey, and more.
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Making Government Documents Searchable and Machine-Readable to Improve Transparency and Accountability
Why it is important to get state and local government financial reports into machine-readable formats and how it can be done.
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Equity Promises Fall Flat in Massachusetts Marijuana Industry
Despite priority application review, burdensome licensing process keeps low-income, minority applicants locked out of the industry.
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Governments Issuing Pension Obligation Bonds Risk Worsening, Not Improving, Their Financial Shape
POBs bring long-term risks that can worsen a government's fiscal health.
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Allah v. Milling
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Annual Privatization Report 2018 — Surface Transportation
An analysis of worldwide developments in surface transportation public-private partnerships.
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Local Agency Exits from CalPERS
The nation's biggest multi-employer pension system was never a good fit for a small rural fire district and the Herald Fire Protection District finds withdrawing from CalPERS is easier said than done.
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Revisiting New Orleans’ Charter School Success as Local School Board Takes Control
Will New Orleans schools continue to make strides under the Orleans Parish School Board?
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The Timeline for Self-Driving Cars and Shared Mobility May Take Longer Than We Think
Examining the long-term future of automated vehicles, electric vehicles and shared mobility.
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Surface Transportation News #178
Toll-financed Interstates, provocative infrastructure proposals and autonomous vehicles.
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The FDA Must Resist the Irrational Fear of Vaping
The FDA must recognize that regulating too much can be just as lethal as regulating too little.
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The Texas Teacher Pension System Lowers Its Investment Return Assumption
By lowering its assumed rate of return, Texas TRS has taken an important step toward long-term solvency.
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Pension Reform Helps Improve Michigan’s Credit Rating
Pension reform cited as one of the major reasons for the credit rating increase in Michigan.
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Pension Reform Newsletter — July 2018
Michigan's pension reforms are succeeding, examining Colorado's post-reform progress, actuarial market shares, and more.
