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Energy Policy Platform: The Libertarians and Greens
While most of the nation’s attention this election cycle remains fixated on the Democratic and Republican parties, other smaller parties have been able to make some noise. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the…
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A Restoration of the Constitutional Intent of our Founding Fathers: Repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment
In 1789, the thirteen independent and sovereign States joined together to form the United States of America. In the U.S. Constitution, Congress was carefully designed to include the House of…
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Public Employees Deserve Choice, So Do Public Employee Unions
On June 28, 2016 dashed were many hopes to liberate public employees from being forced to contribute to political causes with which they disagreed. The Supreme Court decided not…
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Maryland’s Experiment with Global Budget Revenue
In 2014, Maryland phased out a Medicare fee-for-service payment system in favor of a Global Budget Revenue system. In the other forty-nine states, hospitals are paid using fee-for-service, which results…
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Criminal Justice Reform Saves Money and Freedom
In 2005, James V. Taylor was arrested for having a crack pipe in his car and an “unweighable” amount of crack, roughly half a gram. He was sentenced to…
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2016’s Best and Worst State of the State Addresses
In 2016, 44 governors delivered State of the State or similar addresses, and among them were many proposals to confront tight budgets and improve economic performance in the states.
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San Antonio Sets an Example of Successful Rehabilitative Services
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 16.9 percent of adults in local jails have a serious mental illness. These numbers are higher than the general population which suggests the…
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Governor Mike Pence: “I was for ALEC before it was cool.”
At the 2016 ALEC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Governor Mike Pence shares: “I’m deeply humbled… I know who you are. I know the example that you set. And, as Abraham…
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Are Millennials the Answer to Maine’s Declining Labor Force?
In recent years, millennials workers have shown an affinity for entrepreneurship.
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U.S.-Cuba Trade: A Win-Win for Both Nations
Free trade -- across state lines and with other nations -- has allowed the U.S. economy to flourish.
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Jeffrey Clark
Jeff Clark has worked within the public affairs arena for nearly 30 years in both public and private capacities. In his current role, he is Executive Director of The Wind…
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Oren Cass
Oren Cass is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where he focuses on energy, the environment, and antipoverty policy. He was domestic policy director of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign…
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Peter Trelenberg
Pete Trelenberg is Manager, Environmental Policy and Planning for Exxon Mobil Corporation, a position he assumed in December, 2011. Pete received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental…
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Court Throws Out FCC’s Municipal Broadband Rule
In a victory for state authority, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit determined the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacked the necessary authority to preempt state…
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State of the States 2016
This report observes and analyzes the economic policy proposals discussed in each governor’s State of the State address.
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How Municipalities are Placing Taxpayer Money At Risk with “One Touch Make Ready” Ordinances
What happens when a city receives a compelling offer for an ultra-high speed fiber network, but construction of the network is exceedingly slow because of red tape? The answer…