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Mobile Apps Market Making Moves for U.S. Economy
Notwithstanding the rest of the U.S. economy, experts believe the trajectory of growth in the mobile application…
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Stopping State Bailouts, Before They Start
First it was Wall Street, then it was General Motors, and now some expect that individual states will also seek…
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The Pension Reform Battle in California
The unfunded liabilities that stretch across states and municipalities has transformed from a major problem into a full blown…
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Cloud Computing Taking High-Tech Economy by Storm
What do Netflix, NASA and the Senegal Ministry of Finance have in common? They all operate in the cloud. Cloud…
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ALEC works with lawmakers
ALEC op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle this morning. “While Washington has become gridlocked and largely ineffective, the real…
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Safeguarding American Jobs by Protecting Intellectual Property
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) submitted a request to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last November urging them…
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Teachers Union Failing Students and Community
Throughout the city of Chicago, hundreds of thousands of public school students remain at home; their schools closed while their…
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Inside ALEC Takes on Taxes
“No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the…
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Taxes Push Firms Abroad
More and more U.S. companies are moving their corporate headquarters abroad to seek more favorable tax treatment of corporate income,…
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Uber vs. City Hall
Hailing a taxi is one of the most frustrating experiences in modern city life. Unfortunately, city government seems intent on…
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Kansas Policy Institute: Debunking Junk Economics
When looking at a state to state comparison, measurement is everything. Correct measures to test a state’s prosperity must be…
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Popular Good or Public Good? The Debate to Nationalize Facebook
Despite what history proves about the transient nature of the social media sector—who still uses Friendster or MySpace?—Philip N. Howard’s…
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New Study Shows State and Local Business Taxes on the Rise
The Council on State Taxation (COST) recently released a study revealing that businesses paid a total of $644…
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State Budget Solutions’ Third Annual State Debt Report Shows Total State Debt Over $4 Trillion
For the third consecutive year, State Budget Solutions examined state debt and calculated the total amount of debt that each state faces. This year's report shows that aggregate debt across the 50 states amounted to $4.17 trillion.
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An Expensive Year for Government
The Cost of Government Center (CGC) is part of the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation, a non-profit group that…
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5th Circuit Upholds PPACA’s Limits on Physician-Owned Hospitals
Last Thursday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit challenging provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
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Unfunded pension liability worse than expected
The issue of state pension sustainability has been a cause of major concern ever since the 2008 recession took a…
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Mobile Apps are Niche Sector of the Telecommunications Industry
Statistics from a litany of sources demonstrate one clear takeaway: app use is skyrocketing. Facilitated by increasing numbers of smartphone…
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A False Choice in Illinois
This Friday, the Illinois General Assembly will convene a one-day special session to address the state’s overwhelming pension liability. Illinois…
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Rep. Linda Upmeyer on What ALEC Means
ALEC’s Second Vice Chair Rep. Linda Upmeyer (IA) writes what ALEC means, and why it is good. Click here for…