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Developments in State Government Privatization
Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines privatization trends at the state level
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Scrutinizing NDPERS’ cost claims on House Bill 1040
NDPERS is choosing to adopt the costliest interpretation of HB 1040 and is cherry-picking the worst from a range of actuarial cost estimates to scare away proponents.
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Arkansas Teacher Retirement System Pension Solvency Analysis
Investment returns failing to meet unrealistic expectations has been the single largest contributor to unfunded liability growth, adding $1.9 billion in debt to ATRS since 2000.
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Statewide Regulatory Takings Reform
Exporting Oregon's Measure 37 to Other States
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Ten Privatization Opportunities for Cleveland
Hopkins Airport, parking facilities and solid waste operations are prime privatization candidates
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Better Service. Better Price.
How privatization can streamline government, improve services, and reduce costs for Kansas taxpayers
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
State Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2016
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Addressing California’s Affordable Housing Shortage
Alternatives to Proposition 1C
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Evaluating Solutions for Austin’s Billion Dollar Pension Crisis
COAERS’s fiscal deterioration is evident, and the causes are many, such as subpar investment returns, failing to properly anticipate how long workers would stay in the system, and mortality assumptions.
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Analysis of Texas Senate Bill 321
Senate Bill 321 could save the state as much as $15 billion in long term costs and ensure that new employees' retirement benefits are fully funded.
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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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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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Ten Principles of Privatization
Best practices in privatization to lower the costs of government
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California General Election: Voter Guide
Policy Brief 71
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California Voters’ Guide 2012: Proposition 36
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 30.
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California Voters’ Guide 2012: Proposition 30
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on this proposition.