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Why Taxpayer Funded Lobbying Should be a Priority in the Second Special Session

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just announced that he’ll convene a second special session to begin at noon on Saturday, Aug. 7. The Governor’s call includes 17 separate agenda items, but at least one high-profile item seems to be missing—a ban on local governments using tax dollars to hire lobbyists. The practice is one that’s long...

August 6, 2021
Energy & Environment

Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Shows How Much We Need Fossil Fuels

President Joe Biden was quick to take credit for reopening the Colonial Pipeline (before a technical glitch brought it down again) and helping drivers fighting gas shortages — an ironic move considering the war he is waging on fossil fuels. Biden tweeted that it was thanks to the “extraordinary measures [his] administration has taken” that...

May 19, 2021
Border Security

Ignoring the Crisis at the Southern Border

Americans can sigh a sigh of relief. Our Border Czar, Vice President Kamala Harris, finally visited the border and spoke of protecting the men and women and the dignity of work, even calling for “much work that needs to be done in support of Milwaukee,”  Sadly, it was the wrong border. We applaud the Vice...

May 19, 2021
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