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Missouri Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Choose Economic Growth
Yesterday, the Missouri House of Representatives voted to override the veto of Governor Jay Nixon and enact broad based tax cuts for the citizens of Missouri for the first…
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State Legislators Meet in Kansas City to Discuss, Share Ideas
Kansas City, MO (May 2, 2014)—Hundreds of state legislators from across the country will meet today in Kansas City for the American Legislative Exchange Council 2014 Spring Task Force Summit.
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Model Policies Spring Task Force Summit 2014
In May 2014, ALEC members met in Kansas City to discuss and debate new model policies. Below is a full list of newly adopted policies from the 2014 Spring Task…
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Oregon’s $300 Million Exchange to be Transferred to Feds
Earlier today, Oregon became the first state-run health exchange to adopt the federal HealthCare.gov exchange portal. After receiving more than $300 million in federal grants, the state struggled…
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Why Paper Bags Should Be Fee-Free
A growing number of “bag bills” introduced at state and local levels prohibit stores from distributing single-use plastic bags and impose a fee on paper bags. Other bills impose…
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A Year in Review: The State of Cybersecurity
In early April, computer security firm Symantec released its annual Internet Security Threat Report, one of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat data in the world. Symantec crowned…
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Is the Highway Trust Fund About to Hit a Dead End?
By Steven Johnson The Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report this past Tuesday showing that the Highway Trust Fund will run out of money by this August. The…
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Correcting the Net Metering Record
“There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.” – William James “A lie told enough becomes the truth.”…
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The Importance of Unlicensed Spectrum
Technology can quickly outpace regulatory frameworks, and a new example of this phenomenon is the rapid expansion of WiFi-enabled devices without a concurrent increase in the fixed amount of unlicensed…
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New 2014 Rich States, Poor States Rankings Show States Are Making Large Reforms
Since 2008, Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index has used the latest economic data to determine which states are doing well and which states are struggling. The…
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New 2014 Economic Competitiveness Rankings Show States Are Making Large Reforms
New 2014 Economic Competitiveness Rankings Show States Are Making Large Reforms Utah Takes Top Rank for Best Economic Outlook in 2014 Utah, South…
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DNA Profiling Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act may be cited as the DNA Profiling Act. Section 2. {DNA testing requirements.} (A) Any person who is convicted of…
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State-based exchanges face scrutiny, questions of mismanagement
Officials from five states came under congressional scrutiny last week for various failures in creating state-based health insurance exchanges, despite each state accepting and spending hundreds of millions of…
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Prison Overcrowding Threatens Public Safety and State Budgets
Audrey Williams How many people are actually locked up in the United States? Well, as it turns out, it’s hard to say. Inconsistent and fragmentary data has made piecing together…
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Balancing Ride-on-Demand Innovations with Common Sense Consumer Protections
We all can agree that overregulation of an industry tends to chill innovative business strategies and ultimately harm the consumers the regulations were intended to protect. However, in pursuit of…
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Pew’s Latest Pension Report Understates Unfunded Liabilities, But Still Shows Growing Problem
"The Fiscal Health of State Pension Funds: Funding Gap Continues to Grow," is the Pew Center on the States' latest annual update of state unfunded liabilities.
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Financial Ready Idaho
States are increasing their dependence on federal funds at a time when the federal government is facing difficult fiscal challenges. According to the nonpartisan fiscal watchdog group, State…
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States Can Promote Next-Generation Wireless by Removing Regulatory Barriers
By: Seth L. Cooper State lawmakers should enact policies they believe to be sound, expedient and consistent with current federal law. Good state policymaking should not get sidetracked by speculations…
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New House Bill Takes Major Strides in Overcoming Washington’s Wireless Regulatory Hurdles
On March 28, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law HB 2175, a significant step forward in promoting the Washington’s telecommunications competitiveness. HB 2175 was fashioned to alleviate regulatory restrictions…
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The Overfederalization of Crime in America
In March 2013, Anthony Brasfield released a dozen heart-shaped balloons in the air as a romantic gesture for his girlfriend. After a Florida Highway Patrol officer spotted the gesture, Brasfield…