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Surface Transportation News #173
The potential of mileage based user fees
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Colorado PERA’s Defined Benefit Pension Funds are Facing Insolvency
Testimony before the Colorado Senate Finance Committee, March 2018
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Trump’s infrastructure plan is good and bad news for California’s tired, out-of-shape highways
If the plan moves ahead and major parts of the Trump administration’s plan are passed into law, it will shift a lot of the burden for funding infrastructure onto state and local governments.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan is Good and Bad News for California’s Tired, Out-of-Shape Highways
California will need to seriously dedicate itself to maximizing taxpayers’ dollars and prioritizing transportation projects.
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How the Spending Bill Can Save Lives: End the War on Vaping
Congress must act to put the breaks on e-cigarette prohibition and prevent hundreds of thousands of needless deaths.
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Georgia Shouldn’t Rush Transit Legislation
Getting the transit plan right is more important than rushing it.
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Workers, Stagnant Wages and the Digital Jobs of Today
Real wages have grown tremendously over the last 15 years for those with technological skills.
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Workers Need Education and Certification Programs to Match Today’s Job Market
Technology-related work certifications can directly plug workers into good jobs.
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Climate Change, Catastrophe, Regulation and the Social Cost of Carbon
Existing federal regulations predicated on a positive SCC should be re-evaluated, with the appropriate comparator being regulations that specifically address any co-benefits identified.
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Last Mile Delivery: Tough Road for USPS, Opportunity for Private Sector
While private sector providers of last mile delivery expand and innovate, the USPS has become constrained by politics, hemorrhages billions annually and is struggling to stay relevant.
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Marijuana and Anxiety
Scientific studies are beginning to paint a clear picture of why many claim chronic use of marijuana can lead to prolonged anxiety—while others insist the drug eliminates it.
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Modernizing the Way States Collect and Store Data
Most states need to restructure their technology and data policies.
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As housing and stock markets boom, has Congress learned from the last crash?
Hopefully, lawmakers don’t need another global financial crisis to finally fix the credit rating system.
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Despite Pension Changes, Costs Continue to Weigh on Phoenix’s Municipal Finances
Retirement costs absorbing almost one-quarter of city's general fund
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Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #32 (January/February 2018 edition)
Reason Releases 30th Annual Privatization Report
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Hawaii Legislature To Consider Bills for a Tax Credit Scholarship Program and Charter School Expansion
Tax-credits and expanded charter schools are on the agenda.
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