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Consumer Behavior and Retail Bag Usage
Thus far in 2014, many state lawmakers have had to consider several different types of legislation that regulate, tax, or…
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Why the FCC Should Stay Out of the Local Broadband Business
This appeared on Governing.com May 20, 2014. By: Rep. Blair Thoreson Despite two failed…
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Nevada Drops Problematic Health Exchange Website
Following the lead of Maryland, Oregon, and, most recently, Massachusetts, Nevada became the fourth state last week to drop…
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New Report Outlines Tax Burdens By State
According to the Tax Foundation’s Annual State-Local Tax Burdens Ranking report, Americans paid 9.8 percent of their collective income…
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The joke’s on them: High-ranked states in ‘Rich States, Poor States’ perform better
This appeared on the Daily Caller April 16, 2014. The 7th edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer…
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Taxes, Migration, and Economic Evidence
While certainly not the only factor affecting whether Americans move from one state to another, taxes play a significant role…
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Michigan rejoins U.S. economy
This appeared on The Detroit News on May 15, 2014. For most of the last decade,…
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NBER Report: Medicaid Expansion Reduces Incentives to Work
A working paper released this month from the National Bureau of Economic Research concludes that public insurance programs reduce…
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Taxes Do Matter to Migration
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) recently released a new study that purports to show that state taxes…
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Top 10 RSPS States Outperform Others
The 7th edition of Rich States, Poor States was recently released on Tax Day (April 15), and, as with…
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Revenue Shortfalls and Debt Downgrades in Kansas
Kansas policymakers were recently hit with two pieces of bad news: a state bond downgrade by Moody’s investors and lower…
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Massachusetts Plans to Replace Troubled Health Insurance Exchange
On the heels of Oregon’s decision to drop its dysfunctional health insurance site, Massachusetts officials announced plans to follow suit…
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Missouri Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Choose Economic Growth
Yesterday, the Missouri House of Representatives voted to override the veto of Governor Jay Nixon and enact broad based…
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Oregon’s $300 Million Exchange to be Transferred to Feds
Earlier today, Oregon became the first state-run health exchange to adopt the federal HealthCare.gov exchange portal. After receiving more…
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Why Paper Bags Should Be Fee-Free
A growing number of “bag bills” introduced at state and local levels prohibit stores from distributing single-use plastic bags…
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A Year in Review: The State of Cybersecurity
In early April, computer security firm Symantec released its annual Internet Security Threat Report, one of the most comprehensive…
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Is the Highway Trust Fund About to Hit a Dead End?
By Steven Johnson The Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report this past Tuesday showing that the Highway Trust…
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Correcting the Net Metering Record
“There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.” – William James…
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The Importance of Unlicensed Spectrum
Technology can quickly outpace regulatory frameworks, and a new example of this phenomenon is the rapid expansion of WiFi-enabled devices…
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New 2014 Rich States, Poor States Rankings Show States Are Making Large Reforms
Since 2008, Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index has used the latest economic data to determine which…