Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary for March 2015. The following is a recap that highlights the report for the states with the largest populations and economies.
The 84th Texas Legislature may break that mold by restraining spending to needs rather than wants while providing historic tax relief.
"Testimony: Bringing States Together to Protect the Border" contains Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Dr. Tom Lindsay's testimony before the Senate Committee on State Affairs in support of Senate Bill 1252.
It’s not hard to understand the motive for this sort of protectionist pension policy. Erecting a bureaucratic barrier to local reform benefits the status quo and, in many instances, prevents change from taking place, even though it might be needed.
This San Jacinto Day, we’re celebrating a milestone with the inauguration of our new headquarters at Ninth and Congress. And although we’re excited that liberty will have a new address in Austin, our mission remains public policy reform for the preservation and increase of liberty, in Texas and beyond.
It would require more opportunities for parents to have control over the school that meets their child’s needs, however. It would require teachers to be paid their worth so that quality teachers teach.
Today, the Texas Senate passed their version of the Committee Substitute for House Bill (CSHB) 1, otherwise known as the 2016-17 budget.
With the end of the 2015 Legislative Session quickly approaching, there is no clear tax cut package that will prevail. We’ve shown in a recent study the substantial economic gains in prosperity and job creation from eliminating the margin tax.
"Testimony: Rights of a Groundwater Owner" contains Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment Policy Analyst Leigh Thompson's testimony on House Bill 4112 before the Texas Legislature Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives.
"Testimony: Ensuring State Oversight of Federal Funds" contains Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Dr. Tom Lindsay's testimony before the House Select Committee on budget transparency and reform in support of House Bill 86.
It’s therefore no surprise that every April, Texans engage in a healthy debate on whether lingering veins of discrimination prevent women from equally partaking in the workforce.
The Obama Administration rolled out the latest threat to the U.S. energy boom in the form of a methane emissions reduction plan.