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Senate Bill 10 undermines the Teacher Retirement System of Louisiana
SB10 is likely to weaken the Teachers’ Retirement System, which is already burdened with $9.3 billion in unfunded liabilities.
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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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Keeping politics out of public pension investing
Policies directing public pension systems to make politically-motivated investments can undermine fund governance and increase financial risk to future generations.
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Working Paper: How shifting to a defined contribution retirement plan impacted teacher retention in Alaska
Using individual-level data for all Alaska teachers in the Teacher Retirement System before and after the retirement benefit change, we assess the effects of pension reform on teacher mobility out of employment with the Alaska K-12 system.
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Phoenix’s traffic congestion is expected to worsen despite $70 billion in transportation spending plans
Vehicle hours of delay spent in Phoenix's traffic congestion are expected increase by at least 50% at all times of day by 2050.
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Rating states on telehealth best practices
This toolkit aims to help policymakers move towards quality-oriented, affordable, and innovative health systems by ensuring that their state telehealth laws remove barriers that prevent access to care.
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A guide to customer-friendly tolling policies to help states rebuild highways and bridges
How states can implement customer-friendly tolling policies that address worries like double taxation and create genuine value for drivers and truckers.
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Examining the causes of induced demand and the future of highway expansion
The most effective method for reducing induced demand is to implement pricing on highways.
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K-12 funding in Tennessee: A student-centered approach
By adopting a student-centered funding model, Tennessee would replace the state's outdated education finance system that lacks transparency and local control.
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Expanding prefunding programs for the Arizona State Retirement System
Prefunding contributions for the Arizona State Retirement System could help ease the burden of rising pension costs on taxpayers.
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Ranking how each state’s transportation funding system aligns with the users-pay/users-benefit principle
With direct users-pay funding sources, those who use the highways are the people paying for them.
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How to prepare your state today for the automated vehicles of tomorrow
States should begin updating vehicle regulations so that advancements in automated vehicle technology can improve safety, mobility, and transportation access for residents.
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Improving the Florida Retirement System’s Investment Plan through increased contributions
The combined 6.3% rate fails to meet private industry minimum standards and places Florida at the bottom of states that offer a defined contribution retirement plan option as a primary source of retirement income.
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Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System’s cost of living adjustment is negatively impacting solvency
The PERS COLA is not tied to inflation, serving more as an autopilot annual pay raise for retirees than a way to maintain retiree’s purchasing power throughout retirement.
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Three reasons to strengthen the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS)
Based on recent capital market forecasts it appears likely that investment returns will face significant headwinds over the next decade and underperform relative to pension plan assumed rates of return.
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Modernizing Florida retirement: Analyzing recent reform concepts
Comprehensive reform to the Florida Retirement System could protect taxpayers and offer employees a secure retirement.