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Marijuana Forgiveness Remedies
Policymakers rethinking pot prohibition should be able to build a better road map for implementing forgiveness remedies for past marijuana crimes.
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What Is Kratom and What Should We Do About It?
Kratom has life-saving potential as an opioid substitute, demonstrates promise as a therapy for opioid withdrawal, and has been shown to be remarkably safe even among heavy users.
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Comparing Public and Private Bus Transit Services
A Study of the Los Angeles Foothill Transit Zone
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Voluntary Energy Standards: ISO 50001 and the Superior Energy Standard
The extremely small number of certified sites is evidence that either the standards are not suitable for the vast majority of U.S. companies, or that the way they have been promoted is unsuitable.
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How Burdensome Regulation Obstructs Hunger Relief
This brief offers recommendations to help solve hunger by reforming current regulatory regimes that block the diffusion of beneficial technologies.
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Urban Transit Myths
Misperceptions About Transit and American Mobility
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Great Rail Disasters
The Impact of Rail Transit on Urban Livability
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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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House Bill 22 and Senate Bill 35 threaten Alaska’s budgets
HB 22 and SB 35 would likely cost Alaska upwards of $800 million in the coming decades.
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Senate Bill 88 would expose Alaska to significant additional costs
This bill could realistically add $9.6 billion in additional costs to future state budgets and reintroduce Alaska to significant pension risk.
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Georgia’s teacher pension system needs reforms to address current debt, future risks
The pension plan is still $27.7 billion short on the assets needed to pay for retirement promises made to teachers.
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Frequently asked questions about the Personal Retirement Optimization Plan
The Personal Retirement Optimization Plan (or PRO Plan) is a new framework for public worker retirement benefits that delivers post-employment security in a cost-effective way.
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Pension Solvency Overview: Teacher Retirement System (TRS) Of Texas
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas reported an unfunded pension liability of $35.4 billion in 2017.
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Nebraska’s Growing Municipal Pension Funding Challenges
Omaha and Lincoln have made progress in addressing pension issues in recent years, but unfunded liabilities are likely to continue to grow and harm city finances.