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If Canada Can We Can
Government officials have long stymied businesses and innovators with overreaching, harmful, or outdated regulations called by the disgruntled regulatees “red…
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State Legislator of the Month – NC Rep. Jason Saine
Tax cuts don’t just put money back into the pockets of everyday Americans, they stop taxes from ever being taken…
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Oklahoma Named Judicial Hellhole Mid-Year
In an atypical summer addition to the annual Judicial Hellholes list, Oklahoma takes a place among perennial problematic lawsuit…
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Skip Estes and Jonathan Williams in The Hill
A recent report declared that the South’s economy is falling behind because it was unprepared for globalization. Meanwhile, just this week,…
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ALEC Southeastern Tax Academy a Big Success
The Center for State Fiscal Reform hosted its latest regional ALEC Academy in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. ALEC was glad…
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Good Character Provisions are Making Occupational Licensing More Restrictive for Ex-Offenders
Fifteen years: that was the amount of time that Andrew Beavers spent obtaining degrees following his time in prison only…
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Look to the States on Labor Policy
Following his testimony in front of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee last week, Missouri State Senator Bob…
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Skip Estes and Jonathan Williams in The Wall Street Journal
In response to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal that characterized the American South as “falling behind,”…
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Senate Budget Committee Looks to the States for Guidance on Responsible Budgeting
States like Wyoming regularly pass balanced budgets and hold their lawmakers accountable for excessive spending—it is great to see the Senate Budget Committee taking the lead to discuss needed budget reforms. Taking lessons from our laboratories of democracy is exactly the right place to start.
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The Global Innovation Policy Center Releases Impacts of Digital Piracy on the U.S. Economy
On June 18, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) released a study entitled, Impacts of…
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Price Control Schemes Threaten the Health and Well-Being of People Who Rely on Lifesaving Medicines
There are proposals being floated in the nation’s capital that would institute elements of socialized medicine into America’s health care…
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Hong Kong: Courageous Protests in Defense of Freedom
Since June 11, the people of Hong Kong have flooded the streets to protest legislation that would allow Chinese extradition…
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Washington: Are They Drunk, or Just Stoned?
Could marijuana be the gateway drug to federalism? This was the title of an article that ran in the…
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Jonathan Williams and PA Representative Seth Grove Join the Bill Walton Show
ALEC Chief Economist and VP of the Center for State Fiscal Reform Joins Pennsylvania Representative Seth Grove on the Bill…
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Tax Cut Spotlight Shines Back on the States in State Tax Cut Roundup: 2018
The ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform recently released State Tax Cut Roundup: 2018, a report featuring the 16…
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State Legislator of the Month – MT Senator Jennifer Fielder
State legislators get elected and fight every day because they care about advancing sound policy for their constituents. That’s why…
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Waging a Two Front Trade War Is a Losing Economic Strategy and Will Not Solve the Border Crisis
The United States is already embroiled in a trade war with China, and launching a second offensive against Mexico by…
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Uber Choice for Workers
Almost a year ago, the Department of Labor published a report on “alternative work arrangements,” which for the most part…
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A Spark of Hope for New Jersey’s Growing Debt Problem
So long as there are those willing to have “hard and honest conversations” about unfunded liabilities, there is hope for reform.
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Trump Tax Cut: Over 100M Saw Decrease in Tax Burden
It should come as no surprise most Americans saw a lower federal tax burden following the Tax Cuts and Jobs…