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Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis: Mitigating the Current Crisis and Preventing Future Ones
On August 3rd, Puerto Rico failed to pay $58 million to its Public Finance Corporation creditors. Nearly a month earlier, ALEC Tax and Fiscal Policy Research Analyst…
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Criminal Justice Reform on the Big Stage
It’s an exciting time for criminal justice reform. In fact, at the first Republican Presidential debate, Ohio Governor John Kasich touted his record on criminal justice reform: “[W]e are rehabbing…
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Oil and Gas Industry Now in EPA’s Crosshairs
EPA’s Regulatory Train Wreck continues. Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule seeking to slash methane emissions from new sources in the…
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A Tribute to Whitney Ball
Supporters of free markets, limited government and federalism lost a spirited champion this week. Whitney Ball, the inspiring president and CEO of DonorsTrust, is at rest after an…
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South Korea Celebrates 70 Years of Independence
On August 15, South Korea, formally known as the Republic of Korea (ROK) will celebrate 70 years of independence. A true appreciation for the profound significance of Korean Independence Day…
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Dodd Frank at Five Years – Another Big Government Failure
The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, named for Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Barney Frank, who helped spearhead its creation in reaction to the financial crisis, was touted as a means…
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Clean Power Plan Legal Battle Begins
Early last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final version of the Clean Power Plan, the federal regulation designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil…
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California Budget Fails to Address Long-Term Fiscal Stability
California’s newly enacted budget for 2015-2016 falls short of properly addressing the institutional budget troubles the state has faced for years. The California budget shows some steps in the…
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ALEC CEO Lisa B. Nelson on OANN’s The Daily Ledger
American Legislative Exchange Council CEO Lisa B. Nelson appeared on One American News Network’s The Daily Ledger to talk with Graham Ledger about the 42nd ALEC Annual Meeting in San…
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CBO Adopts Dynamic Scoring; States Should Follow
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is moving forward with adopting a new “scoring” method to evaluate major changes in tax policy. The CBO currently uses “static” scoring, which…
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Clean Power Plan Released
John At a press conference earlier today, President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy released the agency’s final Clean Power Plan, unquestionably the most consequential and…
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New Study: Low Tax Rates Attract Valuable Talent
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) about state taxes found an interesting correlation that supports states using tax policy to compete with rivals for…
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Doctor Supply Side Problems With the ACA
Those hoping for the Supreme Court to instruct the federal government to step back amidst increasing involvement in health care were sorely disappointed on June 25 when the SCOTUS delivered…
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American City County Exchange (ACCE) Second Annual Meeting a Success
The 2nd Annual Meeting of the American City County Exchange (ACCE) has come to a successful conclusion. In attendance were local elected officials from almost half of the states in…
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Reports: EPA to release Clean Power Plan next week
According to reports published in both the New York Times and the Washington Post last night, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its final…
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Budget Debate Highlights Pennsylvania’s Need for Fundamental Tax and Pension Reform
Despite very different opinions on how to fix the budget, Pennsylvania legislators and the governor have agreed on something: there is a $1.2 billion budget shortfall. In the words…
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President and Congress follow States’ Lead on Criminal Justice Reform
This morning, President Obama visited a federal prison in Oklahoma and remarked about the need to reform America’s criminal justice system. Before flying to Oklahoma, President Obama said the…
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Jonathan Williams Discusses Pennsylvania’s Competitiveness on PMA Perspective
Jonathan Williams Discusses Pennsylvania’s Competitiveness on PMA Perspective On Sunday night, Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform, Jonathan Williams, joined Carl Marrara of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association…
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Taxing the Cloud: Chicago Decides to Tax Residents for Using Netflix
Can a city tax the cloud? Not the type of cloud in the sky, but the technological cloud. Netflix. Spotify. Pandora. Amazon. These companies have become massive suppliers of cloud-based…
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Map: Natural Gas Production in the U.S.
One of the greatest achievements of the American 21st Century has been the advances made in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling technologies. These innovative well stimulation and extraction techniques have…