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The Taxpayers’ Happy Thanksgiving
We all know there is nothing scarier than taxes, but with Halloween behind us, taxpayers have much to be thankful for this holiday season. ALEC’s recently released 2013…
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It’s Very Simple, States Should Cut Taxes To Boost Economic Growth
This article original appeared on Forbes.com on November 22, 2013. Read the original here. There was a strong trend of states…
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Patent trolls spell trouble for America’s economy
By: State Senator Curt Bramble This article originally appeared on Reuters.com on November 18, 2013. Read the original here. Our nation’s founders…
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Governor Scott Takes Aim at the Corporate Income Tax
In a recent Bloomberg television interview, Governor Rick Scott of Florida detailed his plan to cut $500 million in state taxes and fees. The state of Florida is currently…
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Is It The End Of The Line For The Landline?
By: Martin Kaste This article originally appeared at NPR.org on November 18, 2013. Read the original and listen to an audio interview here. America’s traditional phone…
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2013 Tax Cut Roundup Released
ALEC’s Center for State Fiscal Reform is proud to announce its newest publication, the 2013 State Tax Cut Roundup. Released this morning, the report has already garnered national…
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New Report Highlights 18 States That Significantly Cut Taxes in 2013
New Report Highlights 18 States That Significantly Cut Taxes in 2013 Personal income tax the most popular tax cut Arlington, VA (November 20, 2013)—Eighteen states cut taxes in…
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Taxpayers Speak Out on Election Day 2013
Since there were no federal offices up for election last week and only a handful of statewide races, you may have missed many of the results. Across the country this…
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Rain Tax Fines Drench Maryland’s Carroll County
Maryland’s Carroll County recently received a letter from Assistant Attorney General Paul DeSantis, threatening to fine the county $10,000 for each day that it does not enact a…
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Criminalizing America – How Big Government Makes a Criminal Out of Every American
This article originally appeared on www.redstate.com on November 12, 2013. The growing role of big government in our lives presents a continual…
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In Face of Chicago Downgrade, State Legislature Looks to More Pension Borrowing
When Fitch Ratings downgraded the city of Chicago's bond ratings at the end of last week, it seemed like just another step on the road to financial disaster for the Windy City.
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EPA Continues Its Public Listening Sessions
This past September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a new proposed rule under the auspices of the Clean Air Act (CAA) limiting carbon emissions from power…
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Colorado Taxpayers Reject Tax Increases, Choose Growth
On Tuesday a ballot measure to raise income taxes on Coloradans to raise funds for increased education spending failed. In fact, the measure, Amendment 66, didn’t just fail–it went…
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New Report Explains How Big Government Makes a Criminal of Us All
By: Theresa Boyd An Oregon landowner spent a month in jail and received a $1500 fine for collecting rainwater on his property. A Kentucky couple, who had all the…
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Criminalizing America – How Big Government Makes a Criminal of Every American
There are more than 1.5 million Americans under the supervision of state and federal correctional facilities, at a cost of more than $30,000 per prisoner every year. While some criminal…
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ALEC Oil Sands Trip Educates Legislators On Environmentally Conscious Energy Production
Last month, a group of ALEC members flew to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, to tour an oil sands facility and meet with representatives of the Alberta government,…
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Another Reason States Should Be Wary of Medicaid Expansion
Missouri may be paying less for its Medicaid program next year, but it's for all the wrong reasons... maybe.
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A Halloween Horror Story: Tax Carve-Outs Edition
This frightful affair begins with a simple and mundane request from a colleague of mine who manages ALEC’s social media. He wanted to create a meme for this great…
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