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Even Supreme Court Justices Show Up for Jury Duty: Exploring Jury Service Exemptions
Last week, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts showed up for jury duty in Montgomery County to…
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Telemedicine Controversy in Texas
The Texas Medical Board views rules it adopted April 10 as “expanding telemedicine opportunities,” but business and industry groups…
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Swedish Snus: A Less Risky Alternative
Swedish Match, the world’s leading manufacturer of Swedish snus, applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a reduced…
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Trade Promotion Authority – The States Are Stakeholders
Republicans and Democrats are learning to work together again and nowhere is this more consequential for the states than the…
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Arkansas Becomes 16th State to Pass Sunshine Legislation for State-Hired Private Attorneys
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson just signed SB 204 into law, which would create some oversight when the Attorney…
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Devolution: A Canadian Solution to Excessive Federal Ownership of Public Lands
On April 1, Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) celebrated an important milestone – the first anniversary of devolution. Devolution is the…
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Congress Considering Repeal of Death Tax
For the first time in just over a decade, the U.S. House of Representatives today will vote on a bill…
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Clean Power Plan Litigation Begins
The first major step in what will likely be a long, drawn-out legal process will begin today, April 16. Today,…
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Governor LePage’s Tax Plan Would Boost Maine’s Economic Outlook
https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/maine-state-house-77716843 The 2015 edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index was recently released with Maine…
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7 Things Every American Needs To Know About Taxes
Today is tax day in America. As always, it features a lot of confusion with tax forms, some rushed trips…
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What the Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ Means for States
The U.S. Senate late Tuesday evening passed legislation containing a permanent ‘doc fix’ for calculating physician reimbursements under…
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Rich States, Poor States covered by West Virginia’s Hoppy Kercheval
On Thursday, April 8, Jonathan Williams talked to West Virginia Metro News host Hoppy Kercheval about West Virginia’s Rich States,…
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Look Out For These Pension Gimmicks
State public pension plans are the future, and often current, greatest liabilities that state governments must tackle.
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New Mexico Passes Legislation Balancing Property Rights and Public Safety
Every year, law enforcement agencies seize millions of dollars simply by suspecting the property is connected to criminal activity. Friday,…
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VIDEO: Rich States, Poor States on Wall Street Journal Live
Today, Jonathan Williams, Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council, discussed the…
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Teacher Evaluations Back in the News
The ability to recruit and retain effective, quality teachers is one of the most crucial elements of education reform…
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New 2015 Rich States, Poor States Rankings Show Which States Are Most Competitive
Public policy matters to economic performance. Economic theory and data have established this link clearly. Most notably, limited government, free…
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Pipe dream? Review pipe procurement policies to keep taxpayer money from going down the drain
This op-ed originally appeared in the March 2015 edition of Public Works Magazine. When city councils look for…
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Civil Forfeiture Assumes Guilt
This appeared in The Baltimore Sun March 20, 2015. In August 2012, law enforcement…
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West Virginia Latest State to Curb Asbestos Lawsuit Abuse
Anyone who watches late night TV knows that asbestos lawsuits are still abound even though the substance was largely dropped…