Articles
Articles (page 92)
-
The ‘One Percent Solution’ to the Debt Crisis
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders propose increased taxes on the wealthy to fund ambitious federal programs. Donald Trump proposes a…
-
Scientists: GMOs Safe to Eat, Do Not Cause Environmental Problems
The year 1973 was one marked by strife, misery and uncertainty. The Vietnam War raged on; the Watergate scandal continued…
-
New Report Examines Three Innovative Parent Tools to Optimize the Potential of Education Savings Accounts
Education savings accounts have the potential to rewire the entire education system around new decision-makers: parents.
-
Audio: Representative Susan Brooks on the Federal Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-5) recently joined ALEC members on a conference call to discuss ideas and strategies in response to…
-
Walmart v. Visa, Is the Retailer’s Suit about Protecting Customers or Money?
Is Walmart’s most recent lawsuit against Visa all about “protecting customers’ bank accounts,” or is Walmart using customer security…
-
Subsidies and Cost Shifting Won’t Power Maine’s Economy
An economic resurgence is clearly needed, and state legislators have two options.
-
Machines Invade the Labor Market
Last week, Wendy’s announced that self-service ordering kiosks will be made available to its more than 6,000 stores nationwide.
-
Why does the NDAA limit military recruits to one type of shoe?
The National Defense Authorization Act is up for debate in Congress, and one of the more interesting sections is Section 808 (2015-16 NDAA), which would essentially grant New Balance, the athletic shoe company, with an exclusive contract to outfit new military recruits with running shoes.
-
AUDIO: Jonathan Williams Talks Rich States, Poor States with Financial Journalist Andy Busch
Williams noted that states with taxpayer-friendly, market-oriented economic policies are increasingly winning both jobs and residents...
-
Hall Tax Repeal Will Benefit Tennessee’s Economy
Repealing the Hall Tax not only incentivizes investment, the lifeblood of business, but also contributes to economic growth by allowing Tennesseans to keep more of their own money.
-
Rich States, Poor States: Tracking Nine Years of State Domestic Inversions
The trend of international corporate inversions is the most recent high-profile indicator that taxes matter for economic development and job creation, but that signal is hardly the first to do so.
-
EPA Issues New Rule Targeting Oil and Gas Industry Methane Emissions
As we enter the last several months of the Obama presidency, every indication suggests that the current Environmental Protection Agency…
-
DC District Court: Obamacare Subsidies ‘Unappropriated’
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) applauds today’s U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia civil action ruling the Obama administration has been improperly funding cost-sharing subsidies for up to 57 percent of people who have signed up for health coverage on Healthcare.gov.
-
Former FTC Officials Provide Their Perspective on the FCC’s Proposed ISP Privacy Rules
Until the Federal Communications Commission issued its Open Internet Order, the Federal Trade Commission acted as the Internet’s privacy enforcer.
-
Can a Free Market Innovation Help Jumpstart the U.S. Fracking Boom?
Earlier this week, EOG Resources, Inc., a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company, reported on an earnings call that…
-
ALEC Is a Place for Exchange
The ALEC model is simple. We provide a forum for state lawmakers from around the country so they can share…
-
No One Is Immune from Cyberattacks
No industry is “bulletproof” when it comes to cybersecurity measures. The conclusion comes from Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigations…
-
Why No American Would Ever Vote to Stay in the European Union
It was amusing, in a car crash sort of way, to hear President Obama solemnly advise our British friends that,…
-
AUDIO: Money and Politics in Delaware
In the latest Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer Economic Competitiveness Index, Delaware fell six spots – down from 38th place last year to 44th place this year.
-
Victory for Taxpayers in Pennsylvania Budget
Pennsylvania taxpayers were victorious in April, as the commonwealth completed the last part of its 2015-2016 budget. Governor Tom Wolf…