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How Flexible Is the California Rule? A Tale of Four Cases
California appellate court upholds statute limiting pension spiking, but it may be reversed on appeal
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California Rules Drive Away Self Driving Cars
autonomous vehicles could drastically change transportation but only if manufacturers are given room to innovate
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The Only “Streak” That Matters is How Often Pension Investment Returns Exceed Expectations
Pension administartors in Florida, California, and others are taking a strange tone with respect to their investment returns this year
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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?