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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams on The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Live
It's time to drain the government pension swamp.
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Tax and Fiscal Policy Academy for Newly-Elected State Legislators
The event took place November 28-30 in Washington, D.C. with 20 legislative attendees from around the country.
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21st Century Cures: Deregulation and reinvestment will modernize healthcare in the U.S.
Following three years of bipartisan compromise, President Obama has signed landmark legislation, the 21st Century Cures Act, into law. In contrast…
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President Elect Trump Should Allow Senate to Reject Paris Climate Agreement
When it’s all said and done, the lasting legacy of the Obama presidency may end up being a clearer understanding…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide
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Pennsylvania Can’t Afford to Ignore Pension Reform
Split evenly among all Pennsylvanians, the estimated price tag for unfunded pension promises is now $16,527.
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How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
As Republicans prepare to hammer out the details of a replacement for Obamacare, governors and state insurance commissioners are asking…
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Celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the Bill of Rights on December 15
The Bill of Rights celebrates its 225th birthday on Thursday, December 15, and the principles it espouses are just as…
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An Innovative Bipartisan Approach to Transfer of Public Lands
While leading on the topic of transferring select federal lands to state control for years, ALEC had not yet hosted…
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The States Are Poised to Lead the Nation toward Fiscal Sustainability
On November 8, the American people spoke loudly and clearly. Their resounding post-election message was Washington is hopelessly broken and…
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Attorney General Scott Pruitt Selected to Run EPA
At a conference hosted by the North Dakota Petroleum Council this past May, then-candidate Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious “…
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Giving Tuesday
States with higher taxes strongly correlate with less giving, while states with lower taxes tend to see higher rates of giving.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Taxpayers!
State leaders across the country have advanced pro-growth fiscal reforms that will expand economic opportunity and growth.
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VIDEO: Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness
In the latest Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Colorado's economic outlook ranked a modest 21st.
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide
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Technology, Innovation and Calculating Risk
Facebook has blocked a British insurance company from using its social media website to analyze whether a new driver…
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Initial Thoughts On State Ballot Measures
While most of the attention this week has been focused on national election results, the ballot measures decided this week at the ballot box will have a lasting impact on hardworking taxpayers across the nation.
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How the FCC’s ISP Privacy Rule has an Eye toward the Past, Not toward the Present or the Future
When is a privacy rule not about privacy? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently finalized proposed rules regarding what Internet…
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Good Tax Policy Doesn’t Need 12 Steps
Seldom has a year gone by without the release of some new study waxing wide on the public health costs associated with alcohol abuse, often with recommendations for significant tax increases or sales restrictions on alcohol.
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Illinois Creates Robust Juvenile Re-Entry Facility
In an attempt to reform Illinois’s criminal justice so that offenders can better transition out of the corrections system, Gov.