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Rethinking Student Loans and Financial Aid Could Reduce the Cost of College and Student Debt
It’s hard to find another sector in which the market for loans is so unresponsive to return on investment than it is with student loans in higher education.
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Financially-Distressed Local Governments Can Learn From Top Performing Cities and Counties
Best practices include funding infrastructure through the budget rather than borrowing via bonds and writing and abiding by strong financial reserve and rainy-day policies.
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The Downward Trend in U.S. Life Expectancy and Its Uncertain Impacts on Public Pensions
A recent Society of Actuaries mortality study found that public sector employees have longer life expectancies than the general population.
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PG&E’s Settlement Won’t Fix Its Problems and Consumers Deserve Choices
Routine power outages and rolling blackouts appear to be Californians’ new normal for at least another decade.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: State Government Update, Harrisburg’s Water Woes, and More
Plus, conservative backlash to public-private toll roads, how to solve blue-green algae problems in Florida, and more.
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Sen. Warren’s Education Plan Significantly Contradicts Her Immigration Plan
Warren’s logic that families must stay put and fix their own public schools mirrors a common nativist talking point: immigrants should stay put and fix their own countries instead of coming here.
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Updated: The Washington Post Corrects an Inaccurate Claim About Education Spending
Inflation-adjusted, per-pupil education spending has actually increased by at least 36 percent since the 1980s.
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Amicus Brief: Salgado v. United States
Because lower courts have charted a course around CAFRA’s fee-shifting provision, inefficient and unmeritorious civil asset forfeiture actions are not adequately deterred.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Pension Consolidation, Court Ruling on Benefit Cuts, and Divestment
Plus, dire warnings for state and local pension systems, community colleges facing unfunded liabilities, and more.
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Amicus Brief: Shaffer v. Pennsylvania
This Court should grant the petition for a writ of certiorari to clarify the applicability — if any — of the “private search” doctrine to today’s digital world.
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Aviation Policy News: A Smarter Way Forward on Airline Emissions
Also in this issue: Boeing's 737 MAX and the future of certification, TSA doesn’t know if its screening equipment works, how Australia’s light-handed airport regulation works, and more.
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Sensible Education Reforms to Complement School Choice
Conservatives, libertarians and progressives all agree that tax dollars should be distributed fairly so that all students are treated equally and disadvantaged kids aren’t shortchanged.
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Illinois Embraces Pension Consolidation, But Needs to Do Much More
The pension consolidation plan is a good idea, but dramatic changes will be needed to extricate the state from its pension crisis.
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Removing Palmetto Express Lanes and Banning Tolls Would Hurt Miami-Dade
If the bill to abolish the express lanes were enacted, the result would be more traffic congestion.
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Nevada’s Pharmaceutical Disclosure Law Could Cause Drug Prices to Climb Even Higher
Nevada could be driving out smaller companies and reducing competition, which could lead to higher prices.
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California’s Schools Are Failing Black Students
Statewide, large achievement gaps between black and white students persist in all subjects.
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Taxpayers and Public Workers Face a “Brutal Awakening” on Pension Debt
The American public-sector pension deficit is likely closer to the $4.4 trillion estimate.
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Why the State Takeover Hurt Detroit’s Public Schools and What to Do Now
A study finds the 15-year period that DPSCD was largely governed by state officials rather than a local school board was a “costly mistake.”
