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Sequestration: Putting Our States and Nation at Risk
By Karla Jones No organization is more committed to limited government, lower taxes and balancing the federal budget than the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). We have long championed fiscal…
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Municipal Bankruptcy: An Overview for Local Officials
Cities and other municipalities falling on hard financial times is nothing new, but it is rare that any such entity files for bankruptcy as a way of addressing its massive debts.
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Manifest DestinE: Trailblazing Across the Digital Frontier
By Michael J. Lambert Can there be a library without books? Bexar County thinks yes. Officials there are experimenting with a bookless public library appropriately named BiblioTech that offers e-readers…
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Long on Opinion, Short on Research
The Left-wing Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is out with a new essay attacking the economic basis for low tax, free-market, limited government policy proposals like those laid out in …
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In Kansas, A ‘Glide Path’ To No Income Taxes. Will It Work? | NPR
In Kansas, A ‘Glide Path’ To No Income Taxes. Will It Work? NPR Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has put the state on what he calls a “glide path to zero”…
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Calling for Excessive Cell Phone Taxes? Please Press One
By Michael Lambert If you’re subscribing to a cell phone in Washington State, you might want to consider becoming an Oregonian, where lower cell phone taxes are markedly cheaper. According…
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Myth of the Day: Increased government spending stimulates the economy during recessions
As state legislatures consider fundamental tax reform this session, ALEC’s Center for State Fiscal Reform recently released Tax Myths Debunked, a study that clarifies seven main misconceptions about tax policy. Co-authors…
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Electronic Health Records and the Cost of Health Care: What Happened?
The prestigious RAND Corporation predicted in 2005 that widespread use of electronic records could save the United States health care system more than $81 billion a year. The White…
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Preparing for an Uncertain Fiscal Future: What Other States Can Learn From Utah
By: Bob Williams and Kati Siconolfi As sequestration approaches quickly, state legislators should discuss how to provide essential services while facing possible federal aid reductions. While a majority of the…
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9 states have the right idea about taxation | Azcentral.com
By: Robert Robb Over a decade, 48 percent of all job growth in the United States occurred in just nine states. What did these states have in common? They are the…
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New Report Aimed at Dispelling Tax ‘Myths’ | TaxAnalysts.com
In a new report released February 6, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) seeks to debunk tax reform “myths” while calling on states to cut taxes. The report condemns progressive…
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Statewide Online Education Act
Statewide Online Education Act Section 1. {Title} The Statewide Online Education Act Section 2. {Program Name} Statewide Online Education Program Section 3. Statewide Online Education Program Purposes (1)…
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ALEC Releases New Report: Tax Myths Debunked
Across the country, states are seeking new ways to become more competitive and enhance economic growth. Unfortunately, economic prosperity can be elusive, as some “well-known” policy prescriptions fail to deliver…
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The California Sand Trap
Pro golfer Phil Mickelson might become the next victim of California’s new high tax rates. In a press conference recently he explained that he felt targeted by the federal…
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Governor Patrick’s Tax and Spend Vision for Massachusetts
In a recent budget proposal that exemplifies the “tax and spend” approach to policymaking, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has requested a 1 percentage point hike in the state’s income…
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Tax Myths Debunked
Across the country, states are seeking new ways to become more economically competitive and better ways to grow. Unfortunately, economic prosperity can be elusive, as some policy prescriptions that are…
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State Payment for State Mandates Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Legislative Findings.} The legislature finds and declares that: (A) Actions of the state government that directly or indirectly prescribe the manner,…
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Government Services Competition Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Services Competition Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} An Act relating to activities in competition with…
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Efficiency in Government Act
Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities…
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72- Hour Budget Review Act
72- Hour Budget Review Act Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “72-Hour Budget Review Act.” Section 2. {Statement of…