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California complicates state’s struggling legal marijuana system with more rules
The changes would make it even more costly and burdensome for cannabis industry businesses to operate in California’s legal marijuana market.
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Social media companies are free to make bad decisions
Social media companies are free to set their terms of service and moderate content as they choose. But this doesn’t mean their policies are smart.
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Inflation could significantly raise costs for some public pension systems
Most public retirement systems have established policies to limit annual cost spikes from cost-of-living adjustments during inflationary periods.
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Growing agreement that government regulations are driving up the costs of vital infrastructure
We may have an unprecedented opportunity to reform the National Environmental Policy Act.
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The Great Resignation highlights the need for public pension plans to adapt to today’s mobile workforce
Governments should consider modernizing their retirement plans and options for workers who don’t intend to stay in one position or with one employer for multiple decades.
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Biden doubles down on Title I funding increase in 2023 budget proposal despite program’s poor record
The administration wants to double the funding for a federal program that has failed in its aim to close achievement gaps between low-income and higher-income students.
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Colorado’s proposed flavored tobacco ban would worsen public health and criminal justice inequities
A ban on flavored tobacco products would likely lead to the growth of illicit tobacco markets and more policing in minority communities.
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Aviation Policy News: Merger increases airline competition, eliminating the North Atlantic tracks, and more
Plus: Linking smaller airports to popular destinations, legal scholars debate approaches to drone law, and more.
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Testimony: Louisiana Senate Bill 10 is likely to increase pension debt and weaken retirement system
SB10 is likely to shortchange members and weaken TRSL, which has $9.3 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Federal recovery funds raw deal for taxpayers, state-operated cannabis stores, and more
Plus: Lawsuits might free up government spending data, streamlining public information requests, Philadelphia airport parking P3, and more.
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A chance to enter a new era of financial transparency and awareness for public pension plans
Nearly every group of Americans should appreciate the new required public pension disclosure.
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The real danger of mandatory reciprocal switching is freight rail stagnation
The Surface Transportation Board should not amend its reciprocal switching regulations until it can credibly show that the benefits would exceed the costs.
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The benefits of the pupil transportation policy reforms in Arizona’s SB 1630
Smaller, lower-cost vehicles would help students living in rural, geographically diverse areas of the state, but also assist urban families.
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Class action lawsuits against CUSIP could improve government transparency
In the case of CUSIP numbers, a strong intellectual property claim hinders our ability to monitor state and local debt.
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Why Nashville would get a smaller funding increase than other urban school districts in Tennessee’s education finance reform
A central goal of Gov. Bill Lee's education funding reform is to reduce unfair funding gaps between school districts, so they can’t all receive an equal funding boost.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Alaska’s risky pension bill, calls to divest, and more
Plus: Report identifies 2022 challenges for pension funds, pension plans aren't helping with teacher employment, deferred retirement options expose public pensions to unique risks, and more.
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Testimony: Assessing the proposed Kansas Thrift Savings Plan in Senate Bill 553
The proposed Thrift Savings retirement plan in Senate Bill 553 reflects a high-quality public sector retirement plan design that incorporates best practices from national experience.
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Commissioner Penny Schwinn explains how school finance reform would help Tennessee students
Tennessee's Commissioner of Education, Penny Schwinn, and Aaron Garth Smith talk about Tennessee's proposal to adopt an education funding system that focuses on student needs.
