Latest
-
Pension Reform News: Forecasting state pension plans’ unfunded liabilities, some states make supplemental pension payments, and more
Plus: Texas needs to adjust its investment return assumptions, pension obligation bonds are getting riskier, and more.
-
Annual Privatization Report 2022 —Aviation
This report reviews developments in the United States and worldwide regarding private-sector participation in airports, air traffic control, and airport security.
-
Reformed pensions in Arizona, Michigan receiving supplemental funding to pay down debt faster
Arizona and Michigan’s recent treatment of funding for pension systems is an example of the value of comprehensive pension reform.
-
Examining the populations best served by defined benefit and defined contribution plans
The claim that a defined benefit plan is more efficient than a defined contribution plan, purely on a basis of cost, overlooks a larger and more meaningful perspective regarding benefit distribution.
-
How to maximize Arizona’s water investment
Arizona has set aside millions for water conservation and augmentation projects, but the state needs private partners to deliver this needed infrastructure.
-
Unfunded public pension liabilities are forecast to rise to $1.3 trillion in 2022
The 2022 Public Pension Forecaster finds aggregate unfunded liabilities will jump back over $1 trillion if 2022 investment results end up at or below 0%.
-
Florida Gov. DeSantis continues to pursue Everglades restoration
Florida lawmakers have taken significant steps to advance restoration goals and speed up various projects that have been in progress for nearly two decades.
-
Report says big tech monopoly claims are overblown
Paper says to look at Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Apple, Amazon and others by the level of firm concentration in the economy.
-
California repeals cannabis cultivation tax
California has just made tremendous progress in trying to turn around its regulated cannabis market, and more could soon be on the way.
-
Surface Transportation News: Urban freeway teardowns, states accelerate highway expansion, and more
Plus: Equity concerns on express toll lanes, a warning about hyperloop, and more.
-
What states can learn from Arizona’s new student transportation law
State policymakers can work to remove restrictions on the types of vehicles schools can use to transport students and reform licensing rules that prevent schools from hiring qualified drivers.
-
New regulatory burdens for the transportation sector from the Biden administration
The current volume of regulatory activity at the U.S. Department of Transportation is typical of what has been seen over the past two administrations.
-
North Carolina House won’t take up bipartisan medical marijuana bill passed by State Senate
North and South Carolina are among the last remaining bastions of medical marijuana prohibition in America.
-
Public pension funds and public-private partnerships could increase funding for transportation infrastructure
Public pension funds could invest in public-private partnerships that produce more greenfield and brownfield transportation projects across the United States.
-
It’s time to end the COVID emergency and limit Newsom’s state of emergency powers
According to a recent analysis, 48 states of emergency declarations are currently in force in California.
-
What will public schools do when federal pandemic relief funding runs out?
Pre-pandemic trends offer clues of how this might play out across state capitals.
-
FDA’s Juul ban threatens harm reduction progress
E-cigarettes aren’t just safer than combustible cigarettes, they’re more effective in helping smokers quit than FDA-approved therapies like nicotine gum and patches.
-
Why Michigan should replace gas taxes with mileage-based user fees
State policymakers should start thinking about a permanent replacement for the gas tax, such as mileage-based user fees.
