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Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities Reach $4.7 Trillion
As newly elected state legislators across the country consider what issues to address, they are likely to encounter the growing…
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NERC Report Highlights Potential Reliability Impacts of EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to ensure the…
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Promises Made, Promises Broken 2014: Unfunded Liabilities Hit $4.7 Trillion
State Budget Solutions' latest research reveals that state public pension plans are underfunded by $4.7 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion in 2013.
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Like Your Cell Phone? That’ll Be An Extra 17 Percent
Since Americans have become more mobile the demand for wireless access has increased. However, high tax burdens on wireless services…
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Lawsuits Filed in Response to Fracking Ban in Denton, TX
In what many pundits have described as a “wave election,” many candidates who embraced and campaigned on the principles…
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Post-Election Analysis by the American Legislative Exchange Council
Update: to see a full 50-state legislative breakdown, see our full map. The midterm elections offered a clear…
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Right-to-Work Will Continue to Benefit Indiana’s Economy
Update: Research and Legislative Analyst Ben Wilterdink recently appeared on the Tony Katz Radio Show to discuss this…
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ACA Exchange Subsidies Headed to U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments against the availability of exchange subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. …
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Dr. Matthew Ladner Joins Freedom Daily to Talk about the Report Card on American Education
Dr. Matthew Ladner recently joined Jami Lund of the Washington Freedom Foundation’s “Freedom Daily” to talk about the…
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Fracking in Illinois
Big news today out of Illinois: fracking can soon begin. Today, the 12-member Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules…
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams Interview with Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Tax and Fiscal Policy Director Jonathan Williams joined the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association’s (PMA) Carl Marrara…
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North Dakota Trails the Nation in Education Policy
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) last week released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on…
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Supreme Court to Hear Overcriminalization Case in Yates v. United States
Today, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of John L. Yates v. United States…
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I Don’t Want a Shirt, I Want a Share: Local Investors and Business Start-Ups Could Benefit From Equity Crowdfunding
Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and GoFundME. Chances are you’ve heard of at least one of these popular websites that allow people to…
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Virginia’s School Choice Policies Contrast with District of Columbia
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) last week released its annual Report Card on American Education, where it…
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A Halloween Horror Story: Tax Carve-Outs Edition One Year Later
Last year at Halloween, we told the gruesome tale of tax carve-outs. It all started when our social…
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Kansas Tax Cuts: Don’t Buy the Spin
Almost two years after some of the country’s most significant state-level tax reform was passed in Kansas, misinformation about the…
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VIDEO: Report Card on American Education Co-Author Discusses Report Findings with The Wall Street Journal
Foundation for Excellence in Education Senior Adviser Dr. Matthew Ladner joined the Wall Street Journal on Thursday to…
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The Washington Post Picks Up the Flag from the Convention Alarmists
This appeared on i2i.org October 27, 2014. By: Rob Natelson The past week saw yet another assault…
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Digital Learning: a Bright Spot in Education
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) yesterday released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education,…