If the U.S. Congress increases federal cigarette taxes and faces long-term declines in the sale of cigarettes as a result of the increases, so too will Texas face declining state tax revenue.
The simple reform Congress can make to move millions from welfare to work
Congress has a chance to help millions of Americans move from welfare to work while fixing one of the country’s most broken federal programs. Lawmakers are preparing to reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which controls the vast and failed federal workforce-development system. Instead of doubling down on the longstanding approach of wasting money...