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Ranking of State Finances Offers Insight on Public Pension Debt
According to the data from the study, the average unfunded liability/state personal income ratio under market valuation is 30 percent, more than four times higher than the 7 percent ratio calculated under the GASB standards.
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22nd Annual Highway Report
Annual Highway Report finds 40 states now have traffic delays that cost drivers at least 20 hours per year; states made progress on deficient bridges; state highway spending decreased slightly; and pavement conditions worsened marginally.
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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, September 2016
“When districts pay for teachers using average salaries, it creates a loophole that allows for vast differences in dollars spent per student at the school level."
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The World Health Organization’s Opposition to Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Threat to Public Health?
Why secrecy and a failure to embrace alternatives to smoking have the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on a path to failure.
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Surface Transportation News #155
Critics bash tolling and P3 concessions and how can Amtrak repay a $2.45 billion loan?
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United States v. Peter Clay, Amicus Brief, United States Court Of Appeals For The Eleventh Circuit
Brief for amici curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Reason Foundation, Washington Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, 12 criminal and business law professors in support of defendant-appellant Todd S. Farha’s petition for rehearing
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Air Traffic Control Newsletter #136
ATC reform goes mainstream | GAO on ATC transition issues
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Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #26 (August 2016 edition)
August 2016 edition: pay-for-success contracting, transportation & education trends, e-cigarettes, and more
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Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, August 2016
“Education finance is one of the big civil rights issues of our time."
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The Vapour Revolution: How Bottom Up Innovation is Saving Lives and Prospects for India
The vapour revolution has the potential to improve and extend tens of millions of lives in India.