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State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: Delaware

Governor Carney's agenda resists overall spending reductions, advocates for higher taxes and neglects other needed policy reforms (such as worker’s compensation and worker freedom). With a legislature unlikely to circumvent the lackluster agenda of the new governor, don’t expect Delaware’s economic outlook to break through the median anytime soon.

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: Ohio

A renewed focus on reforms-rather than government micromanagement-can ensure the governor’s homestretch is one of continued economic renewal.

Regulatory Reform/8 years ago

FTC Takes on Economic Liberty with Introduction of New Task Force

On March 16, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concurrently rolled out a task force and accompanying resource webpage…

/8 years ago

ALEC Remembers Representative Forristall

Representative Forristall, first elected in 2006, was a steadfast member of the American Legislative Exchange Council and served as the…

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: New Hampshire

Despite the Granite State’s strengths and Sununu’s proposals, there remains work to be done. For example, the top marginal tax rate for corporations is a steep 8.2%; and although New Hampshire doesn’t have a personal income tax or sales tax, it does have the highest property tax burden in the nation. New Hampshire also ranks a lackluster 37th in the nation in terms of burdensome regulations according to the Pacific Research Institute. Furthermore, the recently released ALEC report Unaccountable and Unaffordable 2016 ranks the state’s pension funding level at 43rd nationally. Using a risk-free rate of return of 2.344 percent, New Hampshire’s state pensions are unfunded in excess of $13,000 per capita with a funded ratio of just 28 percent.

State Budgets/8 years ago

The Williams Report

General: Huffington Post Bob Williams column: How to address states’ budget deficits: performance-outcome budgeting Budget: Alabama: Lawmakers pass Alabama…

/8 years ago

ALEC-FreedomWorks Legislator of the Week

Senator Kris Langer is a native South Dakotan and was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She received her B.S.

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the Commonwealth: Massachusetts

Overall, however, the state’s steps towards economic competitiveness are yielding results. Governor Baker rightfully recognized this achievement, “We built a bipartisan team, worked in partnership with the legislature and looked for common ground.” Shrinking the state’s budget gap by over $1 billion without tax or fee increases is just one example.

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: Vermont

With Vermont’s economic outlook continuing to languish at 49th (according to the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States publication), legislators may be ready to take the governor’s charge to heart: “We must act now, and begin our ascent.”

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: Utah

The governor cautioned against “altering our tax policies in any way that could damage our robust economic engine.” He also advised that the “best way to ensure ongoing growth of education funding is to continue to grow our economy. Failure to take into account how tax rates affect business investment won’t help us make good policy decisions.” Indeed, the relatively low top marginal personal and corporate income tax rates (18th and 11th lowest, respectively) are partly responsible for Utah holding the top economic outlook for 10 consecutive years.

State Budgets/8 years ago

State of the State: Michigan

Fortunately, the governor recognizes that the government can best enable growth by removing artificial obstacles to entrepreneurs: “Over the last few years we dumped the dumbest tax in America, we cut needless regulations, we started paying down our long-term debt, we started saving for the future, we laid the groundwork for success we have today so our businesses could create jobs. We create the environment for job creation, we don’t create those jobs.”