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Reports: EPA to release Clean Power Plan next week
According to reports published in both the New York Times and the Washington Post last night, the U.S.
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Budget Debate Highlights Pennsylvania’s Need for Fundamental Tax and Pension Reform
Despite very different opinions on how to fix the budget, Pennsylvania legislators and the governor have agreed on something: there…
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President and Congress follow States’ Lead on Criminal Justice Reform
This morning, President Obama visited a federal prison in Oklahoma and remarked about the need to reform America’s criminal justice…
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Jonathan Williams Discusses Pennsylvania’s Competitiveness on PMA Perspective
Jonathan Williams Discusses Pennsylvania’s Competitiveness on PMA Perspective On Sunday night, Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform,…
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Taxing the Cloud: Chicago Decides to Tax Residents for Using Netflix
Can a city tax the cloud? Not the type of cloud in the sky, but the technological cloud. Netflix. Spotify.
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Map: Natural Gas Production in the U.S.
One of the greatest achievements of the American 21st Century has been the advances made in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal…
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Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Thoughtful Spending Limitations Can Protect Taxpayers
Jonathan Williams, the Vice President of the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform, recently spoke at a Cato Institute Capitol Hill…
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STEM – Will it replace liberal arts?
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational policies encourage school options that provide students the opportunity to develop the necessary…
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DEA Data Collection Program Served as Model for NSA Program
“The wicked flee when no man pursues,” according to the book of Proverbs. USA Today recently reported that the…
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Grady v. North Carolina – Satellite Based Monitoring Programs Are Searches
A decision announced by the Supreme Court earlier this term may force states to re-evaluate their Satellite Based Monitoring (SBM)…
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Smart is The New Tough: Prison Reform
Harsh drug sentences were once thought to be the best solution for getting illegal drugs off the streets. While the…
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“State-of-the-States” Snapshot for the New Fiscal Year
Today marks the first day of the New Year; or at least the new fiscal year in 46 states. Only…
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SCOTUS: EPA Must Consider Costs Before Imposing Regulation
The Supreme Court’s 2014 Term came to a close on Monday, but not before it issued a strong rebuke of…
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Previewing Michigan v. EPA
Despite having already announced several significant decisions this week, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to…
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IRS Permitted to Offer Subsidies in Federal Exchanges, Supreme Court Rules
In a split decision, the Supreme Court determined that the Internal Revenue Service’s decision to offer taxpayer subsidies through…
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Jonathan Williams Discusses New State of the States Report on The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Live
Jonathan Williams, Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council, was recently interviewed…
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The Cost of Affordable Care: A State-by-State Analysis
Regardless of the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision later this session, Obamacare has provided anything but “affordable” health insurance.
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Remembering Senator Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney fought for the rights of all people in the criminal justice system.
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Asset Forfeiture Reforms Happening in the States
A number of states, including, Montana, New Mexico and Nevada, recently passed reforms to their civil asset forfeiture laws. Civil…
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Connecticut Set to Raise Taxes, Businesses Consider Relocation
By: Ben Wilterdink and Harry Riegel Connecticut is quickly becoming the poster child for uncompetitive economic policy. As Connecticut lawmakers…