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New York’s Suffolk County Gives Veterans a Second Chance
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 180,000 veterans are incarcerated each year nationwide, two-thirds of which have been…
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President Obama Signs TSCA Reform into Law
Earlier this month, Congress passed legislation updating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with broad bipartisan support. As expected,…
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House Republicans Release Alternative to Obamacare
Considering each of these free-market reforms are critical as we seek solutions that will reverse the trend of increasing insurance premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs largely caused by the one-size-fits-all top-down regulatory requirements of Obamacare.
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Kansas Supreme Court Threatens to Close K-12 Schools
If the Kansas Supreme Court Justices disagree with current funding levels for K-12 education, they should resign their positions and run for the state legislature.
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New York Tries to Regulate Home Sharing by Regulating Speech
Update: This article was originally published on June 23, 2016. Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law…
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Choosing A Better Way to Educate Students
In the policy paper released by the Republican House Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility, solutions to…
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New Developments in Civil Asset Forfeiture in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety has recently purchased technology from the Electronic Recovery and Access to Data Group Inc.
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Union Time on the Taxpayer Dime
Connecticut state budgets are in dire straits. Belts need to be tightened. Revenue projections estimate the budget deficit could spill…
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Several Pro-Growth Regulatory Reform and Energy Policy Proposals included in Speaker Ryan’s “A Better Way” Campaign
Since the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2009, Republicans in Congress have been accused by some of being the…
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Speaker Ryan’s Promising Vision for A Better America
Eighty federal welfare programs have been established to combat poverty. Government spending on programs for low-income people has risen by…
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Philadelphia Embraces Discriminatory Taxation
"This is not the narrative that had been told to the public."
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Promoting Economic Growth, One State Labor Law at a Time
In May, the U.S. economy added only 38,000 new jobs, the lowest amount added in the past five years. The…
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New Hampshire Governor Signs Bipartisan Legislation Establishing Statewide Drug Court Program
Another tool has been added to help fight New Hampshire’s drug crisis, as drug courts are about to be established…
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The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Recently, state legislatures around the country have begun to legislate against the practices of the international Boycott, Divestment and…
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Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction Bill Passes the Louisiana Legislature, Governor to Sign
The Louisiana legislature passed LA S.B. 324 on June 6 and has sent the measure to Louisiana Governor John Bel…
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Tax Code Shaken, Economic Outlook Not Stirred
A common argument put forth by proponents of tax-and-spend schemes is that pro-growth tax reforms are a guaranteed way for a state to destroy its bond rating.
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Changing Lives Across Multiple Measures: School Choice Delivers By Metrics of Parents and Regulators
A new meta-analysis of studies done on the academic achievement of students in school choice programs shows that empowering parents to choose, delivers across multiple assessment metrics.
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Spending Cuts and Tax Reform: Not ‘Heads’ or ‘Tails’
Insofar as state fiscal policy goes, taxes and spending are permanently linked as two sides of the same coin.
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D.C. Residents Face Tougher Path to Employment as $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Passes
The recent push to raise minimum wage across the country has reached its boiling point in the District of Columbia.
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Congress Passes Much-Needed TSCA Reform
For going on a decade or so now, the federal government has been paralyzed by partisan gridlock to a degree that…