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Do Capitalization Requirements Make Sense For The Cannabis Industry?
Small business owners without lots of capital deserve the opportunity to enter the industry without burdensome requirements that do not fulfill their intended purpose.
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Addressing the Problem of Marijuana-Impaired Driving
Drug recognition expert officers are in the best position to decide whether or not the driver is actively impaired by THC.
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The Cautionary Tale of Puerto Rico’s Pensions
After years of underfunding, Puerto Rico's Employee Retirement System has exhausted its assets and some of its beneficiaries are facing cuts.
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New Jersey and North Carolina Retirement Systems Modify Investment Return Assumptions in Opposite Directions
Nearly three-fourths of major American public pension plans have reduced their investment return assumptions since the fiscal year 2010.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018: Transportation Finance
Investment trends in highways, airports and other infrastructure.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Highway P3s
Public-private partnerships are a policy tool that can help governments with the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of highways.
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The Transportation Advantages Of Dispersed City Structures Compared To Central Business District-Focused City Structures
The reasons for the evolution from central business district-focused, hub-and-spoke city structures to dispersed grid pattern structures.
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The Economic Problems Caused By Constraining Urban Growth
Urban growth boundaries effectively exert an extremely regressive tax upon cities, imposing far greater everyday costs on young or low-income residents, and first-time home buyers.
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Surface Transportation News #175
A toll increase or tax increase in San Francisco, transit-rich neighborhoods, and cities rethink rail.
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Chuck Schumer Trades the War on Drugs for a War on Vaping
Nothing truly counts as a moral panic until Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appoints himself the head of it.
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Can California Voters Afford to Authorize More Bonds?
Voters would be well advised to consider not only the merits of each bond individually but also whether state residents can afford to pile these financial obligations onto an already large stock of public debt.
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Mileage-Based User Fees Can Replace Gas Taxes, Eventually
States need to continue testing and developing vehicle-miles traveled fee systems.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018
The latest on privatization and government reform initiatives at all levels of government.
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Annual Privatization Report 2018 — Air Transportation
The latest trends and developments in air traffic control, airport security and airport management.
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Legalized Sports Betting: The Best Defense Against Corruption
The Supreme Court has given states the opportunity to improve sporting life in America.
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The Changing Workplace And The New Self-Employed Economy
The gig, or sharing, economy was spurred by market demand and technological evolution, so free market solutions are uniquely positioned to address its challenges.
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To Privatize PREPA, Puerto Rico Needs a Coherent Plan
Public power has clearly failed Puerto Rico. But to successfully privatize, the Commonwealth has to offer prospective concessionaires a clear path to profitability without totally stiffing PREPA bondholders.
