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Not much for now, with next year’s insurance premiums jumping far more than general inflation and tax revenues. Employers’ only hope to begin stemming these costs long term is a stronger, unified front at the state and national levels. There also could be an important role for public pensions.
To address local challenges, cities and counties have to act as catalysts for other groups, including businesses, nonprofits and residents, to address areas of common interest in collaborative fashions.
The payoff from effective personnel policies is a heightened sense of residents’ confidence in government and quality of life.
When it comes to protecting their residents from environmental harms, lawmakers in red and blue states alike are making progress without waiting for Washington.
High school students’ math and reading proficiency levels are the lowest in decades. Only rigorous accountability and proven improvement strategies can turn that around.
Two big political blocs have different ideas when it comes to health.
A forthcoming state law will create the single largest new pool of workers with collective bargaining rights in decades.
Updates enacted by Congress will make this successful program for low-income communities even more attractive to investors, particularly for housing. But there are plenty of ways to take advantage of the current program.
Innovators, investors and practitioners are on the hunt for fruitful applications of blockchain and other evolving financial technology. Undoubtedly some of their ambitions will involve government finance. Which ones might actually pan out?
These programs are under relentless attack but there is no evidence that they’ve given Black Americans any disproportionate benefit.
Cooperative federalism recognizes that states are best positioned to balance environmental goals with the practical realities of keeping the lights on. A few states are showing the way.
There are advantages to allowing more workplace flexibility. It’s particularly helpful for recruiting and retention.
Adoption of the technology remains fragmented across states and localities. Getting the most out of it requires proactive steps.
Florida showed the way decades ago by adopting a single statewide standard, saving lives and billions of dollars and showing that hazard resistance is achievable and affordable.
Despite federal pullbacks, the transition to clean energy is coming. Here's a road map for state and local leaders.
When it comes to generating a revival, trying to copy what has succeeded somewhere else usually doesn’t work.
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