LANSING, Mich. — Lawmakers today unveiled a broad housing reform package that makes it legal to build more types of housing in more areas, gets rid of absurd and unnecessary regulations and speeds up the approval process for…
"The only way Montana should ever enact a statewide sales tax is to be used solely to replace existing taxes. No sales tax unless our property or income taxes are eliminated. No using sales tax revenues to grow…
Last month, one of the worst ice storms on record wreaked havoc across parts of Tennessee. Nashvillians got hit particularly hard, not so much with more ice, but by the dereliction of its utility provider. Nashville Electric…
Debates over hospital policy in West Virginia usually follow a familiar pattern. Hospital systems warn that their finances are weak. Industry groups say they have too many patients with government insurance. Certificate of…
Local land use regulations do more than severely restrict the size, shape, design and placement of homes, creating scarcity and driving up prices. They also heavily regulate the activities that occur inside those homes. These…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s final proposal for the state budget calls for a sales tax holiday on “school supplies, clothes and certain electronics,” pitched as immediate relief for parents. Lawmakers should reject the idea. Sales…
Recent articles from the Seattle Times, one on the wealth tax, the other on the Seattle head tax, underscore a growing reckoning in Washington state.Now it seems even the most ardent tax politicians are taking a pause by…
In a Seattle Times' recent column, "Another ‘millionaires tax’ finds Seattle is far richer than anyone knew," celebrates a $115 million haul from the city's 5% tax on compensation over $1 million, far…
In recent years, states across the country have taken renewed interest in reviewing longstanding and often outdated regulatory frameworks. Many legislatures are reassessing rules that may constrain economic growth, aiming to…
In celebration of America250, and in support of the US Department of Education’s “History Rocks! Trail to Independence Tour” in partnership with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the Center announced this patriotic video…
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