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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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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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Virginia Ranks 27th Overall in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Virginia’s best rankings are rural arterial pavement condition (4th), capital-bridge disbursements per mile (5th) and total disbursements per mile (7th).
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Idaho Ranks 7th Overall in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Idaho’s best rankings are urbanized area congestion (7th), rural arterial pavement condition (12th) and administrative disbursements per mile (13th).
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Louisiana Ranks 37th Overall in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Louisiana’s best rankings are administrative disbursements per mile (5th), capital-bridge disbursements per mile (16th) and maintenance disbursements per mile (22nd).
