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State Government


New York should adopt reforms to prison sentences by expanding its good time and merit time statutes

New York should adopt reforms to prison sentences by expanding its good time and merit time statutes

By Colleen P. Eren, Ph.D. and Hanna Liebman Dershowitz

House Bill 1085 provides incarcerated people with robust incentives for good behavior and program participation, but lacks some common-sense safeguards.

Key considerations for states developing mileage-based user fee pilot programs
Key considerations for states developing mileage-based user fee pilot programs

By Jay Derr

Texas property tax relief won’t last unless local governments rein in spending
Texas property tax relief won’t last unless local governments rein in spending

By Mariana Trujillo

Fiscal red flags reveal growing problems in California governments and school districts
Fiscal red flags reveal growing problems in California governments and school districts

By Geoffrey Lawrence

Organized labor takes aim at California’s driverless truck rules
Organized labor takes aim at California’s driverless truck rules

By Marc Scribner

  • Texas should collect more data before evaluating its autonomous vehicle program
    Texas should collect more data before evaluating its autonomous vehicle program

    Testimony by Marc Scribner

  • International transit systems show practical lessons to improve US transit 
    International transit systems show practical lessons to improve US transit 

    Commentary by Neliann Rivera

  • State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity
    State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity

    Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

  • Texas can expand data centers without raising electricity costs
    Texas can expand data centers without raising electricity costs

    Testimony by Max Gulker and Steven Gassenberger

  • Texas should address the structural problems driving teacher pension debt
    Texas should address the structural problems driving teacher pension debt

    Testimony by Steven Gassenberger

  • Senate Bill 1939 allows Texas’ ship channel fund to retain its interest earnings
    Senate Bill 1939 allows Texas’ ship channel fund to retain its interest earnings

    Testimony by Jay Derr

  • Public-private partnerships can help Texas address its port infrastructure backlog
    Public-private partnerships can help Texas address its port infrastructure backlog

    Testimony by Jay Derr

  • Texas should follow Virginia’s lead on transportation project funding
    Texas should follow Virginia’s lead on transportation project funding

    Testimony by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • Ranking the states most and least dependent on the federal government 
    Ranking the states most and least dependent on the federal government 

    Commentary by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

State Government Policy Studies

  • State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity
    State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity

    Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

  • Improving public sector defined contribution plans to help provide secure, adequate retirement income
    Improving public sector defined contribution plans to help provide secure, adequate retirement income

    Policy Brief by Rod Crane and Richard Hiller

  • Using Asset Recycling To Rebuild America’s Infrastructure
    Using Asset Recycling To Rebuild America’s Infrastructure

    Policy Study by Robert Poole

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