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Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System (LASERS) Pension Solvency Analysis
The Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System has only 64 percent of the assets needed to fully fund the pension system.
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Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana Pension Solvency Analysis
The latest, official numbers reveal that the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana now has over $10 billion in unfunded pension liabilities.
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Surface Transportation News: Challenges to Managed Lanes, Milestone for Self-Driving Cars, and More
Plus: Implications of remote work for transportation, feasibility of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks, another BRT project set to underperform, and more.
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Voters Across the Country Decriminalize Drugs, Reject Failed War on Drugs
These shifts away from the failed War on Drugs to an evidence-based harm reduction approach are important and positive steps.
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Why Metro Denver Should Consider the E-470 Toll Road Lease Proposal
A private company says it would pay off the toll road’s $1.9 billion debt, spend nearly $2 billion on improvements to the highway, and lower toll rates for E-470’s most frequent users.
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Big Tech and Social Media Companies Don’t Need More Government Regulation or Meddling
If the DOJ and FCC force social media companies to regulate more speech or take legal responsibility for third parties on their platforms, there will be more censorship of all sides, not less.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: Modernizing Police Retirement Plans, Transit Agencies Strapped With Debt, and More
Plus: How to make pension reforms for the “new normal” economy, the growing unfunded pension liabilities in Texas, and more.
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Infographic: How Student-Centered Funding Works and How to Get There
How policymakers can align education funding with students' needs.
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A Student-Centered Funding Roadmap for Policymakers
Student-centered funding models treat every child more fairly, better recognize individuality, and allow for innovation and progress.
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Teacher Retirement System of Texas Solvency Analysis
Investment returns failing to meet unrealistic expectations have been the largest contributor to the public pension plan's unfunded liabilities, adding over $30 billion in debt since 2001.
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Washington, D.C.’s Initiative 81 Represents Progress Towards Ending the War on Drugs
The ballot initiative demands the use, possession, and cultivation of small amounts of entheogenic plants like magic mushrooms be downgraded to law enforcement's lowest priority.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: 2020 Voters’ Guides, Federal Deficits, and More
Plus: Private sector’s facilitating role in water systems, Puerto Rico finalizes energy deal, private prisons face lawsuits, and more.
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Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Solvency Analysis
Recent reforms to the public safety personnel public pension system are showing significant savings and increased retirement security for employees.
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California Shouldn’t Reverse Course on Criminal Justice Reforms
Proposition 20 would undo significant criminal justice system reforms passed by the state's voters in recent years.
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Aviation Policy News: Why Do Airlines Want Another Federal Bailout?
Plus: Air navigation service providers’ revenue losses, protecting airports from drones, aviation’s impact on global climate, and more.
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CalPERS Takes Risks, Looks to Private Equity to Mitigate Underfunding
Public pension plans across the nation are shifting to private equity and other risky assets as they seek higher yields.
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Examining How Much Money That Pension Debt Takes Away From Michigan’s Classrooms Each Year
In 2018, Detroit Public Schools spent $2,202 per student on MPSERS debt, which equals nearly 27 percent of the district's per pupil foundation grant from the state.
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Planning For Potential Budget Cutbacks In Michigan: Sustainable School Finance Solutions
Even in a constrained fiscal environment, Michigan can improve education funding equity and better empower local school leaders.
