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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.
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Louisiana legislature considers several bills that would change public pensions and impact taxpayers
These bills come with costs and trade-offs that put millions of taxpayer dollars on the line.
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Rather than banning menthols, FDA should embrace harm reduction
The FDA and the Biden administration should apply the harm reduction model to tobacco policy.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t a good reason for the U.S. to further increase defense spending
The massive defense budget is one prime place to start cutting federal spending and acting responsibly.
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It is time to rethink the relationship between housing and K-12 education
Kansas, Missouri and South Carolina are considering open enrollment policies that would allow families more education options.
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A ban on menthol cigarettes would hurt communities of color and undermine criminal justice reforms
The proposed criminalization of menthol cigarettes should be expected to hurt communities of color, spur the growth of black markets, lead to more incarceration, and undermine criminal justice reforms made in recent years.
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Arizona’s school funding system is outdated and broken
Arizona's proposed school finance reform would address some of the stark school funding disparities across the state's school districts.
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Local governments in California lost $20 million running public golf courses in 2020
The largest operating loss, over $4 million, was recorded by the Indian Wells Golf Resort, owned by the city of Indian Wells.
