Policy Perspective: What the Clean Power Plan Means for Texas

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"Policy Perspective: What the Clean Power Plan Means for Texas" includes Vice President of Research and Director for the Center of Economic Freedom Bill Peacock's persepective on the Clean Power Plan.

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Hijacked: How the Bond Process is Being Used Against Taxpayers

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Despite federal laws prohibiting foreign funding of candidate elections, foreign individuals and entities are still able to fund campaigns related to state and local ballot initiatives in multiple jurisdictions, creating a loophole that hostile foreign actors can exploit to influence American elections. Key points: Federal law prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to candidate campaigns or...

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