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Increase Juror Participation by Updating Jury Wage Laws
Last week, jury selection began in the case against James Holmes for the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooting. Deliberations…
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West Virginia Becomes First State to Repeal RPS
Earlier this week West Virginia’s Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed House Bill 2001, making the state the first…
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President Obama’s Budget Proposal Violates the Principles of Sound Tax Policy
This week President Obama rolled out his budget proposal, which again demonstrates how incredibly out of step the president is…
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International Trade – The States Are Economic Stakeholders
The views expressed in this blog post are those of a subject matter expert and do not necessarily…
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States Prove that Educational Freedom Works
This appeared on RedState.com January 30, 2015. State lawmakers will surely haggle over education policy this…
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State of the Union Tax Proposal Would Hurt Middle Class
Update: President Obama dropped his proposal to tax 529 college saving accounts. This…
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States Embracing School Choice See Better Outcomes
In November, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the annual Report Card on American Education, tracking state…
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Atlantic Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration May Soon Be a Reality
Big news today out of the Interior Department: much of the Atlantic coastline from Virginia to South Carolina…
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Governors Highlight Importance of Criminal Justice Reform in State of the State Addresses
Criminal justice systems that return four in every ten of offenders behind bars within three years, yet spend over $50…
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Data Show School Choice Works
In November, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the annual Report Card on American Education tracking state education…
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International Trade and Trade Promotion Authority – A Definite SOTU Highlight
International trade took center stage several times during this week’s State of the Union Address as the president recognizes its…
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State of the Union: ALEC Experts Respond
Updated January 21, 2015 Jon Russell, director of the American City County Exchange (ACCE): One of the most pressing issues…
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Criminalizing America: System Error
Watch this entrepreneur explain how he was targeted and raided by the federal government for breaking a law, despite language…
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University of California Pension Costs Force Tuition Increase
Time and time again, California proves itself to be a what-not-to-do handbook for states looking to responsibly balance their budgets.
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Keystone XL: It’s Official – Excuses for Inaction Have Disappeared
This appeared on RedState.com on January 9, 2015. Last year, President Obama halted the U.S.
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ACA and Employer Mandate Back in National Spotlight
On Thursday, the U.S. House passed a bipartisan measure to restore the definition of full-time work to 40…
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New York’s Minimum Wage Increase: The Wrong Way to Ring in the New Year | RedState
This appeared on RedState.com on January 1, 2015. Last night, as shivering tourists gathered…
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The 14 States That Cut Taxes in 2014
As 2014 draws to a close and the final few state legislatures still in session prepare to finally adjourn for…
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VIDEO: Criminalizing America –Flushed Away
Watch the story of Lawrence Lewis, an engineer who was charged for unknowingly committing a crime by simply doing his…
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Colorado Attorney General Appeals TABOR Challenge to U.S. Supreme Court
A few weeks ago the Attorney General of Colorado, John Suthers, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case…