Articles
Articles (page 46)
-
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Data Breach Highlights Privacy Concerns for State Run Tracking Apps
A person’s digital privacy is essential in today’s information age. People should be vigilant about who has access to their…
-
Texas Energy Crisis 2.0?
Just two months after the devastating energy crisis in Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) initiated yet…
-
Kentucky Enacts Law That Will Benefit Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Last year, roughly 20 states joined the White House in declaring April as Second Chance Month. Fittingly, one year later,…
-
Arizona Telehealth: Breaking Down Blocks to Healthcare
During the pandemic, states across the country loosened restrictions on the telehealth industry in order to ensure their residents would…
-
Federalism Is Having a Moment – Let’s Seize the Opportunity!
A renewed appreciation for federalism – the proper balance of power between the federal government and the 50 states –…
-
New Census Report: Americans Continue to Vote with Their Feet in Favor of Economic Opportunity
The U.S. Census Bureau just announced its long-anticipated list of state winners and losers from the official 2020 apportionment count.
-
A Discussion with Tennessee Leaders: Hall Tax Repeal, Right-to-Work and Economic Growth
This week, the Center for State Fiscal Reform team sat down with Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard and State Representative…
-
America’s National Debt: A Rendezvous with Reality?
Did you realize that the federal government now overspends more than $6 million each and every minute? Every single…
-
In the News: Lisa B. Nelson Discusses How States Fared During COVID-19 on Save the Nation
Last week, ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson joined the Sunday show circuit alongside economist Stephen Moore and FreedomWorks president Adam…
-
Higher Electricity Prices on the Horizon for Virginia?
With the 20th lowest electricity prices among the 50 states, the Commonwealth of Virginia currently ranks in the top half…
-
President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Brings Suspect Benefits at High Costs
Last week, Senator Kristen Gillibrand was mocked for tweeting a laundry list of progressive priorities that she claimed were…
-
How (Not) to Make it in New York: Albany’s Record-Breaking Taxes and Spending
Growing up just outside of New York City on Long Island, I’ve been hearing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New…
-
Mississippi Recognizes Out-of-State Occupational Licenses
2021 could be the Year of Universal Recognition. In March, Mississippi officially joined the movement when Governor Tate Reeves signed…
-
GameStop Stock Sales are a Big Payday for Tax Collectors
In December 2020, GameStop was a struggling retailer with a foregone conclusion. Selling hardcopies of videogames when over 80%…
-
COVID-19 Liability Reform: New Arizona Law Protects Front Line Workers and Employers
This week, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1377, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Vince Leach, that…
-
Preemption of State Labor Law in the PRO Act
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act has reemerged. Passed by the House of Representatives in 2020 and again…
-
Montana Passes Legislation to Protect Free Speech of College Students
Last week, the Montana Senate unanimously voted to protect the First Amendment rights of students at public colleges and universities…
-
A Bipartisan Win on Property Taxes for Kansas Taxpayers
After passing in the Kansas House and Senate by overwhelming bipartisan margins, Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, signed into…
-
Can State Courts Exercise Jurisdiction Over Online Marketplaces or Individual Sellers?
A recent Supreme Court case could have a significant impact for online marketplaces and the individual sellers who rely on…
-
Florida Passes Law to Protect Healthcare Workers and Employers from COVID-19 Lawsuits
For a year now governments, healthcare workers, and employers of all sizes have worked hard to implement new protocols to…