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Maryland Seeks Power to Double Tax Income
This appeared on RedState.com October 10, 2014 While it may seem unfair to pay income taxes twice, Maryland…
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Polar Vortex Highlights Grid Reliability Concerns
One of the chief concerns about the EPA’s recently proposed Clean Power Plan is the effect that the regulation would…
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Study: ACA to shrink labor market more than previously thought
In a new working paper from the Mercatus Center, University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan projects that the Affordable…
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Pence: Solutions Come From the States – Not Federal Government
By: Indiana Governor Mike Pence Over the last several decades, Washington has passed laws and…
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States Should Reform Provisional Licensing Laws to Help Lower Recidivism
What do food preparation, auto repair and barbering have in common? They are among a number of professional occupations across…
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S&P and Income Inequality
Lately, left-leaning economists have been happy to jump on the popular bandwagon claim that income inequality is threatening potential for…
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Arkansas Should Consider Policies Proven to Work—Not New Prisons
By: Pat Nolan and Cara Sullivan Arkansas’ prison population has grown 17% more in the last year than in any…
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First, Do No Harm: Improving Detroit’s Regulatory Climate
Detroit's rise and fall is now the stuff of legend, serving as a dark cautionary tale for cities everywhere.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down ACA Exchange Subsidies
On Tuesday, Judge Ronald A. White of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma vacated…
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Jonathan Williams Presents on Rich States, Poor States Report
Recently, Jonathan Williams, the senior director of the task force on tax and fiscal policy at the American…
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It’s Time for the FCC to Call Off Its Convoluted Power Grab
A potential heavy-handed federal power grab is threatening the fabric of constitutional federalism, and Congress is divided on whether to…
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Legalized Highway Robbery – How the Government can Seize the Property of Innocent Americans
Last week, The Washington Post published “Stop and Seize,” a three-part series chronicling the government’s seizure of hundreds…
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EPA Proposed Regulation Would Significantly Hurt Access to Electricity
When talking about energy and environmental policy, it is a bit troublesome to watch just how recklessly big-government environmentalists…
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A Number That Does Not Compute – 706: FCC Preemption Will Cost Taxpayers Millions
ALEC commends former FCC Commissioner and Tennessee regulatory official Deborah Taylor Tate for her principled and reasoned criticisms of current…
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The Blue States’ Economic Paradox
Blue states have a problem. Although there are some recently notable exceptions, most vehemently oppose cutting taxes, favoring…
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ALEC Urges FCC to Respect Federalism, Reject Preemption on Muni Broadband
On August 29, ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson and twenty state legislators sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission…
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Labor Day: An Opportunity to Reflect on How to Expand Freedom for Public Employees
Today marks the 120th celebration of Labor Day as a federal holiday. While the…
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New Report on State and Local Business Taxes
The Council on State Taxation, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, recently released a report on state and…
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FCC Commissioner’s Staffer Makes Compelling Case Against Muni Broadband Preemption
On August 20, Matthew Berry, Chief of Staff to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai, spoke out in convincing…
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Kansas Tax Cut Reality Check
The recent debt downgrade of Kansas by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) is being used by opponents of pro-growth tax reform…