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This Labor Day, Support Workers
Labor Day was first recognized as a federal holiday under President Grover Cleveland in 1894. While the roots of the holiday can be traced…
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Self-Driving Cars: The Future Is Now for Pennsylvanians
For Pennsylvanians, the future is now. Uber is not only researching autonomous vehicle technology, but it just announced passengers might receive rides…
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Hackers Target State Voter Databases: Are They Targeting Personal Information or Intending to Tamper with Elections?
As a number of people know by now, the Cyber Crimes Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released a Flash memorandum warning state Boards of Elections…
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Mississippi Begins to Examine Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
Civil asset forfeiture reform has caught the attention of lawmakers in the Magnolia State. This past legislative session, Mississippi passed a law that established the Civil Asset Forfeiture Task…
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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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Charting the Left’s Misguided War on Fossil Fuels
For several decades now, there has been general widespread agreement across the ideological spectrum that fossil fuel development is, on balance, a good thing. Over the years, America’s vast oil,…
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An Outbreak of Fiscal Responsibility in the States
For the second edition of its annual State of the States report, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform reviewed each State of the State address given by an executive this legislative session.
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New Study Reveals the Extent of Rooftop Solar Cost-Shift in Nevada
Aside from maybe Arizona, no other state has expended as much time and energy grappling with policy issues associated with distributed generation (DG) as has Nevada. This should hardly come…
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Cornhuskers Need Not Fear Tax Reform
States like North Carolina have flourished after embracing both tax relief and restraints on spending.
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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.
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Rich States, Poor States Event in Traverse City, Michigan
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) joined the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Traverse City, Michigan last week for an in-depth discussion of the state’s economy. Jonathan Williams, vice…
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Energy Policy Platform: The Democrats
When the Democratic National Convention met last month to formally approve their party’s platform, delegates had to address several key tasks. Chief among them was to clarify the party’s stance…
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Energy Policy Platform: The Libertarians and Greens
While most of the nation’s attention this election cycle remains fixated on the Democratic and Republican parties, other smaller parties have been able to make some noise. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the…
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A Restoration of the Constitutional Intent of our Founding Fathers: Repeal of the Seventeenth Amendment
In 1789, the thirteen independent and sovereign States joined together to form the United States of America. In the U.S. Constitution, Congress was carefully designed to include the House of…
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Criminal Justice Reform Saves Money and Freedom
In 2005, James V. Taylor was arrested for having a crack pipe in his car and an “unweighable” amount of crack, roughly half a gram. He was sentenced to…
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2016’s Best and Worst State of the State Addresses
In 2016, 44 governors delivered State of the State or similar addresses, and among them were many proposals to confront tight budgets and improve economic performance in the states.
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Jeffrey Clark
Jeff Clark has worked within the public affairs arena for nearly 30 years in both public and private capacities. In his current role, he is Executive Director of The Wind…
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State of the States 2016
This report observes and analyzes the economic policy proposals discussed in each governor’s State of the State address.
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For Economic Opportunity, the Redder the Better
Many of America’s bluest states are deep in the red thanks to tried-and-failed progressive policies. The Illinois General Assembly can’t pass a long-term budget deal, leading to significant losses…
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Pennsylvania Continues Reforming their Criminal Justice System
Pennsylvania enacted a criminal justice reform statute in 2012 that is beginning to reap benefits. From the time of implementation to the end of 2015, the state saved $13…