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Comparing the Effects of Tax Reform in Nebraska: Income Taxes vs. Sales and Use Taxes
A recent study by the Nebraska Department of Revenue (DOR), (1) intended to inform the members of Nebraska’s Commission on Tax Modernization, confirms what progrowth tax reformers have long…
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ALEC Statement on Membership Growth
ALEC Statement on Membership Growth The American Legislative Exchange Council is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators. ALEC advances limited government, free markets and…
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ALEC, Guardian Correspondence
Below is the correspondence between Ed Pilkington and American Legislative Exchange Council Senior Director of Public Affairs Bill Meierling. Mr. Pilkington’s story was well balanced, and we appreciate the opportunity…
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5 States That Can Be Thankful For Rejecting Bad Policy
Every year in late November, Americans take a moment to consider how fortunate they are for all of their worldly blessings and give thanks to for the good things in…
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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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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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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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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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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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California Raising Minimum Wage and the Economic Consequences
Once again California has thrust itself into the national spotlight as a leader in enacting the policy wish list of the American Left. This time, California’s legislature has voted to…
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Pension Reform: Polling and Millennials
In the wake of public finance debacles like Detroit and important studies of the depth of the problem, the public is becoming aware of the national crisis facing state and…