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Surface Transportation News #175
A toll increase or tax increase in San Francisco, transit-rich neighborhoods, and cities rethink rail.
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Chuck Schumer Trades the War on Drugs for a War on Vaping
Nothing truly counts as a moral panic until Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appoints himself the head of it.
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Can California Voters Afford to Authorize More Bonds?
Voters would be well advised to consider not only the merits of each bond individually but also whether state residents can afford to pile these financial obligations onto an already large stock of public debt.
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Mileage-Based User Fees Can Replace Gas Taxes, Eventually
States need to continue testing and developing vehicle-miles traveled fee systems.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018
The latest on privatization and government reform initiatives at all levels of government.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018 — Air Transportation
The latest trends and developments in air traffic control, airport security and airport management.
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Legalized Sports Betting: The Best Defense Against Corruption
The Supreme Court has given states the opportunity to improve sporting life in America.
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The Changing Workplace And The New Self-Employed Economy
The gig, or sharing, economy was spurred by market demand and technological evolution, so free market solutions are uniquely positioned to address its challenges.
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To Privatize PREPA, Puerto Rico Needs a Coherent Plan
Public power has clearly failed Puerto Rico. But to successfully privatize, the Commonwealth has to offer prospective concessionaires a clear path to profitability without totally stiffing PREPA bondholders.
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Gambling With Taxpayer Money and Losing: Florida’s Business Incentives Program
Incentive programs fail because they do not account for the fact that the firms are highly volatile and prone to failure.
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Why Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program Is Failing
Here’s a solution to fix implementation woes.
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A Truck-Friendly Approach to Tolling and Improving Highways
The most important provision is that the new tolls would be dedicated—by law—solely to the capital and operating costs of the rebuilt and modernized Interstates.
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Evaluating Solutions for Austin’s Billion Dollar Pension Crisis
COAERS’s fiscal deterioration is evident, and the causes are many, such as subpar investment returns, failing to properly anticipate how long workers would stay in the system, and mortality assumptions.
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Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #33 (April 2018 edition)
Examining Puerto Rico's long-term fiscal plan, per-mile tolling, last-mile delivery services, and more.
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Driver’s License Suspension Reform: The Right Road For Michigan
Michigan should narrow the type of offenses that can result in a driver’s license suspension to traffic safety crimes and end its draconian fines and fees.
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