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Replacing Michigan’s gas tax with mileage-based user fees
A transition from per-gallon fuel taxes to a mileage-based user fee system should be considered as a strategy to ensure adequate road funding for Michigan’s future.
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Annual Privatization Report 2022 — Transportation Finance
This report reviews 2021 developments in the infrastructure investment fund world, focusing on transportation infrastructure.
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Can the next mayor of LA help the city’s failing school district?
The most pressing problems facing LAUSD are declining enrollment and an increasingly unsustainable budget.
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NIRS’ assessment of the retirement efficiency gap leaves out some key details
This analysis misses some key facts.
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Proxy battles are usually an inefficient use of public pension systems’ resources
Public pension funds should prioritize maximizing risk-adjusted returns with as little wasted effort as possible.
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How states and schools can provide students more transportation options
States can pass laws to allow students to enroll in public schools outside of their zip codes — but those opportunities are meaningful only if families can afford to make the trip.
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The true depths of the U.S. debt crisis
The massive federal debt accumulation is going to force extremely tough political and policy choices in the coming decades.
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Aviation Policy News: New approach for Europe, U.S. airline competition, and more
Plus: Mexico's air traffic control mess, reforming the airport passenger facility charge, and more.
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Bus rapid transit systems need to use transit signal priority
On average, bus travel times are reduced by 15% and key intersection delays are reduced by 50% when using transit signal priority.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Surface transportation trends, revenue-risk, and more
Plus: Surface transportation trends, regulations limiting housing supply and more.
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Land-use regulations drive up the cost of housing and hamper economic mobility
Excessive regulations are needlessly inflating housing prices and hurting workers and families.
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The difficulties of assigning ESG ratings
The problems with public pension systems and private companies trying to create environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risk ratings.
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Pension Reform News: Hybrid pension proposal falls short in Louisiana, shortcomings of ESG scores, and more
Plus: Texas needs to reform teacher pensions, past pension missteps should be a warning to California, and more.
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Annual Privatization Report 2022 — Surface Transportation
In surface transportation policy, public-private partnership are far more common than privatized roads.
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California community colleges are losing students
If students don’t return soon, community colleges will face a financial crisis.
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Annual Privatization Report 2022
The latest trends in privatization and public-private partnerships.
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Biden keeps his bad promise on charter schools
The administration recently proposed a new Department of Education rule to make it more difficult for nonprofit organizations to open charter schools, forcing them to comply with many unnecessary regulations and bureaucratic paperwork requests.
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Over 100,000 died from drug overdoses in 2021 as public policy drives people to fentanyl
Accepting a false narrative will likely prevent policymakers and the public from confronting the true underlying cause of the drug-overdose crisis.
