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Governor Patrick’s Tax and Spend Vision for Massachusetts
In a recent budget proposal that exemplifies the “tax and spend” approach to policymaking, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has requested…
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PPACA on Campus: Professors and Students Lose Out
Evidence of the unintended consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continue to abound. This time, adjunct…
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Don’t Let Government Break the Internet
It’s great to hear just about anybody speak on Internet freedom, but U.S. Representative Steve Scalise did the topic justice…
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California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org
California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org By: Katy Grimes The California Legislature will…
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Susan Crawford’s flawed argument about broadband competition
Susan Crawford, a professor at Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, argues in her interesting and provocative new book Captive Audience:…
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The Real Snake Oil Salesmen
By: Sen. Howard Stephenson Since 1995, the Utah Legislature has worked to fully implement the sound tax policy of not…
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Mining For Jobs: Rare Earth and Uranium Mining Potential in the States
When thinking about the mining industry, one would probably picture a coal mine in West Virginia, maybe…
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No Snake Oil, Life is About Incentives
By Jonathan Small, CPA Many have heard the saying, “You reap what you sow.” This is an undeniable fact of…
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A New Dose of Junk Economics
Despite the mountains of credible statistical evidence, the growing scholarly economic consensus, and sheer common sense, another report is released…
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Test Scores Decline Despite Increased Education Spending
Employment in America’s K-12 public school system has increased rapidly since the 1950’s. Interestingly, this growth in the number of…
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Health Care Freedom Results
Measures in four states—Alabama, Florida, Montana and Wyoming—were on the ballot last night relating to ALEC’s model Freedom of…
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How Reality-Based Budgeting Can Permanently Resolve State Budget Gaps
In 2012, numerous studies call necessary attention to the fiscal crisis in the states. State Budget Solutions' third annual state debt study revealed that aggregate debt across the 50 states amounted to $4.17 trillion.
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ALEC to States: Repeal Renewable Energy Mandates
ALEC adopts Electricity Freedom Act and discusses it on Master Resource (a free-market energy blog). “As the debate over…
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Capital Gains Taxes: The Phantom Menace
Film fans are abuzz over news that George Lucas will sell LucasArts, along with the globally renowned “Star Wars” franchise…
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Is Broadband a Monopoly?
Broadband is often described as the “core” of the Internet ecosystem—little more than the basic infrastructure across which users interact,…
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How to Prevent Future Pension Crises
State and local governments face an unprecedented crisis as a result of inadequately funded public pensions, as evidenced by a recent State Budget Solutions study that found on average, public plans across the country are only 41 percent funded.
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Hired With a Silver Spoon?
At a time when states are tightening their budgets and looking everywhere to find savings, one area has been largely…
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State Budget Crisis Task Force Outlines Extent of Illinois’ Budget Crisis
The State Budget Crisis Task Force, a group chaired by former New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch and former Federal Reserve Board Chair Paul Volcker, recently released a report focused on the critical state of Illinois' finances.
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Cato Institute Grades Governors on Fiscal Record
The latest edition of the Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors grades the states on economic…
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Public-Private Partnerships Forge a Path Forward for Infrastructure Investment
America’s roads, bridges and tunnels have a significant impact on our nation’s economic health. According to a recent study by…