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Mississippi Makes Progress toward a More Just and Efficient Criminal Justice System
Steven Johnson Mississippi has taken important strides this week to create a criminal justice system that effectively protects the public…
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Government-run UTOPIA is not good for Utahans
A new bill seeking to curb Utah’s government-owned broadband networks incited anger among observers, indicating confusion remains regarding the policy—and…
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Increased Federal Aid to States Is a Long Term Trend
States receiving money from the federal government is unsurprising, but what is shocking is the states’ increased reliance on money from Washington, D.C. in the past decade.
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Overcriminalization Interview with Jason Lewis
On March 24, Cara Sullivan went on The Jason Lewis Show to discuss the importance of criminal justice…
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Increasing Education Spending Does Not Equal Higher Test Scores
Over the last four decades, education spending has steadily increased in the United States, yet schools are not delivering the…
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Kansas Supreme Court Usurps Legislature’s Authority
In most states, elected officials, usually state legislators, are responsible for assessing what education funding in the state should be…
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John Stephenson Testimony on Electronic Data Privacy Protection
On March 20, 2014 ALEC Communications and Technology Task Force Director John Stephenson was asked to testify in front of…
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New Publication on Net Metering Reform
For the sake of this exercise, imagine that you have a sizable vegetable garden in your back yard. One year…
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Seattle Restricts Uber and Transportation Innovation
In a major setback for innovation in the urban transportation market, the Seattle City Council voted Monday to…
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Keep the Web Free of New Taxes and Regulations
This appeared on RedState.com March 12, 2014. Today marks the 25th birthday of the World Wide…
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Arizona says “Neigh” to Small Businesses
By Audrey Williams If two ride a horse, one must ride behind. But, when the riders are government and small…
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Tax Reform and Pension Reform
This appeared on PublicSectorInc.Org on March 11, 2014. Congressman Dave Camp’s recently released tax reform draft has stimulated…
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Raising the Minimum Wage: The Effects on Employment, Businesses, and Consumers
Despite good intentions, recent efforts at the federal, state and local levels to increase the minimum wage pose a serious…
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The World Wide Web: 25 Years Later
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web since its initial proposal by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in…
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NYC Mayor Rescinds Space-sharing Agreement for Three Charter Schools
Newly-elected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that space-sharing agreements for three New York City charter…
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Pension Expert: Local Pennsylvania Downgrades Lurk
With new accounting rules looming, states and municipalities are beginning to realize that their unfunded pension liabilities are much more…
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Tennessee Considers Eliminating Hall Tax
Tennessee policymakers are considering the repeal or “localization” of the Hall Tax, a tax on investment income (interest, dividends, and…
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Attacking Consumer Choices through the Tax Code
Last week, a bill was introduced but never heard in the Washington State Senate that considered a proposal to…
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Big government does too much, badly
Around the country there have been calls to raise the minimum wage, to impose strict regulations on our businesses and…
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Want to Avoid the Employer Mandate? There’s a Rule Against That
The Obama administration has a new solution to force compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA): simply ban businesses from…