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Resolution Opposing State and Local Mandates Requiring Warning Labels on Wireless Devices and Packaging
WHEREAS the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set limits on public exposure of radiofrequency (RF) energy absorbed by users of wireless devices; WHEREAS these limits are given in terms of…
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Previewing Michigan v. EPA
Despite having already announced several significant decisions this week, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hand down another on Monday dealing with the Clean Air…
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IRS Permitted to Offer Subsidies in Federal Exchanges, Supreme Court Rules
In a split decision, the Supreme Court determined that the Internal Revenue Service’s decision to offer taxpayer subsidies through federally established exchanges is permissible. The plaintiffs in King v.
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Jonathan Williams Discusses New State of the States Report on The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Live
Jonathan Williams, Vice President for the Center for State Fiscal Reform at the American Legislative Exchange Council, was recently interviewed by Mary Kissel of The Wall Street Journal’s Opinion…
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The Cost of Affordable Care: A State-by-State Analysis
Regardless of the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision later this session, Obamacare has provided anything but “affordable” health insurance. It has, instead, shifted the cost from consumers of health…
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Remembering Senator Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney fought for the rights of all people in the criminal justice system. He sought sentencing and criminal justice reforms that helped address the…
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Remembering Senator Clementa Pinckney
South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney fought for the rights of all people in the criminal justice system. He sought sentencing and criminal justice reforms that helped address…
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Asset Forfeiture Reforms Happening in the States
A number of states, including, Montana, New Mexico and Nevada, recently passed reforms to their civil asset forfeiture laws. Civil asset forfeiture starts with the seizure of property by police that is…
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Connecticut Set to Raise Taxes, Businesses Consider Relocation
By: Ben Wilterdink and Harry Riegel Connecticut is quickly becoming the poster child for uncompetitive economic policy. As Connecticut lawmakers rushed the latest budget proposal to the governor’s desk, businesses…
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State of the States: An Analysis of the 2015 Governors’ Addresses
Each year, governors across the nation give a state-of-the-state address to communicate to their constituents what they did—or did not—accomplish this year. State of the States is an in-depth study…
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New Report Analyzes Governors’ State-of-the-State Addresses
New Report Analyzes Governors’ State-of-the-State Addresses Trends in Tax, Budget and Pension Proposals Reveal States’ Focus on Protecting Taxpayers Arlington, VA (June 11, 2015)—The governors of Kansas and…
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New Report Reviews Governors’ State-of-the-State Addresses
Today, the Center for State Fiscal Reform released a new report on the tax and fiscal policy proposals of the 50 state governors in their state-of-the-state addresses. State of…
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EPA Wins First Legal Challenge to Clean Power Plan
This past April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments in two consolidated cases led by the state of West Virginia and…
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Every State Can Excel in Dual Language Immersion
This guest post was written by Utah State Senator Howard Stevenson (SD-11). Utah became the nation’s leader in dual language immersion (DLI) from passage of SB 41 in 2008, which provided…
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EPA Sets Sights on Airline Industry
Any day now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release an endangerment finding suggesting that greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes pose a risk to human health.
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Message to States: Don’t Let High Pole Attachment Rates Become Barriers to Broadband
This article by Seth L. Cooper first appeared at the Free State Foundation on June 1, 2015. State and local governments have important policy roles to play in spurring…
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EPA: Fracking Does Not Pose “Systemic” Threat to Drinking Water
Over the past decade, hydraulic fracturing (often colloquially referred to as “fracking”) has generated a great deal of criticism from environmentalists and other activists. However, after conducting a four-year study…
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A Capital Gains Tax Would Hurt Economic Opportunity in Washington State
Washington state has a competitive advantage when compared to neighboring states because the state does not currently levy a tax on wage income or capital gains. In fact, the state’s…
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Nevada: Setting New Precedents in Education Choice
Nevada has become the first state in the nation to provide parents uncompromised educational freedom through the passage of Universal Education Savings Accounts (ESA). Nevada’s Senate Bill 302…