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  • Texas State Representative Phil King Named Chairman of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for Innovation and Technology image

    Texas State Representative Phil King Named Chairman of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for Innovation and Technology

    The Center provides state lawmakers with guides, data, research and a structure to imagine and create a plan of action for how innovation could benefit their states. Whether improving processes, creating products or developing new ideas, the Center provides a place for breakout inspiration and examination of policy improvements. The Center is led by ALEC Vice President Bartlett Cleland.

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    The New East-West Divide

    Last night on Mark Levin’s radio show, Mr. Levin played a clip of Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking with Field and Stream Magazine about federal control of lands in the…

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    Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Pushes for Criminal Justice Reform

     Iowa Governor Terry Branstad spoke of the need for a series of criminal justice reforms during his January 12, 2016 Condition of the State address to the Iowa…

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    Rob Natelson

    Rob has published articles and books on many different parts of the Constitution, and is widely acknowledged to be the country’s leading scholar on the Constitution’s amendment procedure and among…

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    Lauren Bellamy

  • Feltscher to Breitbart: Choice for All Students is the Future of American Education image

    Feltscher to Breitbart: Choice for All Students is the Future of American Education

    Late last week, and just in time for School Choice Week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced a universal education savings account (ESA) bill for all of the District…

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    West Virginia Moves towards Becoming the 26th Right-to-Work State

    Last week, the West Virginia Senate voted to expand worker freedom and boost the state’s potential for economic growth. This was accomplished by voting to adopt 17-16 a right-to-work…

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    Jonathan Williams on Heartland Daily Podcast

    Jonathan Williams, Vice President of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform, went on the Heartland Daily Podcast to talk with Budget & Tax News managing…

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    New From Rich States, Poor States, Eighth Edition

    Tax cronyism— the deviation from sound economic policy to create a system that benefits one business at the expense of others—is a significant public policy challenge in the states. The…

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    Alumni

    Presidential Cabinet (5) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Secretary of State Marco Rubio Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Secretary of Housing and Urban…

  • Do You Have a Permit to Shovel That Snow? image

    Do You Have a Permit to Shovel That Snow?

    As the Washington, D.C. region and much of the East Coast remain closed, and residents and city officials attempt to clear roads and sidewalks from one of the largest winter…

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    State of the State: Indiana

    Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s 2016 State of the State focused heavily on matters of economic competitiveness, both touting the state’s strong current position, and the governor’s desire to protect…

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    State of the State: New York

    New Yorkers face a heavy tax burden, causing the state’s economic outlook to rank dead last in the nation. In fact, the best New York’s economic outlook has ever…

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    State of the State: California

    If the governor wants to actually avoid having to raise taxes, he should propose ways to shrink the scope of government, instead of pursuing the spendthrift polices that have dried up California’s funds.

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    State of the State: Florida

    On January 12, Governor Rick Scott gave his State of the State address to open the 2016 legislative session. Coming off a 2015 session characterized by major tax cuts of…

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    Lawsuit Discovery in the Age of Big Data

    Discovery is the step in litigation in which the plaintiff and the defendant gather and share information. It can be one of the most expensive steps. In the age…

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    Eighth Rich States, Poor States Report Shows Americans Fleeing High-Tax States

    The balance of economic and political power is shifting in America. According to the Center for State Fiscal Reform’s new Rich States, Poor States report, Americans are fleeing high-tax…

  • NFIB: Report Confirms 2012 Tax Cuts Put Kansas Back on Track image

    NFIB: Report Confirms 2012 Tax Cuts Put Kansas Back on Track

    TOPEKA, Jan. 21, 2016–Dan Murray, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, released the following statement today in response to strong showing by Kansas in the 8th edition…

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    State of the State: Missouri

    During his state of the state address, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon made his priorities very clear: he wants to expand Medicaid and spend more on education.

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    Rich States, Poor States, 8th Edition

    Throughout the country, states are looking for ways to energize their economies and become more competitive. Each state confronts this task with a set of policy decisions unique to their…