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Florida advances toward XBRL adoption, but Government Finance Officers Association opposes
This development is a major milestone in the evolution away from PDF-based financial reports and toward machine-readable disclosure.
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Nebraska’s K-12 education funding system lacks transparency, relies too heavily on property taxes
Nebraska ranks third in the nation for the proportion of total K-12 public school revenues it derives from local revenue sources.
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Colorado Initiative 122 (2022): Third-party delivery of alcohol beverages
Colorado initiative 122 would allow businesses licensed to sell alcohol to use third-party home delivery services for alcohol beverages.
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Colorado Initiative 121 (2022): Sales of wine in grocery stores
Colorado initiative 121 would allow grocery stores and other businesses that are licensed to sell beer to also sell wine.
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Colorado Initiative 96 (2022): Concerning liquor licenses
Colorado Initiative 96 would incrementally raise the number of retail liquor store licenses an individual may hold.
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Modernizing the passenger facility charge to improve aviation
Modernizing the passenger facility charge would improve airports and increase airline competition.
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Montana C-48 (2022): Search warrant for electronic data amendment
Montana’s C-48 would "make it explicitly clear that our digital information is protected from unreasonable government searches and seizures."
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Colorado Springs doesn’t need to build public broadband
Data suggest that private interests in the market may make public broadband infrastructure unnecessary and ultimately a waste of taxpayer dollars.
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How Alaska’s defined contribution plan and supplemental annuity plan compare to the gold standard
Alaska's retirement plans meet best practices in some areas but need some improvement in other areas.
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Georgia temporary property tax change for disaster areas amendment (2022)
The temporary property tax change for disaster areas amendment would authorize local governments to grant temporary property tax changes for properties damaged by disaster events.
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South Dakota Measure 27: Adult-use marijuana legalization
South Dakota's Measure 27 would legalize the possession, distribution, and use of marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older.
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California Proposition 30 (2022): Tax increase on incomes above $2 million
California's Proposition 30 would increase state income taxes to fund electric vehicle charging stations and wildfire prevention programs.
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California Proposition 29 (2022): Dialysis clinic requirements
California's Proposition 29 would require physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants with six months of relevant experience to be on-site during treatment at outpatient kidney dialysis clinics.
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Express toll lanes can reduce traffic and improve bus service
Federal Highway Administration data shows more than 60 express toll lane projects are in operation across the country.
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The public pension systems signing on to politicized ESG investment efforts
State and local public pension systems that have signed on to the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk and Sustainability and Climate Action 100+.
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Better transparency can improve public school open enrollment in most states
Transparent open enrollment reporting is key to developing a level playing field for students.
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Users, not taxpayers, should pay for the inland waterways system
The current waterway funding system is unstable and costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
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The last gasp of 20th-century NASA
The new space paradigm means NASA should buy services from the rapidly developing competitive marketplace, not through its traditional procurement process.
