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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Signs Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill
On May 19, 2016, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed Senate Bill 161 (S.B. 161), which was introduced by state Senator Michael Hough. It contains several provisions of the ALEC…
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A Taxpayer Exits New Jersey – And the State Panics
A single taxpayer’s exodus from high-tax New Jersey sent the Garden State’s budget office into a tailspin.
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Take a look at the “World’s Greatest Healthcare Plan”
House Representative Pete Sessions (TX-32) and Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy have introduced a Congressional proposal to amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The bill, officially titled Health Empowerment Liberty Plan…
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Iowa Passes Series of Criminal Justice Reforms
Iowa recently became another state to tackle criminal justice reform. Governor Terry Branstad on May 12, 2016 signed into law a criminal justice reform package that provides more leniency…
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Audio: Inez Feltscher on the Education Savings Account (ESA) Revolution
Inez Feltscher, director of the Task Force on Education and Workforce Development, recently joined ALEC members and members of the media to discuss three innovative tools parents can use to optimize…
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The ‘One Percent Solution’ to the Debt Crisis
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders propose increased taxes on the wealthy to fund ambitious federal programs. Donald Trump proposes a tax cut that would reduce revenues by $10 trillion over…
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Scientists: GMOs Safe to Eat, Do Not Cause Environmental Problems
The year 1973 was one marked by strife, misery and uncertainty. The Vietnam War raged on; the Watergate scandal continued to expand in scope as attention began turning toward the…
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New Report Examines Three Innovative Parent Tools to Optimize the Potential of Education Savings Accounts
Education savings accounts have the potential to rewire the entire education system around new decision-makers: parents.
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Audio: Representative Susan Brooks on the Federal Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-5) recently joined ALEC members on a conference call to discuss ideas and strategies in response to the opioid addiction and overdose epidemic in the U.S. The…
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Walmart v. Visa, Is the Retailer’s Suit about Protecting Customers or Money?
Is Walmart’s most recent lawsuit against Visa all about “protecting customers’ bank accounts,” or is Walmart using customer security as a trump card to hide the lawsuit’s financial motivations?…
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Subsidies and Cost Shifting Won’t Power Maine’s Economy
An economic resurgence is clearly needed, and state legislators have two options.
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Machines Invade the Labor Market
Last week, Wendy’s announced that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available to its more than 6,000 stores nationwide. Wendy’s is just the latest example of increasing automation in…
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New Report Introduces Three Innovative Parent Tools to Optimize Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
Arlington, VA (May 18, 2016)— Three tools– peer reviews, branding, and consumer reports—are resources parents can use to optimize ESAs, according to a new report released by the American Legislative…
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The 21st Century Education Savings Accounts
School choice programs, from charter schools to voucher and tax credit scholarship programs, enjoy bipartisan support and are growing quickly across a majority of states. However, not all school choice…
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Why does the NDAA limit military recruits to one type of shoe?
The National Defense Authorization Act is up for debate in Congress, and one of the more interesting sections is Section 808 (2015-16 NDAA), which would essentially grant New Balance, the athletic shoe company, with an exclusive contract to outfit new military recruits with running shoes.
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AUDIO: Jonathan Williams Talks Rich States, Poor States with Financial Journalist Andy Busch
Williams noted that states with taxpayer-friendly, market-oriented economic policies are increasingly winning both jobs and residents...
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Hall Tax Repeal Will Benefit Tennessee’s Economy
Repealing the Hall Tax not only incentivizes investment, the lifeblood of business, but also contributes to economic growth by allowing Tennesseans to keep more of their own money.
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Rich States, Poor States: Tracking Nine Years of State Domestic Inversions
The trend of international corporate inversions is the most recent high-profile indicator that taxes matter for economic development and job creation, but that signal is hardly the first to do so.