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06/20/2026

Join us on June 23 for a discussion on cryptocurrency and public pensions.

Our panel includes North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner, Todd Kanaster of S&P Global, and Reason Foundation's Mariana Trujillo and Leonard Gilroy. Together, they'll examine whether public pension systems should invest in digital assets, how fiduciaries should evaluate risk and volatility, and what transparency taxpayers deserve when public funds are invested in emerging asset classes.

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As digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies become increasingly integrated into financial markets, public pension systems face important questions about whether and how to incorporate them into investment portfolios. Join us ...

06/19/2026

As digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum become increasingly integrated into financial markets, public pension systems face important questions about whether, and how, to incorporate them into investment portfolios.

Join us Tuesday, June 23, at 2:00 pm ET / 11 am PT, for a live webinar exploring how public pension systems should evaluate cryptocurrency investments, manage risk and volatility for public workers, retirees, and taxpayers, and ensure transparency into these investments.

As digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies become increasingly integrated into financial markets, public pension systems face important questions about whether and how to incorporate them into investment portfolios. Join us ...

06/19/2026

Federal transportation discretionary grant programs have grown from a small, targeted funding tool into a sprawling, ineffective system that accounts for roughly one-fifth of federal transportation spending.

Improving the federal discretionary grant funding process for transportation projects calls for returning it to a small, focused and useful program.

06/19/2026

Evaluation of lifetime income products for public sector defined contribution plans, how public pension systems are failing women, and more in this edition of Reason Foundation’s Pension Reform Newsletter.

Plus: Evaluation of lifetime income products for public sector defined contribution plans, how public pension systems are failing women, and more.

06/18/2026

Federal transportation discretionary grants have expanded dramatically. Congress should reduce the size of discretionary grant programs and refocus them on objective, performance-based criteria that fund the most needed transportation projects.

Improving the federal discretionary grant funding process for transportation projects calls for returning it to a small, focused and useful program.

06/18/2026

The most recent federal data shows that LAUSD spent nearly $27,000 per student in 2023.

The school district's largest increase in compensation spending, about $315 million, went to administrative positions, not teachers.

06/17/2026

Despite enrollment falling by 34.7%, LAUSD’s inflation-adjusted expenditure on employee compensation, including salaries, benefits, and other wages, grew by about $1.7 billion, or 27%.

The school district's largest increase in compensation spending, about $315 million, went to administrative positions, not teachers.

06/17/2026

While individuals can purchase lifetime income options on their own in retirement, very few defined contribution plans offer an in-house lifetime retirement income product that, if structured correctly, could provide a more cost-efficient and functional option for public employees.

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.

06/16/2026

Robert Poole covers the congressional debate over safety technology since the tragic mid-air collision over Reagan National, examines new developments in airport security policy, and makes the case for terminating NASA's Space Launch System. ⬇️

Plus: Terminate NASA's SLS rocket, TSA's remote terminal experiment, and more.

06/16/2026

Public school enrollment continued its post-pandemic slide in 2024-25, with 40 states losing students and only 10 having more or the same number of students as in 2019. In the coming years, all states should prepare for lower public school student counts and right-size accordingly.