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Webinar on public pensions investing in crypto, plus effort to bring back pensions fails in Alaska
Plus: Evaluation of lifetime income products for public sector defined contribution plans, how public pension systems are failing women, and more.
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While losing 34% of its students, LAUSD’s spending on compensation increased by $1.7 billion
The school district's largest increase in compensation spending, about $315 million, went to administrative positions, not teachers.
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Improving public sector defined contribution plans to help provide secure, adequate retirement income
A framework for policymakers and fiduciaries to evaluate lifetime retirement income options in public sector defined contribution plans, mitigate longevity risk, and improve participant outcomes.
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Latest data shows just 10 states have avoided K-12 public school enrollment decreases
Plus: Open enrollment transparency advances in Vermont, but public school choice proposals in New Hampshire and Missouri fail to gain ground.
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Getting to yes on ADS-B/In will exempt some aircraft
Plus: Terminate NASA's SLS rocket, TSA's remote terminal experiment, and more.
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Risk concerns sink legislation to reopen Alaska’s public pensions
Alaska House Bill 78 included major flaws that could have imposed hefty, unnecessary risks on the state’s future budgets.
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Tax reform is essential to restore prosperity in Argentina
An excessive tax burden drives workers and businesses into informality, but with changes the country can regain the wealth it once had.
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Out of the shadows: Tax reforms to formalize Argentina’s underground economy
Argentina's high payroll taxes and cascading levies create a tax wedge between formal and informal employment arrangements.
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How to remove TSA’s conflict of interest
Congress should devolve checkpoint and checked-baggage screening to airports, as is common practice in Canada, Europe, and many other countries.
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Fixing FAA’s air traffic control safety conflict
There must be separation between aviation safety regulation and the provision of services like air traffic control.
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North Carolina’s I-77 express toll lanes public-private partnership is on hold
Plus: Drone delivery going mainstream, opposition to electric vehicle user fees, and more.
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Georgia finally gets licensing reform across the finish line
Senate Bill 207 gives people with criminal records a real path to obtaining occupational licenses and a model for other states to follow.
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Kentucky gives people with criminal records a fair shot at occupational licenses
A new predetermination law ends the guessing game for workers with conviction histories.
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Examining ignition kill switch mandates for technology that isn’t ready, and the better alternatives
The Congressional mandate for technology that doesn’t exist yet and isn't the most cost-effective way to address impaired driving.
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A ‘compute tax’ is the wrong answer for the future of artificial intelligence and work
Taxing the computing power behind artificial intelligence could slow innovation, reduce productivity gains, and weaken American competitiveness.
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Webinar: Managing the $5 trillion of state and local government debt
A recent Reason Foundation webinar examined how state and local governments can best manage long-term obligations.
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Louisiana is criminalizing a housing problem
Without addressing the underlying housing shortage, the bill risks creating a cycle of repeat arrests that effectively turns jail cells into expensive temporary shelters.
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Maryland’s new law protecting artistic expression should be a model for other states
Other states and Congress should follow Maryland’s lead in protecting freedom of expression.
