The federal government taxes $0.184 on a gallon of gasoline and $0.244 for diesel with about 40 percent of the $50 billion spent annually going to programs earmarked by Congress, such as urban rail systems.
This spending included bailing out banks and an almost trillion-dollar stimulus package contributing to a 70 percent increase in the national debt to $18.2 trillion.
In 1982 the United States under President Ronald Reagan was massively recapitalizing the military, including America’s nuclear weapons arsenal. The former Soviet Union didn’t like it one bit, and resolved to blunt Reagan’s efforts.
How is it that Texans sign a paper and obtain documentation of an agreement when purchasing a burger, but written consent in not required statewide to search private property without a warrant?
For nearly a decade, states like Texas have proven that we can increase public safety and reduce significant correction costs by investing in alternatives to incarceration for low-level, non-violent offenders.
Without consulting the affected property owners, San Antonio has plans to annex more than 66 square miles of land, forcing their urban services and higher taxes on the prospective residents.
In the short term, the goal ought to be to contain fast-growing property tax bills by capping how fast property tax revenues can grow from year-to-year.
The main thing all these plans have in common is that they would repeal Obamacare's coverage expansion and replace it with a refundable tax credit for anyone who doesn't have an offer of coverage through their employer.
The final oral arguments for the current school finance litigation were heard before the Texas Supreme Court on September 1st 2015. This amicus brief explains how our state can make education more productive for Texas children.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP) aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions among America’s electrical power industry by 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 for a total of 871 million tons per year.
Most people suffering from mental illness have no more propensity to violence that the average person.
The law's ultimate goal is to 'recover' species so they no longer need protection under the ESA.