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If Trump Reaches His $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Goal, Private Activity Bonds Will Play a Role
PABs provide financing for private sector projects benefiting the general public: building roads, renovating colleges, upgrading airport gates, etc.
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Unfinished Business: Despite Dodd-Frank, Credit Rating Agencies Remain the Financial System’s Weakest Link
The lenient ratings attracted excessive mortgage finance capital that exacerbated a home price bubble—and a wider asset price bubble.
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Michigan’s Prison Food Contract Needed to Expire
Trinity amassed $3.8 million in fines over a combination of improper meal substitutions, delays and staffing shortages.
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Why the Trump Administration Is Relying on Public-Private Partnerships to Fund Infrastructure
P3s may not be a “silver bullet,” but they are an attractive option for the Trump administration.
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How Do Police Officers Determine Marijuana Impairment in Drivers?
Now that several states have legalized medical and recreational marijuana, police have to come up with a strategy for determining when drivers under the influence of marijuana are impaired.
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The Reality Behind the ‘Big Sugar’ Conspiracy Theory
Soda is the new smoking.
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Pension Reform Newsletter – February 2018
Michigan enacts local pension transparency standards and California’s school districts spend more on retirees.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Has Several Good Elements
Shifting federal transportation policy in some ways that would give states more freedom to operate their roadway systems.
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Surface Transportation News #172
The Trump administration releases its infrastructure ideas and the Annual Highway Report ranks state systems.
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23rd Annual Highway Report
Ranking each state's highway system in 11 categories, including highway spending, pavement and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, and fatality rates.
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How Trump’s transportation plan might help Southern California
Trump still hasn’t provided substantive details on where the funding would come from, but there are significant federal policy changes between the status quo and what Trump has sketched out.
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It Is Time to Rethink the U.S. Highway Model
Our highway funding system based on per-gallon fuel taxes is breaking down for several reasons.
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Ross William Ulbright v. United States of America, Case No. 17-950
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Blame Poor Management for Atlanta Airport’s Inability to Handle Adversity
One of the busiest airports in the world was embarrassed by a power outage and struggles to handle two inches of snow.
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The Bay Area Needs Another Bridge
Seventy-four percent of Bay Area voters said they were willing to pay higher bridge tolls if the tolls funded large-scale projects aimed at improving traffic.
