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Governor Baker Highlights Tax-Hike Free Budget and Accomplishments
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker delivered his third State of the State address, highlighting the states’ successes and challenges over the past three years and his administration’s plans…
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Governor Hogan Aims to Reduce State Taxes in Response to Federal Tax Reform
Governor Larry Hogan delivered his fourth State of the State address at the end of January. The largely positive address condemned hyper-partisanship, highlighted the economic improvements that coincided with state…
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State Tax Cut Roundup 2017
The 2017 legislative session ended with nine states enacting changes to their tax codes sufficient to qualify for State Tax Cut Roundup. Each state provided substantial tax relief for their…
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The Rest of the Story: Right-to-Work Could Spur Opportunity in the Buckeye State
Economic results conflict with the charge that right-to-work is a “radical change” that would “only take away from working families.” In fact, right-to-work states experienced nearly twice the rate of population growth and a more than 50 percent greater change in nonfarm employment.
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State Legislator of the Week: Patricia Rucker
This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks introduce West Virginia State Senator Patricia Rucker. Senator Rucker is a former teacher who is raising and homeschooling her five children with her husband of…
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Oregon State of the State: Governor Brown Demands Spending on Pet Projects, Neglects Needed Reforms
In her recent State of the State Address, Governor Kate Brown kicked off Oregon’s short 35-day legislative session with a litany of policy proposals, all in her…
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Overcriminalization and Mens Rea Must be Addressed
With the explosion in the number of criminal statutes and criminal regulations, it is particularly difficult for an individual to know what conduct has been deemed criminal or noncriminal. In…
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The Private Sector is Spurring Tech Companies to Change Advertising Practices
Amidst the din of activists and politicians demanding technology companies “do something” about fake news and extremist content, a couple private sector companies are throwing their weight around to force…
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Arizona State of the State: Confidence and Conviction, Promise and Possibility
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey delivered a sunny State of the State address, highlighting the “capacity of our state, and its people, to always be ahead of the…
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High tax refugees flock to cheaper Republican states
Susan Button doesn’t call herself a tax refugee but that is precisely what this mother of four was when she…
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Cameron Stewart
Cameron Stewart is The Australian’s Washington correspondent and also US contributor for Sky News Australia. …
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The Consumer Electronics Show – The State of Innovation
The states are the laboratories of democracy as Justice Brandeis wrote in 1932. They are seen as a proving ground of sorts for public policy, a platform from which the…
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Representative Seth Grove: Legislator of the Week and Year
ALEC-FreedomWorks State Legislator of the Week: Seth Grove This week, ALEC and FreedomWorks are proud to introduce Pennsylvania State Representative Seth Grove. Representative Grove is not only this week’s…
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Trump Infrastructure: Plan is Out, Details to Come
This morning the Trump Administration released its $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan. After much speculation the sources of funding for such an investment, conservatives should be pleased to hear the Trump…
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California State of the State: A High Speed Train of Taxes and Spending
California Governor Jerry Brown boldly championed an unabashedly liberal agenda throughout his 16th—and final—State of the State address. The governor declared, “California is prospering,” a stark turnaround from the economic…
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Bad Container Policies Across the Country Make Takeout, Shopping More Expensive
If you’re like most Americans, after a long day at work the easiest option for dinner often ends up being takeout or delivery. It seems every day there is a…
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Create – The Ideal Title for the Sixth Edition of the U.S. Chamber International IP Index
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center or GIPC just released the sixth edition of the International IP Index. Aptly titled “Create,” five new countries…
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RSVP for the Tax Cut Roundup Call
The Tax Cut Roundup Conference call will take place on February 16 at 11:00 AM. To RSVP, fill out the form below.