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EPA Proposes Its Most Expensive Regulation to Date
The strategy of publicly releasing bad news late on a Friday afternoon in order to avoid significant media scrutiny is well established and commonly employed by a variety of institutions.
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EPA’s MATS Rule Headed to Supreme Court
Today the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule limiting mercury and other pollutants (e.g., arsenic and metals) emitted from coal-fired power…
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VIDEO: Criminalizing America: Frozen Out of Justice
Three-time Indianapolis 500 champion, Bobby Unser, and his friend were snowmobiling in the mountains of New Mexico when sudden heavy winds caused a blizzard. They abandoned their vehicles and wandered…
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House Sues Administration over ACA
Earlier today the United States House of Representatives filed suit against the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Treasury, challenging the Administration’s…
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Tax Cronyism is No Substitute for Good Tax Policy
One of the most significant upsets of the 2014 midterm elections was the choice by Maryland voters to elect a candidate who campaigned on lowering tax burdens and creating a…
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New Report Assigns Dollar Values to Recent EPA Regulations
Ever since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Clean Power Plan proposal this past June, a number of analyses have been conducted to try and determine the…
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How Personal Income Tax Increases Hurt Small Businesses
The Tax Foundation recently published an outstanding map that shows the percentage of “pass-through entities” filling in the federal personal income tax code in each of the 50 states.
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State Tax Cut Roundup: 2014 Legislative Session
Fourteen states cut cut taxes in the 2014 legislative year, with a trend of traditionally blue states cutting taxes, according to a new report by the Center for State Fiscal…
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ALEC Report Card Finds Which States Favor Homeschoolers
Last month, ALEC released its annual Report Card on American Education. The report ranks states’ education policy based on six areas, including state academic standards; charter school laws; private…
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States are Engaging EPA on Clean Power Plan
On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made headlines by proposing a rule the agency calls the “Clean Power Plan.” This incredibly far-reaching regulation seeks to reduce…
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State Factor: States are Engaging EPA on Clean Power Plan
Much has been written in this space recently about the impacts of EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan. There are, of course, financial concerns about the effects of the Plan…
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Texas Failing to Offer Private School Choice
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 19th edition of its annual Report Card on American Education, where it ranks states’ education policy based on six areas:…
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Update: 2013 Criminal Justice Reforms on Course for Success in South Dakota
Earlier this week, the South Dakota Public Safety Improvement Act Oversight Council released its first annual report on the implementation of the state’s Public Safety Improvement Act…
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Gubernatorial Elections and the Message on Taxes
While there is plenty to analyze from the elections as a whole, one of the most important lessons that we can glean from the 2014 mid-terms is on taxes. The…
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ALEC Weighs in on Proposed “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
Earlier today, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) submitted a public comment expressing significant concerns with a proposed redefinition of “waters of the United States.” On April 21, 2014,…
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Unfunded Public Pension Liabilities Reach $4.7 Trillion
As newly elected state legislators across the country consider what issues to address, they are likely to encounter the growing storm cloud of unfunded pension liabilities. According to Promises…
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NERC Report Highlights Potential Reliability Impacts of EPA’s Clean Power Plan
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is a non-profit international regulatory authority whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the electric grid and power supply in North…
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Promises Made, Promises Broken 2014: Unfunded Liabilities Hit $4.7 Trillion
State Budget Solutions' latest research reveals that state public pension plans are underfunded by $4.7 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion in 2013.
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Like Your Cell Phone? That’ll Be An Extra 17 Percent
Since Americans have become more mobile the demand for wireless access has increased. However, high tax burdens on wireless services have made it increasingly difficult for consumers to pay their…
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Lawsuits Filed in Response to Fracking Ban in Denton, TX
In what many pundits have described as a “wave election,” many candidates who embraced and campaigned on the principles of free-markets and limited government saw great success this past…