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California should eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax and reduce the retail excise tax
Reducing taxes would make legal cannabis products more price-competitive with illicit markets and attract more consumers to the state's regulated market.
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California’s legal marijuana industry has been hard-pressed to compete with untaxed, unregulated providers
New report provides a helpful roadmap for cannabis tax reform in California.
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Lessons from San Diego’s proposed mileage fee
Mileage-based user fees should replace gas taxes, not be added to existing fuel taxes.
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Why paying down New Hampshire pension debt faster would be a win for taxpayers
A “catch-up” payment toward the New Hampshire Retirement System's unfunded liabilities would reduce pension debt and yield long-term cost savings.
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Steps metro governments can take to address housing affordability, skyrocketing prices
Local governments need to make changes to zoning laws, building-approval processes, and height limits that prevent more housing from hitting the market.
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Frequently asked questions about the FDA’s ban on menthol cigarettes
Here are some of the common questions about banning menthol cigarettes, the supposed evidence in support of a menthol cigarette ban, and a ban's possible consequences on public health and minority communities.
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How to bring school choice to public school families
Providing the option of small-scale customization to families who are happy with their public schools may be exactly the reform strategy the school choice movement has needed for decades.
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California needs school choice
There are also policy options outside of the typical school choice agenda that could provide more education options to California’s families.
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Testimony: Louisiana Senate Bill 438 could cause public pension woes
This current proposal includes changes that would likely prevent the state and taxpayers from seeing any meaningful cost reduction or financial risk reduction.
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Oregon Psilocybin Services should carefully approach Measure 109 rulemaking
Our review of the proposed rules on psilocybin products, training curriculum, and testing yielded the following observations.
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Evaluating the potential impacts of Louisiana Senate Bill 438
The proposed hybrid plan is more expensive than the current pension under all scenarios.
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Alaska’s public pension reforms didn’t result in higher teacher turnover rates
Research on Alaska's public pension reforms suggests defined contribution plans may improve the retention of teachers in their first few years.
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Aviation Policy News: European aviation’s net zero plan, rethinking service at small airports, and more
Plus: Looking ahead to the next FAA reauthorization bill, Amazon Air adds business for airports, and more.
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California should learn from past mistakes made with unfunded pension benefit increases
California Senate Bill 868 could negatively impact the financial health of California’s State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS).
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Municipal golf losses, sewer sale, and more
Plus: Privatizing liquor sales in Pennsylvania, converting empty schools to housing, and more.
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Paying down PSPRS debt faster is a win for taxpayers
Unfunded PSPRS and ASRS liabilities make those pension systems more costly, pressuring government budgets. Paying down pension debt as fast as possible avoids interest costs and saves taxpayers money.
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Towamencin needs to show residents how a sewer deal would improve infrastructure and protect taxpayers
Towamencin's sewer system is in need of repair and modernization, which is likely to increase costs regardless of who is running the system.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Bill endangers Alaska’s reforms, Louisiana bills would weaken retirement system, and more
Plus: Why public pension funds should not be guided by politics, Kansas considers a defined contribution plan, and more.
