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Partial Deregulation Keeps Freight Rail on Strong Footing During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic has reduced road traffic by 40 percent, mass transit ridership by 80 percent, and passenger air travel by 95 percent.
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Committee Staff Report on Teacher Retirement System of Texas Recommends Increasing Investment Transparency
The Sunset Commission staff recommendations are a positive step towards a more sustainable retirement system for current and future Texas public servants and taxpayers.
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Coronavirus Pandemic and Economic Downturn Could Force Education Finance Systems to Change
The coronavirus pandemic and financial crisis may force America’s outdated school finance system to implement reforms that reduce inequities and make the most of what taxpayers spend.
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Hacking the United Kingdom’s Electricity Grid
Across Britain, lone hackers—a term that has come to mean high-tech —are creating ways to harness energy price and usage data that has only recently become available.
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State Legislature Undermines Mississippi’s Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative
The legislature’s proposal would severely restrict the number of legal medical marijuana suppliers and manufacturers.
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Surface Transportation News: Improving I-35 in Texas, Opening Up Interstate Rest Areas, and More
Plus: Calls for New Jersey to further subsidize transit, CAFE and SAFE emission regulations, and more.
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Illinois’ Request for a Federal Bailout Is an Admission of Its Massive Pension Problem
Illinois can no longer rely on tax increases, service cuts, prospective benefits reductions and workforce reductions to keep its failing pension systems on life support.
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Occupational Licensing Reform Could Help Boost Economy As We Fight COVID-19
From barbers to athletic trainers to auctioneers, nearly one-quarter of workers in the US require a license to work.
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What the Great Depression Tells Us About How the Coronavirus Could Impact Municipal Bonds
Sharp revenue declines could soon force governments to make uncomfortable choices between public services, public employees, retirees, and bondholders.
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Parents on Homeschooling During Coronavirus and Where They’ll Send Their Kids When Schools Re-Open
Asking parents where they sent their youngest school-aged child before the coronavirus pandemic and where they plan to send that same child when schools re-open.
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Reducing Zoning Laws and Allowing Market-Based Housing Would Help San Jose
San Jose looks for ways to lower the rate of evictions and make housing more affordable.
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Amidst Economic Crisis, California Creates Exemptions to Assembly Bill 5 Rather Than Repealing It
The negative impacts of the law requiring companies to reclassify most independent contractors as employees are being amplified by the coronavirus pandemic.
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California Gov. Newsom’s Coronavirus Task Force and Plan to Reopen the Economy Fall Short
It’s worrying that rather than setting simple steps and metrics to open parts of the economy, Newsom has announced an unwieldy, 80-member coronavirus task force.
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California’s Local Control Funding Formula Provides a Model For K-12 School Finance Reform
As a result of reforms, California districts now have considerable financial flexibility, and dollars are allocated more equitably.
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Does the FAA Have the Authority to Require Passengers to Wear Masks?
The balance of evidence suggests the FAA does not possess the clear power to issue and enforce a mask rule.
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Central Planning of Airline Service Is a Bad Idea — Even If Airlines Took Bailouts
Airlines are required to continue serving all the points they served on the date the coronavirus stimulus bill passed, regardless of whether they have any passengers.
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Pension Reform Newsletter: The Impact of COVID-19 on Pension Plans, the Need for Resiliency to Market Turbulence, and More
Plus: Retirement plans for teachers need to adjust to modern demands, calls grow for federal assistance for state and local pension plans, and more.
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Working Paper: An Evidence-Based Approach to Fighting the Coronavirus Pandemic
"A realistic plan for unlocking society must be found. Urgently. This brief seeks to offer elements of what such a plan might look like, based on evidence from actions taken in many jurisdictions."
