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Warren Buffett: Avoid States With Large Unfunded Pension Liabilities
Buffett's advice should be yet another public nudge for states to look closer at curbing their pension costs and keeping tax burdens at bay.
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Surface Transportation Newsletter #187
Thoughts on a $2 trillion federal infrastructure bill, the benefits of highway expansion, mileage-based user fees,and more.
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The STATES Act Would Signal Progress But Could Also Create Many Problems
Congress is introducing legislation attempting to end the futile federal prohibition of pot.
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Highlighting the Need For Better Municipal Finance Data
First-ever Municipal Finance Data Forum examined the importance of, and challenges in, moving toward standardized, machine-readable government financial data.
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The Municipal Market Needs Data Standards
A major barrier to low-cost data access is the format of municipal disclosure.
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Finding the Money to Fix and Modernize Southern California’s Interstates
Issuing long-term revenue bonds backed solely by toll revenues would generate the money for interstate reconstruction projects in major cities like Los Angeles to get underway now.
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Pension Reform Newsletter — April 2019
Analysis of Texas’ proposed pension reform, public employees are living longer than previously assumed, and more.
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School Funding Disparities Should Alarm All, Not Just Those Who Lean Left
Not only are they manifestly unfair, but they also prevent educational freedom from flourishing.
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A Common Sense Approach to Marijuana Therapy
Individuals and their doctors should be making appropriate marijuana therapy determinations.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter (Issue 36, April 2019 Edition)
Eliminating private providers won’t improve prison health care services, Puerto Rico needs financial transparency before infrastructure rebuild, and more.
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, April 2019
How to stop parents from cheating, federal education budget proposal, calls for teacher raises, and more.
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Teachers Unions and School Districts Won’t Be Able to Blame Charter Schools Much Longer
When you examine LAUSD’s results, it’s easy to understand why students and parents might be fleeing for better educations.
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Market Size Estimates For Legalized Marijuana
Estimates for the potential size of a new legal marijuana market are often riddled with uncertainty and inaccuracy, and can also be skewed by tenuous assumptions.
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Unsafe Conditions Required Swift Changes at Alaska Psychiatric Institute
"Noncompliance has placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death."
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Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 12 and Its Impacts on Texas Teacher Pension Solvency
The cost of the pension plan is proving to be more expensive than previously anticipated, and higher annual contributions will be necessary to fully fund the retirement benefits that have been promised to Texas teachers.
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Birmingham’s Pension Woes Continue to Compound
Fitch Ratings downgraded Birmingham's issuer default rating and general obligation bond ratings to A+ from AA-.
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There’s a Simple Fix to Reduce California’s Shortage of Doctors and Health Care Providers
By making more use of doctors trained elsewhere, along with nurse practitioners and telemedicine, policymakers could increase the supply of primary health care.
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Miami Toll Legislation Could Hurt State Highway Funding
Those who favor cutting back on tolling ignore a looming threat to highway funding.
