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States with Budget Surpluses May Not Really Be In the Black
The end of the fiscal year on June 30 has led to pleasant surprises or harsh realities for state officials.
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Smartphone Meets the Fourth Amendment
This appeared on GreenvilleOnline.com July 12, 2014. Many of us are never far from our cell phones. For…
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Paving The Way For Innovation: Increasing Available 5GHz Unlicensed Spectrum
In the 21st century, a significant amount of our personal and professional lives are spent using Wi-Fi enabled technology. Smartphones,…
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Krugman: Wrong on Taxes, Wrong on Kansas
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman recently used his weekly column to take aim at pro-growth tax reform and…
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Will Texas’s ‘Impossible’ $10K Degree Lead the Nation?
By Thomas K. Lindsay, Texas Public Policy Foundation In Rick Perry’s 2011 state of the state address, Perry challenged Texas’s…
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Margin Tax is the Epitome of Bad Tax Policy
With most legislative sessions for 2014 adjourned, many states are now looking forward to November. Other than elections, various ballot…
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Michigan vs. Minnesota Radio Interview
Tony Conley of the Tony Conley Show in Lansing, Michigan featured Jonathan Williams of the ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy…
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Intellectual property entitled to protection
This appeared on Cincinnati.com on July 4, 2014. What do Coca-Cola, Whole Foods and…
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Minnesota vs. Michigan: A Case For Larger Government?
A recent report published by Michigan Future Inc. attempts to defy economics 101, arguing that high taxes and larger…
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Supreme Court Rules In-Home Personal Care Providers Cannot be Compelled to Pay Union Agency Fees
In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court held in Harris v. Quinn that the First Amendment prohibits the collection…
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The Energy Link: Energy Producing States and Economic Growth
In this space, we have written about an apparent connection between states that develop their natural resources and lower…
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State Tax Cuts Indicate Emphasis on Economic Growth
The 2013 legislative session saw a strong trend of states cutting various taxes, as 18 states passed net tax cuts…
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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…