Category: News Coverage
Category: News Coverage (page 3)
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The Need for Better Stewardship over the Money Government Spends | Governing.com
When a water main breaks in your town, what does the local government do? Other than responding to the break with the appropriate emergency services, the municipality works to replace…
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Report: Illinois among the ‘poor’ states for economic performance | Chicago Sun-Times
In the latest edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” from the conservative think tank American Legislative Exchange Council, Illinois ranks near the bottom of every major economic category, according…
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It’s Time for the FCC to Call Off Its Convoluted Power Grab
A potential heavy-handed federal power grab is threatening the fabric of constitutional federalism, and Congress is divided on whether to interfere. The Federal Communications Commission is considering proposals that will…
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EPA Proposed Regulation Would Significantly Hurt Access to Electricity | RedState
When talking about energy and environmental policy, it is a bit troublesome to watch just how recklessly big-government environmentalists unfairly and erroneously accuse individuals and organizations of the pro-free market…
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Corporate tax rate: Lower it or lose our edge | Daily Herald
Utah is long overdue for a corporate income tax cut. The last time we cut the corporate income tax was in 1978. It was raised in 1984, and has remained…
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The Blue States’ Economic Paradox | RedState
Blue states have a problem. Although there are some recently notable exceptions, most vehemently oppose cutting taxes, favoring instead a tax-and-spend or top-down redistribution approach. They require high taxes to…
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5 Blue States Get The Tax Cut Religion | Investor’s Business Daily
Tax Reform: A new report finds several states that helped elect President Obama are doing something he won’t — implementing pro-growth tax policies to get their economies moving. Is the…
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Smartphone Meets the Fourth Amendment | The Greenville News
Many of us are never far from our cell phones. For all their utility, cell phones are poorly locked portals that lead directly into our private lives. Cell phones, particularly…
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State wireless facility reforms promise jobs and economic benefits | The Hill
As states look to balance budgets and inspire local economic investment, lawmakers should consider adopting wireless facilities siting reforms as a way to encourage economic growth. So far this year,…
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Intellectual property entitled to protection | Cincinnati Enquirer
What do Coca-Cola, Whole Foods and 5-Hour Energy have in common? They all maintain trade secrets to protect their brands and market their products. Trade secrets are integral…
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Michigan rejoins U.S. economy | The Detroit News
For most of the last decade, Michigan has unquestionably had the worst performing state economy. As economists and former Michigan residents, we know both the abysmal economic statistics…
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Pension Myths Keep Us From Making Badly Needed Reforms | IBD
As 2014 brings in new struggles for cities and states to pay for employee legacy costs while still funding the essential functions of government, policymakers on both sides of the…
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NH Can Lead on Privacy Protection | New Hampshire Union Leader
In the wake of the NSA scandal, American citizens demand Congress take a hard look at government surveillance practices. While only the federal government has the power to halt NSA…
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Obama fails to reveal Navigator program leaves consumers at risk | Daily Caller
In his State of the Union address, President Obama mentioned fixing a broken health care system. Unfortunately, the president provided no specifics about how to fix errors already experienced during…
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Obamacare’s Privacy Nightmare | National Review
Tuesday marked the first day of open enrollment for the health-insurance exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act. It didn’t go very well: Would-be health-insurance consumers in at least…
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ALEC Is Right | Tax Analysts
ALEC is Right | Tax Analysts By: David Brunori This segment is from David Brunori’s latest column, “Sales Tax Holidays and Planet of the…
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“Build Flexibility”: ALEC to Consider Cybersecurity Principles, NAAG Opposition, at Chicago Meeting | Communications Daily
Article reproduced with permission from Warren Communications News Inc. — www.warren-news.com or 800-771-9202. Please do not further redistribute this or post online without permission from Warren Communications News. The American…
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Make apps, not more rules | The Daily Caller
By: John Stephenson Policymakers interested in creating more jobs for Americans should let mobile application developers do what they do best, not saddle them with new, burdensome regulatory obligations.
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Fresh Wave of 2013 State Bills Seeks to Limit PUC VoIP, IP Regulation | Communications Daily
John Hendel April 1, 2013 Article reproduced with permission from Warren Communications News Inc. — www.warren-news.com or 800-771-9202. Please do not further redistribute this or post online without…
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Lawmakers Rethink Renewable Energy Mandates | Heartland Institute
The first southern state to enact renewable power mandates may be the first to repeal them. North Carolina Rep. Mike Hager (R-Rutherford) introduced legislation, the Affordable and Reliable Energy Act,…