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    Condition of the State: Iowa

    Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, the longest-serving governor in American history, delivered the Condition of the State address three days into Iowa’s 2017 legislative session. Branstad was recently chosen by…

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    State of the State: North Dakota

    In a balmy 3 degrees Fahrenheit, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum delivered his first State of the State address in Bismarck on January 3. Burgum was sworn into office…

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    Kentucky Becomes the 27th Right-to-Work State

    Over the weekend, Kentucky lawmakers and Governor Bevin moved swiftly to fulfill one of the most repeated campaign promises of the election, make Kentucky a right-to-work state. Making the issue…

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    House REINS in Government Red Tape

    Yesterday, an eager House of Representatives got to work and quickly fulfilled one of the season’s most significant campaign promises—regulatory reform. With an eye toward protecting the economy from the…

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    All of the Above Jobs

    "All of the Above Jobs" can create prosperity and improve environmental quality.

  • Video: John Tillman Addresses ALEC Attendees image

    Video: John Tillman Addresses ALEC Attendees

    “The truth is that we want to unleash the human spirit that lives within every one of us. We want to empower workers. We want to give them their freedom;…

  • The Prosperity States Initiative: A Policy Lesson from When Harry Met Sally image

    The Prosperity States Initiative: A Policy Lesson from When Harry Met Sally

    According to various reports recently published by the Cato Institute, Fraser Institute, Legatum Institute, the Swiss Liberalis Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, the United States clearly no longer ranks among…

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    A Drink to Our Freedom

    During the mandate to prohibit alcoholic beverages in the United States under the 18th Amendment in 1920, it is unlikely that anyone could publicly say, “Connecting buyers and sellers, whiskey…

  • Video: Alfredo Ortiz Addresses ALEC Attendees image

    Video: Alfredo Ortiz Addresses ALEC Attendees

    “A well-informed public is the best defense against bad public policy.” During the ALEC Annual Meeting, Mr. Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network, shared valuable ideas…

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    Welfare Reform at 20

    There is something special about work. For most, this simple fact can often get overlooked or lost in the endless pressures of a job.

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    Arkansas Gains Big on Capital Gains Tax Cut

    According to Governor Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas ended fiscal year 2016 with a budget surplus of $177.4 million – a sizable $117.3 million higher than the previous fiscal year.

  • Are Millennials the Answer to Maine’s Declining Labor Force? image

    Are Millennials the Answer to Maine’s Declining Labor Force?

    In recent years, millennials workers have shown an affinity for entrepreneurship.

  • Florida’s Big Economy Should Be No Big Surprise image

    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…

  • An Increased Burden: Too Expensive and Less Work image

    An Increased Burden: Too Expensive and Less Work

    These regulations will also make doing business in any industry much more expensive. A study by the American Action Forum concluded that the new overtime rule would cost employers about $3 billion in compliance costs and nearly 2.5 million hours of paperwork related to the regulations.

  • D.C. Residents Face Tougher Path to Employment as $15 Minimum Wage Proposal Passes image

    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. The proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per…

  • D.C.’s Coming War Against AirBnB and Bed and Breakfasts image

    D.C.’s Coming War Against AirBnB and Bed and Breakfasts

    The AirBnB business model is legal until localities pass laws against it. The hotel and hotel union lobbies are pushing for most of these “laws”. The District of Columbia recently…

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    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. Wendy’s is just the latest example of increasing automation in…

  • An Open Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Automatic Withholding of Union Dues image

    An Open Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regarding Automatic Withholding of Union Dues

    The recent editorial by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch misleads the public on the importance of transparency in the payment of union dues. The bill in question, Missouri’s House Bill…

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    Right-to-Work in 2016

    Even before the third month of the year is finished, there have already been major victories for advocates of increased worker freedom. For the first time, a majority of U.S.

  • Rationalize Maryland’s Regulatory Environment image

    Rationalize Maryland’s Regulatory Environment

    For years, Maryland’s over-regulation has been hurting the state’s economy, stifling entrepreneurship and generally creating bureaucratic nightmares for…