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What is a revenue-risk public-private partnership?
And when is revenue risk the better financing choice for the state and taxpayers?
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Testimony: Teacher Retirement System of Texas can improve funding policies to benefit taxpayers, employees
The pension plan's outdated actuarial assumptions, funding policies, and benefit offerings hurt teachers' retirement security.
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The impact of California’s cannabis taxes on participation within the legal market
This analysis develops an empirical model to estimate the degree to which California’s tax regime affects participation within its commercial cannabis market, and how participation may change through different approaches to taxation.
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Open enrollment policies don’t have to affect student athletics
There are a variety of ways states can handle student athletic eligibility questions that can arise when implementing open enrollment policies.
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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.
