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Examining calls to bring back Alaska’s defined benefit pensions
Bringing back Alaska's defined benefit pensions would be unlikely to improve retention or recruitment but could add $9 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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New data shows Arizona’s public schools, including rural ones, can compete in an education marketplace
Schools are attracting students from outside their boundaries, giving students and families options to find the public schools best for them.
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Mississippi River is dangerously low and outdated federal law is blocking solutions
The 1906 Foreign Dredge Act forces the U.S. to use smaller, older, and less efficient dredges than Europe is using.
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Preliminary evidence on the safety of automated vehicles is overwhelmingly positive
As robotaxis expand, early results indicate that Waymo’s automated vehicles are almost certainly safer than typical human drivers.
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Aviation Policy News: FAA shutdowns should not happen
Plus: The 1500-hour rule holding up FAA reauthorization, community concerns about Advanced Air Mobility, and more.
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Forecast: State pension debt totals $1.3 trillion at the end of 2023
California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Texas have the most public pension debt.
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Pension Reform News: State pension debt forecast, risky public equity investments, and more
Plus: Texas passes another pension reform, authority and control over public retirement plans, and more.
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Connecticut’s efforts to reform public pensions may add long-term costs for taxpayers
Long-term goals are likely undermined by the law’s extended amortization schedule and introduction of a DROP program.
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California law would create arbitrary and questionable bans for cannabis product labels
The bill passed by the state legislature and headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom would add to California's overregulation of legal marijuana products without resolving any problems.
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Florida counties need to take a new approach to transit services
Five actions that Sarasota and Manatee counties can take to improve transit.
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The long road to Kentucky’s limited medical marijuana legalization
Participants in the new Kentucky medical program will face limitations not typically found in most states, including a continued ban on smoking marijuana.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Fiscal cliff for federal funds, NYC council members propose school choice and more
Plus: Wisconsin governor's veto, lawsuit against Ohio's EdChoice Scholarships, constitutionality of Montana charter schools, and more.
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Five actions transit agencies should take in the next two years
With transit ridership down, most large transit agencies will likely face a severe financial cliff in late 2024 when federal stimulus funds have been depleted.
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A public-private partnership is needed to replace Louisiana’s I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
It's a project expected to cost billions of dollars that the state hasn't set aside.
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Switching to defined contribution retirement plans may not impact public worker retention
A study finds the introduction of new defined benefit or defined contribution plans didn't significantly impact public workers' retirement decisions.
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Massachusetts’ proposed cigar tax increase would not improve health outcomes
S.1848 should raise concern that the state will enlarge the already substantial illicit tobacco trade, push sales and tax revenue to other jurisdictions, and punish premium cigar stores and lounges that have almost no appeal to youth.
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Surface Transportation News: Reducing car travel, Maryland express lanes, and more
Plus: What electric vehicle chargers will cost America, Amtrak's costly climate alternative, and more.
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The growing national debt and the future of federal transportation spending
Endlessly expanded federal borrowing and spending is not a realistic long-term transportation future.
