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Surface Transportation News #177
California high-speed rail, growth of express lanes, the user-pays principle, and more.
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California Needs to Hurry up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
Other states are moving quickly.
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California Needs to Hurry Up and Get in the Sports Gambling Game
California should join the growing movement to legalize sports gambling
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It Will Hurt, but it is Time for California to Walk Away from High-Speed Rail Fiasco
Reality has failed to live up to the state’s promises.
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Viewing Managed Lanes as Business Entities Is Key to Funding Major Highway Projects
Maximizing revenue, consistent with public-sector traffic management and throughput goals, will be essential to financing these megaprojects.
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California Implements Onerous New Marijuana Regulations
Will the state Bureau of Cannabis Control ease the regulatory burdens or be content to fight it out in court?
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Airport Policy News #124
Why airport screening costs half as much in Australia, the costs of a third runway at Heathrow, airport privatization and more.
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Georgia’s First Contract City Continues to Innovate Private Service Delivery
An interview with Sandy Springs City Manager John McDonough on startup cities, public-private partnerships, and metrics for delivering services to taxpayers.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter (Issue 34, June 2018 Edition)
Highway finance and public-private partnerships, pension problems in Austin, housing the homeless, managing municipal golf courses and more.
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How Georgia Is Creating the Foundation For a Successful Regional Transportation System
Georgia faces the prospect of millions of new residents by 2040 and needs a comprehensive infrastructure plan.
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Bay Area Officials Say No to More Fixed Rail Transit
With the transit board rejecting a proposed rail extension, it is a good time to consider a combination of new managed toll lanes and express bus service.
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Pension Reform Newsletter – June 2018
Volatility in returns, bleak outlook for major school district, Michigan's pension reforms and more.
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Air Traffic Control Newsletter #155
White House revives air traffic control corporation proposal, controller hiring, remote towers, and more.
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Michigan Treasury Rejects Two-Thirds of Local Government Requests to Circumvent New Pension, OPEB Reporting Standards
This is just the first part of the 2017 legislation designed to shore up locally administered pension plans.
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How Return Volatility and Cash Flow Effects Impact Pension Funding
There’s a risk of pension plans being underfunded even when its experience matches up with assumptions over a given period of time.
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City of Harvey’s Pension Liabilities Raise Questions on Municipal and State Responsibility
Harvey, a city south of Chicago, appears to be the canary in the coal mine, as more than 200 other municipalities in Illinois face the real possibility of seeing revenue intercepted due to a 2011 state law.
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California Doesn’t Need to Impose More Regulations on Marijuana Growers — Big or Small
Business face significant compliance burdens and the black market is still thriving.
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Improving Detroit’s Public Golf Courses Demands Longer-Term Solutions
Allowing long-term, multi-course lease arrangements is how Detroit can save and improve its golf courses.
