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For Economic Opportunity, the Redder the Better
Many of America’s bluest states are deep in the red thanks to tried-and-failed progressive policies. The Illinois General Assembly can’t pass a long-term budget deal, leading to significant losses…
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Pennsylvania Continues Reforming their Criminal Justice System
Pennsylvania enacted a criminal justice reform statute in 2012 that is beginning to reap benefits. From the time of implementation to the end of 2015, the state saved $13…
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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Addressed ALEC Annual Meeting, Called for Criminal Justice Reform
On July 27, at the ALEC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, former Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke passionately about criminal justice reform. The event, sponsored by the Texas Public Policy…
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Ocean State Pensions Taking On Water
The Rhode Island state pension fund lost more than $460 million over the past fiscal year -- the second negative annual return in as many years.
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The Battle for Energy Independence
Technological breakthroughs in hydraulic fracturing (commonly known as fracking) continue to unlock vast oil resources, revitalizing industries and unleashing economic growth across the nation. A competitive regulatory climate characterized by…
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Police Use 3D Technology to Access a Smartphone
A law enforcement agency in Michigan has figured out how to use 3D printing to unlock a deceased man’s smart phone. Police believe that the man, a murder victim, had…
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The Williams Report
What Can We Learn from Record-Busting State Budget Standoffs?
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North Carolina Bears Standard for Good Tax Policy
The good news keeps coming – in 2017, the state personal income tax rate is scheduled to be reduced to 5.499 percent.
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VIDEO: What’s Right – and Wrong – with Kansas
In the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Kansas was 27th in terms of economic outlook.
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Alaska Governor Bill Walker Signs Justice Reinvestment Bill
Alaskan Governor Bill Walker recently signed Senate Bill 91 into law, beginning the process of reform for the state’s criminal justice system. If successfully implemented, the bill will reduce…
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The Williams Report
A look at fiscal headlines from statehouses nationwide
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Cloud Storage and the Sharing Economy: The Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
The future of the internet is decentralization. Centralized cloud storage is when a “cloud storage provider has one or a few data-centers located in a small geographical area” but…
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Intellectual Property: The Key that Unlocks Access to Medicines
It is widely acknowledged that IP rights contribute to the vitality of global economies—but what about the well-being of the world’s patients? As shown in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce…
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Free Market Groups Speak Out to Defend Free Speech
The delicate balance of our democracy is preserved when all groups are free to speak in the public square, and ALL Americans should be concerned when agents of the government use their official offices to marginalize political foes...We hear you. Your threat is clear: There is a heavy and inconvenient cost to disagreeing with you. Calls for debate will be met with political retribution. That’s called tyranny. And, we reject it.
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Florida’s Big Economy Should Be No Big Surprise
Florida’s economy is anything but retired. According to the latest in a series of economic forecasts from the University of Central Florida, growth in the state will largely outpace the…
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John Tillman
John Tillman is one of the nation’s most prominent leaders of a state-based think tank. As CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, he has transformed what many wrote off as…
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Senator Howard Stephenson
Senator Howard A. Stephenson serves as the Senate Chairman for the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee for Utah. He received a B.S. degree in psychology and aerospace studies from Brigham Young…
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U.S. Senator Tim Scott
As a member of the United States Senate, Tim Scott is leading a new generation of Republicans. His unique life story offers a fresh perspective as to how conservative values…
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Luke Hilgemann
Luke Hilgemann is the Chief Executive Officer of Americans for Prosperity and Americans for Prosperity Foundation. He was previously AFP’s COO and before that served as the Wisconsin State Director.
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Rebecca Friedrichs
Rebecca Friedrichs has been an elementary school educator in Southern California for 28 years. Since the first day of her career in 1988, she’s been concerned about the policies and…